PVC Boards

Description

Lightweight rigid or flexible foamed boards made of Polyvinyl chloride. Most have sandwich-like structures of smooth outer skin and interior fine-cell foam.

Examples of some types of PVC boards are:

Product name	company	Color	density	Shore hardness	max service temp (deg C)	Coefficient of linear expansion (mm/m-k)	water absorption (%)	min ; max thickness (mm)	Comments
FOREX® Classic	3A Composites	white	0.7	40-44	55	0.07	<1	2 ; 19	standard product; PE film on one side
FOREX® Print	3A Composites	white	0.5	>32	55	0.07	<1	2 ; 19	more economical; less rigid and resistant; PE film on one side
FOREX® Color	3A Composites	9 colors	0.6	37	55	0.05	<1	3 ; 8 (10, 19 black only)	cannot be used outdoors; PE film on one side
KomaCel®	Kommerling		0.55-0.7	55-77	56	<0.08	<0.2	4 ; 30	standard product
KomaTex®	Kommerling	w/b	~0.6	48-55	60	<0.08	<0.3 - 3.0	1 ; 25 (white), 2 ; 19(black)	free foamed sheet, (no outer skin)
KomaLite®	Kommerling	w/b	0.5		58			3 ; 6	more economical for of KoamTex
Sintra	3A Composites	9 colors	0.5-0.9		46			1 ; 12.7	standard product, low gloss; has two release liners - one on each side
Sintra Vers (formerly ePVC)	3A Composites	w/b						3 ; 6	more economical and versatile
Sintra Construct	3A Composites	w/b						6 ; 19	designed for fabrication
Celtec			0.58	55

Synonyms and Related Terms

foam sheet; foam board

Commercial products: [Kommerling, USA] KomaCel® Plus; KomaTex®; KomaLite® [3A Composites USA] Sintra; Sintra Vers (formerly ePVC); Sintra Construct [3A Composites, Airex AG, Switzerland] FOREX® Color; FOREX® Classic; FOREX® Print [Palram] Palight

Working Properties

All are: fire retardant; can be cut, machined, nailed, glued, painted, printed; not biodegradable but may be recycled in some locations.