| Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Features & Uses |
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| Feature | Generic |
| Abrasion Resistance, Good | PVC Alloy , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+NBR , PVC+Nylon , PVC+PUR |
| Acid Resistant | CPVC , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Adhesion, Good | PVC Alloy , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Alcohol Resistant | CPVC , PVC, Unspecified |
| Alkali Resistant | CPVC , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Anti-fogging | PVC, Unspecified |
| Antioxidant | PVC, Unspecified |
| Antistatic | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Appearance, Pleasing Surface | PVC Alloy , PVC, Rigid |
| Barrier, Bacterial | PVC, Unspecified |
| Barrier, Moisture | PVC, Unspecified |
| Biocompatible | PVC, Rigid , PVC+PUR |
| Blush Resistant | CPVC , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Bondability | PVC Elastomer |
| Bromine Content, None | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Cadmium Content, Low to None | PVC, Flexible |
| Chemical Resistance, Good | CPVC , PVC Alloy , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+NBR , PVC+Nylon |
| Clarity, High | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Clean/High Purity | PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Color Stability, Good | PVC Alloy , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Colorability, Good | PVC Alloy , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Combustion Resistant | CPVC |
| Compression Set, Low | PVC Elastomer , PVC+NBR |
| Compressive Strength, Good | PVC Elastomer |
| Conductive | PVC, Flexible |
| Copolymer | PVC Alloy , PVC Copolymer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Corrosion Resistance, Good | CPVC , PVC, Unspecified |
| Crack Resistance, Good | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Creep Resistance, Good | PVC, Unspecified |
| Crosslinkable | PVC Elastomer |
| Cycle (Production), Fast | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Density, High | PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Density, Low | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Die Swell, Low | PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Dimensional Stability, Good | CPVC , PVC Alloy , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Dispersible | PVC Alloy , PVC, Unspecified |
| Ductile | CPVC |
| Durable | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Rigid |
| Elasticity, High | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+PUR |
| Electrical Properties, Good | CPVC , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Electrically Insulating | CPVC , PVC, Unspecified |
| Electromagnetic Shielding (EMI) | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Elongation, High | PVC Elastomer |
| Expandable | PVC Alloy , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+NBR |
| Extinguishing, Self | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Extraction Resistant | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+PUR |
| Fatigue Resistant | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible |
| Flame Retardant | CPVC , PVC Alloy , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Flexibility, Good | PVC Alloy , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+NBR , PVC+Nylon , PVC+Polyester , PVC+PUR , PVC+PUR+Polyester |
| Flexibility, Low Temperature | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Flow, Good | CPVC , PVC Alloy , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+NBR |
| Flow, High | CPVC , PVC Alloy , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Flow, Low | PVC, Rigid |
| Flow, Medium | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid |
| Foamable | PVC Copolymer , PVC Elastomer , PVC Homopolymer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Fogging, Low to None | PVC, Unspecified |
| Food Contact Acceptable | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Friction, Low | PVC Elastomer , PVC Homopolymer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Fungus Resistant | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Gasoline Resistance | PVC, Flexible , PVC+NBR |
| Gel, Fast | PVC Alloy , PVC, Unspecified |
| Gel, Low | CPVC , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| General Purpose | CPVC , PVC Alloy , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+NBR |
| Gloss, High | CPVC , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+PUR |
| Gloss, Low | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+NBR |
| Gloss, Medium | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Glow in the Dark | PVC, Flexible |
| Grease Resistant | PVC, Flexible |
| Hardness, Low | PVC, Flexible |
| Hardness, Medium | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid |
| Heat Aging Resistance, Good | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid |
| Heat Resistance, High | CPVC , PVC Alloy , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Heat Resistance, Medium | PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Heat Sealable | PVC, Unspecified |
| Heat Stabilized | PVC Alloy , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Homopolymer | PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Impact Modified | PVC Alloy , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid |
| Impact Resistance, Good | CPVC , PVC Alloy , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Impact Resistance, High | CPVC , PVC Alloy , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Impact Resistance, Low Temp. | PVC Alloy , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid |
| Impact Resistance, Medium | PVC Alloy , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Impact Resistance, Ultra High | PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Kink Resistant | PVC, Flexible |
