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Revision as of 15:04, 1 May 2016
Description
A thermoplastic resin made by the condensation of polyvinyl alcohol with butyraldehyde. Polyvinyl butyral is a colorless, flexible tough solid. It is used in sheet form as the center adhesive layer in safety glass. It is also used to waterproof textiles. Polyvinyl butyral is weather resistant
Synonyms and Related Terms
PVB; poly(vinyl butyral); polivinilbutiral (Esp.); polivinil butirrale (It.); Butvar B73; Butvar B-98; Vinal; polyvinyl acetal; x
Other Properties
Soluble in alcohols, acetone, aromatic hydrocarbons. Insoluble in water.
| Molecular Weight | Tg = 45-63 C |
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Comparisons
General Characteristics of Polymers
Physical Properties for Selected Thermoplastic Resins
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 848
- Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988
- Conservation Materials Ltd., Catalog
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000