Impact strength of PVC-U - effect of calcium carbonate particles size

• Main Authors: Hassan, A., Wee, Y. J., Ahmad Johari, U. L.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resource Engineering, UTM 2008
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12229/1/AHassan_ImpactStrengthofPVCUEffectofCalciumCarbonate2008.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12229/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Unmodified unplasticised PVC (PVC-U) has the disadvantage of being prone to occasional brittleness and is notch sensitive. To increase the impact resistance, a multiphase systems consisting of PVC with various additives such as impact modifiers and fillers were developed and are being used in window...