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.
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
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
Kydex colors.
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 |
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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 |
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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 |