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Material Properties


PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Characteristic Foamalux Foamalux Ultra
Base polymer: Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
Form: Semi-finished sheet product. Semi-finished sheet product.
Thickness: White available in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 & 13mm. White available in 3, 5 & 10mm
  Colours available in 3 & 5mm. Colours available in 3 & 5mm.
Smell: Odourless Odourless
Moisture absorption after 24hrs @ 23°C: <0.25% by weight <0.25% by weight
Water solubility: Insoluble Insoluble
Tensile strength at yield: 16MPa 16MPa
Modulus of elasticity: 0.9MPa 0.9MPa
Elongation at break:
27% 27%
Flexural strength:
27MPa 27MPa
Impact resistance:
(Charpy test, un-notched specimen)
15kJ/m2 15kJ/m2

   
Shore hardness:
45-65 (3mm) 70-75 (3mm)
Oxygen index: 48% 48%
* NB The shades of colours are different in the two material ranges.


The information given should be treated with caution
when applied to finished products. Unless otherwise
specified the properties apply to both Foamalux
and Foamalux Ultra.

 
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