PVC Sheet

PVC sheet offers several advantages, including good hardness and mechanical properties, excellent electrical insulating properties, and very high chemical and moisture resistance. It also exhibits excellent forming characteristics, good dimensional stability, and is easily bondable, making it an excellent choice for welding. Moreover, PVC is self-extinguishing and relatively inexpensive.

PVC's heat stability is limited, as it starts to decompose at 140°C and melts at 160°C. While it is a good insulator, its electrical insulating property is not as high as that of plastics such as polyethylene and polypropylene, making it more suitable for medium or low voltage and low-frequency insulation materials.

PVC sheet material has good hardness and is known for its high temperature resistance, with a short-term operating temperature of 300°C, which is 15% higher than PTFE. It is 53% harder than Acetal and has 36% more tensile strength than nylon 6, 6. PVC also possesses excellent machine-ability, wear resistance, and slide properties. Additionally, it is flame retardant.

PVC sheet finds applications in chemical processing tanks, valves, fittings, and piping systems. It is also used for cladding, electrical insulators, acid tanks, templates, fabricated fittings, and battery boxes.

While PVC sheet has various applications, it may not be the ideal choice for components that require very high wear resistance, continuous contact with food products, or items needing significant flexibility, low friction, or high-temperature resistance.

PVC is quite hard and machines well, providing a nice machined finish. Double-edged milling cutters are recommended, and circular saws with hard metal-inserted teeth and a tooth spacing of 10 to 20 mm are effective for sawing.

Glueing PVC is relatively easy, and various adhesives like solvent cements, contact adhesives, and super glue work well. High-frequency welding (glueing) is also possible.

PVC sheet is not currently FDA approved for direct and permanent contact with food.

PVC sheet exhibits mediocre resistance to wear and abrasion compared to Nylon and UHMWPE. It is tough but can become more brittle at temperatures below zero.

PVC sheet is generally suitable to withstand a wide range of chemicals, but it may not be compatible with certain solvents that cause swelling and softening of the material.

PVC pipes have been analysed after over 35 years of in-ground use, showing no detectable corrosion or degradation and an estimated additional 50 years of service life.

Other Trade names (also known as):

Boltaron®

Geon®

Vintec®

Corzan®

Our PVC sheets are available in grey colour and come in thicknesses ranging from 1.5mm up to 50mm.

PVC sheet is an extremely durable material that is much stronger than some other plastics. It can typically withstand impacts many times that which completely shatter components made of Acrylic or Styrene, for example. PVC is extremely chemical resistant and resists attack or degradation from a wide range of chemicals, making it the material of choice in many tough industrial applications.

PVC sheet is a durable, tough material that is resistant to chemicals, acids, weather, and abrasion. It can be machined and tooled into a vast variety of shapes and components. It is strong yet relatively lightweight, affordable, and widely available. While it has a low melting point in comparison to other plastics, this is a great advantage to fabricators. PVC sheet is known for its self-extinguishing properties, making it a safe choice in various applications.