Rigid PVC

Fields of application: acid and chemical storage tanks, extraction systems, chemical piping systems, meter boxes, cable ducting, cooling tower elements, photographic emulsion tanks and electrical insulators.

 Low cost
 Excellent chemical resistance
 Good resistance to stress cracking
 Good impact strength
 Good weatherability
 Flame retardant
 Low coefficient of linear thermal expansion
 Excellent electrical insulation
 Ease of processing
- Can be machined
- Can be hot formed
- Can be welded
- Suitable for hot shaping
- Suitable for vacuum forming
- Can be glued

Rigid PVC or unplasticised PVC can be characterised by the following properties:

Rigid PVC (PolyVinylChloride)
(Industrial Grade)

Rigid PVC is one of the oldest thermoplastics in existence today. In 1912 German chemists F.Klatte and E.Zacharias were granted a patent for the process of manufacturing vinyl chloride monomer by addition of hydrogen chloride to acetylene, although full-scale production did not start until 1938. PVC is made up from carbon, hydrogen and approximately 50% by weight chlorine.