| 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 |
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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.