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APEX® 124

Flexible Polyvinyl Chloride

Supplied by Teknor Apex Company

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General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Africa & Middle East
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
Features 
  • Good UV Resistance
  • Sunlight Resistant (720 hours)
 
Uses 
  • Flexible Cord Jacketing
  • Irrigation Cable Jacketing
  • Military Cable Jacketing
  • Wire & Cable Applications
 
Wire Types 
  • SJTW
  • SRDT
  • STW
Agency Ratings 
RoHS Compliance 
Appearance 
  • Opaque
Forms 
  • Pellets
Processing Method 
  • Extrusion
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
 
ASTM D792
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Strength (Break)
psi
ASTM D638
Tensile Elongation (Break)
%
ASTM D638
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Durometer Hardness (Shore A, 10 sec)
 
ASTM D2240
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Max. Continuous Use Temperature
°F
ASTM D794
Brittleness Temperature
°F
ASTM D746
Flammability
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Oxygen Index
%
ASTM D2863
Additional Information
UL Recognized Component as PVC 300 Hour Sunlight Resistant Jacket Compound, QMTT2.
UL Recognized Component as PVC 720 Hour Sunlight Resistant Insulation and Jacket Compounds, QMTT2.
UL Recognized Component as Irrigation Cable Jacket Compound, QMTT2.
Temperature Rating: 80 °C
UL Sunlight Resistance Recognition: 720 hr
Ultimate Elongation Retained, UL 1581, ASTM #2 Oil, 4 hr, 70°C: 80 %
Tensile Strength Retained, UL 1581, ASTM #2 Oil, 4 hr, 70°C: 94 %
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: APEX® 124, APEX 124, APEX® , APEX, APEX124, 124, Polyvinyl Chloride, Flexible, Polyvinyl Chloride Flexible, PVC, Flexible, PVC Flexible, Polyvinyl Chloride, PVC, Teknor Apex, PolyvinylChlorideFlexible, PVCFlexible, PolyvinylChloride
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good UV Resistance, UV Resistant, Ultraviolet Resistant, Ultraviolet Light Resistant, Sunlight Resistant 720 hr, 720 hr Sun Resistant.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Military Cable Jacketing, Flexible Cord Jacketing, Wire and Cable Applications, Wire & Cable Applications, Irrigation Cable Jacketing.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 3 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): UL (1), MIL (2).
Extrusion
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Melt Temperature
°F
 
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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