Polyvinyl chloride

PVC based coatings offer many advantages over the other thermoplastic materials available as binders for coating production. These coatings have very good resistance to many solvents, which is a rather poor characteristic of the thermoplasts, combined with resistance towards water and acids. They have excellent impact resistance, salt spray resistance, food staining resistance, and good dielectric strength for electrical applications. Polyvinyl chloride is one of the cheapest polymers produced by the industry on a large scale. Its basic properties include chemical and corrosion resistance, good physical strength and good electrical insulation. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is by nature a brittle polymer, but the flexibility of the material can be easily adjusted by using an appropriate amount of a suitable plasticizer.