PVC Fabrication Color chips

PVC Fabrication

Polyvinylchloride PVC – Vinyl

There are hundreds of options for weights, sizes, and colors. It can be machined and thermo formed into nearly anything you can imagine.

Standard sheets are 48 inches X 96 inches. Available in thicknesses from .0625″ to 4.0″.

Very easy to bend, glue, vacuum form and weld.

We make large custom tanks it has a different chemical resistant class than polypropylene.

Bell Plastics can do tank repairs at our or your location.

Advantages:

  •     Easy to fabricate
  •     Non-flammable.
  •     Good dimensional stability.
  •     Good resistance to weathering.
  •     Low cost.
  •     Stiff.
  •     Sheets and fittings are easy to get. Even in large sizes – thickness

Disadvantages:

  •     Higher density than most other plastics.
  •     Limited temperature range.
  •     Subject to attack by several solvents.
  •     Fumes are not good for you.
  •     Low melting temperature. A 1/2 inch sheet can warp in your car on a hot day.

LINK to custom bending

PVC Colors

Clear PVC comes in clear-clear and clear-gray. Clear-gray is made to keep it from being mixed up with other material and because it cost less then clear-clear.

There are two colors of gray PVC.  Type 1 & 2 they have different properties. But both type 1 & 2 can be easily glued and welded together.

  • PVC Type 1

Type 1 is stocked from .062″ – 3.0″ thick sheet, PVC Rod is also available from .250″ – 9.0″ diameter.

  • Type 2 is more impact resistant than Type 1

White PVC

PVC Fabrication Bent clear PVC pipe

Clear PVC pipe with bell ends & bent.

CPVC Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride.

Higher tensile strength and is more ductile than PVC

Chlorination makes it fire retardant. It also develops excellent corrosion resistant properties making it suitable in conditions where there is danger of corrosion and PVC pipes cannot withstand.

Specific Gravity 1.56 g/cc

Heat Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi) 46.7 °C  16 °F ASTM D648 ** Flammability, UL94 V-0

Kydex PVC – Acrylic Alloys

Come in many colors and textures.

Note there are Kydex products that are ABS with no FR

Specific Gravity 135 ASTM D-792

PVC heat deflection temperature @ 264 psi (1.8 MPa) annealed 78.3C or 173F ASTM D-648

PVC Fabrication Kydex color chips

Kydex colors.

PVC Fabrication Kydex color chips

More Kydex colors.

Foam PVC, Expanded PVC

Light weight, very low cost,

Weight of PVC

Material Thickness Inches Material Thickness Decimal Material  Thickness MM Weight 12 X 12 Inches Weight 48 X 96 Inches
1/8 .125 3.0MM .936 29.95
3/16 .1875 4.5MM 1.404 44.93
1/4 .250 6.0MM 1.872 59.90
3/8 .375 9.0MM 2.808 89.86
1/2 .500 12.0MM 3.744 119.81
3/4 .750 18.0MM 5.616 179.71
1.0 1.00 25.0MM 7.488 239.62
1-1/4 1.25 31.75MM 9.360 299.52
1-1/2 1.50 38.1MM 11.232 359.42
1-3/4 1.75 44.45MM 13.104 332.84
2.0 2.00 50.8MM 14.976 479.23
2-1/4 2.25 57.15MM 16.848 539.14
2-1/2 2.50 63.5MM 18.720 599.04
2-3/4 2.75 69.85MM 20.592 658.94
3 3.00 76.20MM 22.464 724.67

Weight of Foam PVC – Sinta, Foamalux

Thickness Inches Thickness Decimal Thickness MM Weight 12 X 12 Inches Weight 48 X 96 Inches
1/8 .125 3.0MM 0 32 X0
3/16 .1875 4.5MM

Weight of CPVC

Thickness Inches Thickness Decimal Thickness MM Weight 12 X 12 Inches Weight 48 X 96 Inches
1/8 .125 3.0MM 0 32 X0
3/16 .1875 4.5MM