Overview of materials for PVC, Foam Grade

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Overview of materials for PVC, Foam Grade
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Vinyl (PVC); PVC, Foam Grade
Material Notes:	This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "PVC, Foam Grade". Each property range of values reported is minimum and maximum values of appropriate MatWeb entries. The comments report the average value, and number of data points used to calculate the average. The values are not necessarily typical of any specific grade, especially less common values and those that can be most affected by additives or processing methods.
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Physical Properties	Original Value	Comments

Density	0.0400 - 1.50 g/cc	Average value: 0.559 g/cc Grade Count:84
Water Absorption	0.0300 - 4.00 %	Average value: 1.22 % Grade Count:27
Water Vapor Transmission	0.900 - 7.50 g/m²/day	Average value: 4.14 g/m²/day Grade Count:8
Viscosity Number	110 - 200 cm³/g	Average value: 128 cm³/g Grade Count:8
Thickness	6350 - 69900 microns	Average value: 37300 microns Grade Count:4

Mechanical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Hardness, Shore A	42.0 - 96.0	Average value: 59.9 Grade Count:23
Hardness, Shore D	47.0 - 85.0	Average value: 68.7 Grade Count:15
Hardness, Shore OO	13.0 - 45.0	Average value: 28.7 Grade Count:3
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	0.710 - 39.2 MPa	Average value: 8.25 MPa Grade Count:50
Tensile Strength, Yield	0.103 - 51.6 MPa	Average value: 18.8 MPa Grade Count:20
Elongation at Break	1.40 - 450 %	Average value: 127 % Grade Count:53
Modulus of Elasticity	0.0270 - 3.38 GPa	Average value: 0.782 GPa Grade Count:51
Flexural Yield Strength	12.4 - 170 MPa	Average value: 50.0 MPa Grade Count:19
Flexural Modulus	0.994 - 3.79 GPa	Average value: 1.86 GPa Grade Count:18
Compressive Yield Strength	0.00758 - 6.79 MPa	Average value: 1.97 MPa Grade Count:34
Compressive Modulus	0.0000138 - 0.600 GPa	Average value: 0.117 GPa Grade Count:35
Poissons Ratio	0.320	Average value: 0.320 Grade Count:8
Shear Modulus	0.0120 - 0.115 GPa	Average value: 0.0376 GPa Grade Count:30
Shear Strength	0.460 - 5.01 MPa	Average value: 1.70 MPa Grade Count:30
Izod Impact, Notched	0.210 - 0.961 J/cm	Average value: 0.401 J/cm Grade Count:17
Tensile Impact Strength	12.8 kJ/m²	Average value: 12.8 kJ/m² Grade Count:3
Dart Drop Total Energy	5.34 - 178 J/cm	Average value: 20.7 J/cm Grade Count:10
Compression Set	3.20 - 8.00 %	Average value: 5.08 % Grade Count:5

Electrical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Surface Resistance	1.00e+13 - 5.00e+14 ohm	Average value: 1.73e+14 ohm Grade Count:3

Thermal Properties	Original Value	Comments
CTE, linear	30.0 - 104 µm/m-°C	Average value: 56.4 µm/m-°C Grade Count:31
Specific Heat Capacity	1.13 - 1.90 J/g-°C	Average value: 1.57 J/g-°C Grade Count:8
Thermal Conductivity	0.00209 - 0.125 W/m-K	Average value: 0.0394 W/m-K Grade Count:27
	0.0230 - 0.0420 W/m-K @Temperature 10.0 - 10.0 °C	Average value: 0.0311 W/m-K Grade Count:8
Insulation R Value	1.80 - 12.6	Average value: 5.68 Grade Count:8
Maximum Service Temperature, Air	60.0 - 90.0 °C	Average value: 72.4 °C Grade Count:16
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	56.1 - 72.8 °C	Average value: 64.9 °C Grade Count:14
Vicat Softening Point	63.0 - 75.0 °C	Average value: 70.6 °C Grade Count:5
Minimum Service Temperature, Air	-200 - 0.000 °C	Average value: -110 °C Grade Count:16

Processing Properties	Original Value	Comments
Processing Temperature	80.0 - 129 °C	Average value: 86.9 °C Grade Count:9
Die Temperature	185 °C	Average value: 185 °C Grade Count:3
Melt Temperature	166 - 199 °C	Average value: 178 °C Grade Count:15

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