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Hot‐tool and vibration welding of poly(vinyl chloride)
Author(s) -
Stokes Vijay K.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of vinyl and additive technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1548-0585
pISSN - 1083-5601
DOI - 10.1002/vnl.10245
Subject(s) - weldability , welding , vinyl chloride , materials science , polyvinyl chloride , composite material , vibration , chloride , polymer , metallurgy , physics , quantum mechanics , copolymer
The weldability of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) is assessed through hot‐tool and 120‐Hz vibration welds. Equivalent strengths have been demonstrated for welds made by both of these welding techniques. For two grades of PVC, relative weld strengths of 85 and 97%, with corresponding failure strains of about 2.5 and 3.3%, respectively, have been demonstrated.