| Lead Content, Low to None | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+NBR |
| Lubricated | CPVC , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Lubricating, Self | PVC, Unspecified |
| Machinable | CPVC |
| Melt Strength, Good | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Migration, Low to None | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+NBR |
| Mildew Resistant | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Moisture Absorption, Low | PVC, Unspecified |
| Moisture Resistant | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified , PVDC |
| Mold Release, Good | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Moldability, Good | PVC, Rigid |
| Molecular Wt. Dist., Med.-Wide | PVC, Unspecified |
| Molecular Wt., High | PVC Homopolymer , PVC, Unspecified |
| Molecular Wt., Low | PVC Homopolymer , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Molecular Wt., Medium | PVC Homopolymer , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Molecular Wt., Ultra High | PVC Elastomer , PVC Homopolymer , PVC, Unspecified |
| Odor Transfer, Low | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Odor, Low to None | PVC Elastomer , PVC Homopolymer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Oil Resistant | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+NBR |
| Opticals | PVC, Unspecified |
| Organoleptic Properties, Good | PVC, Unspecified |
| Oxidation Resistant | PVC, Unspecified |
| Ozone Resistant | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+NBR |
| Paintable | CPVC , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Plasticized | PVC Homopolymer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Plasticizer, DEHP | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible |
| Plasticizer, Non-DEHP | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible |
| Plasticizer, Non-Phthalate | PVC, Flexible |
| Porous | PVC, Unspecified |
| Printability, Excellent | PVC, Unspecified |
| Processability, Good | CPVC , PVC Alloy , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+NBR , PVC+PUR |
| Processing Stability, Good | CPVC , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Purity, High | PVC, Unspecified |
| Radiation Resistant | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Radio Frequency Shielding (RFI) | PVC, Flexible |
| Radiopaque | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Recyclable Material | CPVC , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+NBR |
| Residuals, Low | PVC, Unspecified |
| Resilient | PVC Homopolymer , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+PUR |
| Rigid, Semi | PVC Copolymer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Rigidity, High | PVC Alloy , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Rigidity, Medium | PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified , PVDC |
| Shrinkage, Low | PVC, Rigid |
| Smoke Emission, Low | CPVC , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Soft | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Solvent Resistant | PVC Alloy , PVC Copolymer , PVC, Flexible |
| Stability, Good | CPVC , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Stain Resistant | PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Stain Resistant, Sulfide | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Sterilizability, Good | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Sterilization, Ethylene Oxide | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Sterilization, Radiation | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Sterilization, Steam | PVC, Flexible |
| Stiffness, Good | PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Stiffness, High | PVC Alloy , PVC, Rigid |
| Strength, Good | PVC, Flexible |
| Strength, High | CPVC , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Strength, Low Temperature | PVC, Flexible |
| Sunlight Resistant, 300 hours | PVC, Flexible |
| Sunlight Resistant, 720 hours | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible |
| Surface Finish, Good | CPVC , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Surface Finish, Non-Smooth | PVC, Rigid |
| Surfactant | PVC, Rigid |
| Suspension Polymers | PVC, Unspecified |
| Taste Transfer, Low | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Taste, Low to None | PVC Homopolymer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Tear Strength, Good | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+PUR |
| Thermal Aging Resistance, Good | PVC, Unspecified |
| Thermal Stability, Good | CPVC , PVC Alloy , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+NBR |
| Toughness, Good | CPVC , PVC Alloy , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+PUR |
| Toughness, Low Temperature | PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Toughness, Ultra High | PVC Alloy |
| Toxicity, Low | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Unspecified |
| Toxicity, None | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified , PVC+PUR |
| UV Absorbing | PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC+NBR |
| UV Resistance, Good | PVC Alloy , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Semi-Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Viscosity, High | PVC Homopolymer , PVC, Unspecified |
| Viscosity, Low | PVC Alloy , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Viscosity, Medium | PVC Alloy , PVC, Unspecified |
| Warp Resistant | PVC Alloy , PVC, Rigid |
| Warpage, Low | PVC, Rigid |
| Wear Resistance, Good | PVC Elastomer , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Weather Resistance, Good | PVC Alloy , PVC Elastomer , PVC, Flexible , PVC, Rigid , PVC, Unspecified |
| Weldable | PVC, Rigid |
| Wetting, Non | PVC, Unspecified |
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