Commodity Plastics
PVC Flexible Cable — Flexible Polyvinyl Chloride for Cable Jacketing
Flexible PVC formulations incorporate plasticizers to achieve high flexibility, toughness, and good electrical insulation properties. It is widely used in wire and cable jacketing due to its balance of cost, performance, and flame retardancy.
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Manufacturers
3
Grades
3
Applications
4
Equivalents
2
Physical Properties
- Density
- 1.20-1.35 g/cm³
- Water Absorption (24h)
- 0.1-0.5 %
- Transparency
- Opaque
- Shrinkage
- 0.5-1.5 %
Mechanical Properties
- Young's Modulus
- 0.1-0.5 GPa
- Tensile Strength
- 10-20 MPa
- Elongation at Break
- 100-400 %
- Impact Strength (Izod)
- Good
Thermal Properties
- Glass Transition Temperature
- -50 to -20 °C
- Melting Point
- N/A (degrades)
- Continuous Service Temperature
- 60-80 °C
- Heat Deflection Temperature
- 30-50 °C
Electrical Properties
- Dielectric Constant
- 4.0-5.0
- Volume Resistivity
- 10¹⁰-10¹² Ω⋅cm
- Dielectric Strength
- 10-20 kV/mm
Chemical Resistance
- Acids
- Good resistance
- Bases
- Good resistance
- Solvents
- Attacked by ketones, esters, chlorinated and aromatic hydrocarbons
- UV Resistance
- Poor (requires stabilization)
Sustainability
- Recyclability
- Recyclable
- Recycling Code
- 3 (PVC)
- Carbon Footprint
- Moderate to High
Manufacturing compatibility
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Applications
Wire insulation
Cable jacketing
Hoses
Flooring
Available grades
PVC 70 Shore APVC 80 Shore APVC 75 Shore A