PVC Red Rod (PVC-U)
Description
UPVC Extruded Red Rod is a synthetic polymer with product characteristics including high resistance to acids, lyes and salt solutions, flame retardance properties, self-extinguishing after removal of flame and easy processing by welding, thermoforming and bonding. The long term service temperature range of UPVC Rod is from 0°C to 60°C and has a short term maximum service temperature of 70°C.
Typical fields of application for UPVC Rod include chemical engineering, tank building and pump engineering. UPVC Rod is a material well suited to billeting, precision grinding and CNC turning. Similar materials available from Plastock include PE300 (HDPE) Extruded Black Rod and PE500 (HMWPE) Extruded Natural Rod.
If you have a requirement for machined or finished UPVC components please ask the Plastock team for more information.
Tech Specs
| Material | UPVC |
| Shape | Rod |
| Colour | Red |
| Density (g/cm³) | 1.44 |
| Yield stress (MPa) | 50 |
| Elongation at break (%) | 15 |
| Notched impact strength (kJ/m²) | 4 |
| Ball indentation hardness (MPa) | 120 |
| Shore hardness (scale D) | 80 |
| Tensile modulus of elasticity (MPa) | 3200 |
| Melting temperature (°C) | 216 |
| Thermal conductivity (W/(m*K) | 0.2 |
| CLTE (10⁻⁶K⁻¹) | 80 |
| Service temp long term min (°C) | 0 |
| Service temp long term max (°C) | 60 |
| Service temp short term max (°C) | 70 |
| Heat deflection temperature (°C) | 60 |
| Dielectric constant | 3 |
| Dielectric strength (kV/mm) | 32 |
| Volume resistivity (Ω*cm) | 10¹⁵ |
| Surface resistivity (Ω) | 10¹³ |
| Comparative tracking index | 600 |
| Flammability 3mm | VO |
| Flammability 6mm | VO |
| Material type | Extruded |
