Axiall 8240 Rigid PVC, Extrusion

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Axiall 8240 Rigid PVC, Extrusion (discontinued **)
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Vinyl (PVC)
Material Notes:	Georgia Gulf 8240 is a general-purpose rigid PVC extrusion compound designed for applications requiring the following properties: Rigidity/Stiffness Gloss Impact Strength & Toughness Flame Retardant Chemical Resistant Thermoformability Colorability Information provided by Georgia Gulf Georgia Gulf became Axiall Corporation, which was later acquired by Westlake Plastics. This specific grade is discontinued.
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Physical Properties	Original Value	Comments

Specific Gravity	1.42 g/cc	ASTM D-792

Mechanical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell R	112	ASTM D-785
Hardness, Shore D	80	ASTM D-2240
Tensile Strength, Yield	6600 psi	ASTM D-638
Tensile Modulus	400000 psi	ASTM D-638
Flexural Strength	12000 psi	ASTM D-790
Flexural Modulus	485000 psi	ASTM D-790
Izod Impact, Notched	15.0 ft-lb/in	ASTM D-256
Tensile Impact Strength	88.0 ft-lb/in²	ASTM D-1822

Thermal Properties	Original Value	Comments
CTE, linear	40.0 µin/in-°F @Temperature 20.0 °C	ASTM D-696
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	155 °F	ASTM D-648
Flammability, UL94	V-0 @Thickness 0.762 mm

Descriptive Properties
Cell Classification	15363	ASTM D-1784

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