Material used in PVC film

The main component of PVC film is polyvinyl chloride, which is bright in color, corrosion-resistant, durable, and some toxic auxiliary materials such as plasticizers and anti-aging agents are added in the manufacturing process to enhance its heat resistance, toughness, ductility, etc. Therefore, its products generally do not store food and medicine. It is a kind of synthetic material that is well-loved, popular and widely used in the world today. Its global usage ranks second among various synthetic materials. According to statistics, in 1995 alone, the production of PVC in Europe was about 5 million tons, while its consumption was 5.3 million tons. In Germany, the production and consumption of PVC averaged 1.4 million tons.

PVC film is being produced and applied worldwide at a growth rate of 4%. In recent years, the growth of PVC in Southeast Asia has been particularly remarkable, thanks to the urgent need for infrastructure construction in Southeast Asian countries. Among the materials that can produce three-dimensional surface films, PVC is the most suitable material. Rigid PVC is one of the most widely used plastic materials. PVC is actually a kind of vinyl polymer, and its material is an amorphous material.

In actual use, PVC film materials often add stabilizers, lubricants, auxiliary processing agents, pigments, impact resistance agents and other additives. It has non-flammability, high strength, weather resistance and excellent geometric stability. PVC has strong resistance to oxidants, reducing agents and strong acids. However, it can be corroded by concentrated oxidizing acids such as concentrated sulfuric acid and concentrated nitric acid and is not suitable for contact with aromatic hydrocarbons and chlorinated hydrocarbons.

The melting temperature of PVC film during processing is a very important process parameter. If this parameter is not appropriate, it will cause material decomposition. The flow characteristics of PVC are quite poor, and its process range is very narrow. In particular, PVC materials with high molecular weight are more difficult to process (this material usually needs to be added with lubricant to improve flow characteristics), so PVC materials with low molecular weight are usually used.