USES OF PVC

Detailed uses of pvc in specific industries

1. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, DELHI TECHNICAL CAMPUS
SUBJECT NAME: BUILDING MATERIAL AND SCIENCE
SUBJECT CODE: AP-325
MARKET SURVEY ON
(SESSION 2021-22 –B. ARCH V TH SEMESTER)
NAME OF STUDENT : S. MOHAMMAD SALMAN NAQVI
FACULTY IN CHARGE : AR. MEHAK ARORA
ENROLLMENT NUMBER : 06718001619
BATCH: 2019-2024
COLLEGE NAME : SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, DELHI TECHNICAL CAMPUS, GREATER NOIDA
UNIVERSITY: GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY, NEW DELHI

2. ATHERMOPLASTIC, ORTHERMOSOFTENING PLASTIC,
ISAPLASTICPOLYMER MATERIALTHATBECOMES
PLIABLEORMOLDABLE ATACERTAINELEVATED
TEMPERATURE ANDSOLIDIFIESUPONCOOLING.MOST
THERMOPLASTICS HAVEAHIGHMOLECULARWEIGHT
TYPES OF PLASTICS
THERMOPLASTIC
THERMOSETTINGPLASTIC
ATHERMOSETTING POLYMER, OFTENCALLEDA
THERMOSET, ISAPOLYMERTHATISOBTAINEDBY
IRREVERSIBLYHARDENINGASOFTSOLIDORVISCOUS
LIQUIDPREPOLYMER.CURINGISINDUCEDBYHEATOR
SUITABLERADIATIONANDMAYBEPROMOTED BYHIGH
PRESSURE,ORMIXINGWITHACATALYST.

3. PVC
(POLYVINYL CHLORIDE)
POLYVINYLCHLORIDEISTHEWORLD'STHIRD-MOSTWIDELYPRODUCED SYNTHETICPLASTICPOLYMER.ABOUT40
MILLIONTONSOFPVCAREPRODUCED EACHYEAR.PVCCOMESINTWOBASICFORMS:RIGIDANDFLEXIBLE.THERIGID
FORMOFPVCISUSEDINCONSTRUCTION FORPIPEANDINPROFILEAPPLICATIONSSUCHASDOORSANDWINDOWS
FEATURES OF PVC
1.DENSITY:PVCISVERYDENSECOMPAREDTOMOSTPLASTICS(SPECIFICGRAVITYAROUND1.4)
2.ECONOMICS:PVCISREADILYAVAILABLEANDCHEAP.
3.HARDNESS:RIGIDPVCRANKSWELLFORHARDNESSANDDURABILITY.
4.STRENGTH:RIGIDPVCHASEXCELLENTTENSILESTRENGTH.
PRODUCTION
1.THEEXTRACTIONOFSALTANDHYDROCARBON RESOURCES
2.THEPRODUCTIONOFETHYLENEANDCHLORINEFROMTHESERESOURCES
3.THECOMBINATIONOFCHLORINEANDETHYLENETOMAKETHEVINYLCHLORIDEMONOMER (VCM)
4.THEPOLYMERISATION OFVCMTOMAKEPOLY-VINYL-CHLORIDE(PVC)
5.THEBLENDINGOFPVCPOLYMERWITHOTHERMATERIALSTOPRODUCE DIFFERENTFORMULATIONS
PROVIDINGAWIDERANGEOFPHYSICALPROPERTIES.
Tensile Strength 2.60 N/mm²
Notched Impact Strength 2.0 -45 Kj/m²
Thermal Coefficient of expansion 80 x 10-6
Max Cont Use Temp 60 oC
Density 1.38 g/cm3

4. ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
✓PVCISEXTREMELY DURABLEANDLIGHTWEIGHTINNATUREWHICHWILLBECONVINENT IN
CONSTRUCTION ANDPLUMBING.
✓ITSHIGHCHLORINECONTENTMAKESITASAFIRERETARDANTMATERIAL.
✓PVCHASIMPECCABLETENSILESTRENGTHANDIMPACTRESISTANCE.
✓PVCHASGREATRESISTANCETOCHEMICALSANDALKALIS.
✓PVCHASEXCELLENTELECTRICINSULATIONPROPERTY
✓PVCISREADILYAVAILABLEANDINEXPENSIVEPOLYMER
✓PVCCANCAUSEHEALTHHAZARDWHENBURNTASITEMITSHYDROGEN CHLORIDEFUMES
✓THESETOXINSREALASEBYTHEPVCLINKEDTOTHECONDITIONSOFASTHMA,ENDOCRINE
DISRUPTIONDISRUPTION ANDDIMINISEDLUNGFUNCTION.
✓PVCHASVERYPOORHEATSTABILITYTOOVERCOME THISADDITIVESTHATSTABLIZEITAT
HIGHERTEMPERATURES AREUSED.
✓PVCALSORAISEASTRONGQUESTIONAGAINSTTHESUSTAINABLEASPECTASWEAREHOPING
TOACHIEVEZEROCARBONEMMISIONINTHEYEAR2050.
✓THOUGHPVCISNOTAECO-FRIENDLYMATERIALTHEYARECONSIDERED ASANEXCELLENT
MATERIALOVERALL.ITSUNIQUEBLENDOFQUALITIESMAKESITANCHOICEFORMODERN
BUSSINESS.
APPLICATION
➢PVC IS CONSIDERED AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR TRADITIONAL WOOD FRAME IN A COST EFFICIENT
MANNER.
➢IN CONSTRUCTION AREA IT PROVIDES IS USAGE BY SERVING IN THE PRODUCTION OF WINDOW AND
DOOR PROFILES,PIPES AND FITTINGS,TELECOM WIRING AND CABLES ETC.
➢MANY LIFE SAVING AND HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS ARE MADE FROM PVC LIKE BLOOD BAGS,SURGICAL
AND EXAMINATION GLOVES,CONTAINERS FOR URINE CONTINENCE AND INTRAVENOUS SOLUTION.
➢ARTIFICIAL SKIN" WHICH IS USED IN EMERGENCY BURNING TREATMENT IS MADE USE OF PVC.
➢MANY BLISTERS AND DOSAGE PACKAGES FOR PHARMACEUTICALS ARE MADE USING PVC.
➢IN MAKING OF AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS PVC IS USED FOR MAKING INSTRUMENT PANELS AND
ASSOCIATED MOULDING,SEAT COVERINGS, INTERIOR DOOR PANEL,AUTO HARNESS WIRING.

5. APPLICATION AND COSTING
(CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY)
❑WINDOWANDDOORPROFILES,CONSERVATORIES ANDATRIA
❑PIPESANDFITTINGS
❑POWER,DATAANDTELECOMSWIRINGANDCABLES
❑CABLEANDSERVICESDUCTING
❑INTERNALANDEXTERNALCLADDING
❑ROOFINGANDCEILINGSYSTEMSANDMEMBRANES
❑RAINWATER,SOILANDWASTESYSTEMS
❑FLOORING
❑WALLCOVERING
PVC WINDOW PVC DOOR PVC PIPES AN FITTING
PVC CABLE PVC CLADDING PVC FLOORING
PVC ROOFING PVCRAINWATER,SOILANDWASTESYSTEMS PVC COVERING
PVC DUCTING

6. APPLICATION AND COSTING
(HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY)
❑"ARTIFICIAL SKIN" IN EMERGENCY BURNS TREATMENT
❑BLOOD AND PLASMA TRANSFUSION SETS
❑BLOOD VESSELS FOR ARTIFICIAL KIDNEYS
❑CATHETERS AND CANNULAE
❑BLOOD BAGS
❑CONTAINERS FOR INTRAVENOUS SOLUTION GIVING SETS
❑CONTAINER FOR URINE CONTINENCE AND OSTOMY PRODUCTS
❑ENDOTRACHEAL TUBING
❑INFLATABLE SPLINTS
❑SURGICAL AND EXAMINATION GLOVES
❑SHATTER-PROOF BOTTLES AND JARS
❑OVERSHOES
❑PROTECTIVE SHEETING AND TAILORED COVERS
❑MATTRESS AND BEDDING COVERS
❑WALL AND FLOOR COVERINGS
❑BLISTER AND DOSAGE PACKS FOR PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICINES
PVC TRANSFUSION SET PVC BLOOD VESSEL
PVC CANNULA PVC CATHETERS
PVC BLOOD BAG PVC GLOVES PVC BOTTLES PVC OVERSHOES PVC BED COVERS
PVC WALL/FLOOR COVERINGS PVC BLISTER PACK
PVC ENDOTRACHEAL
TUBING
PVC INFLATABLE SPLINTSPVC URINE BAG PVC OSTOMY PVC PROTECTIVE SHEETING

7. APPLICATION AND COSTING
(ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY)
•PVC CABLES DO NOT HARDEN AND CRACK OVER TIME AND FIND USE IN MANY
APPLICATIONS FROM TELECOMMUNICATIONS TO ELECTRIC BLANKETS.
APPLICATION AND COSTING
(AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY)
PVC CHARGER PVC CABLES
•INSTRUMENT PANELS AND ASSOCIATED MOULDINGS
•INTERIOR DOOR PANELS AND POCKETS
•SUN VISORS
•SEAT COVERINGS
•MUD FLAPS
•UNDERBODY COATING
•AUTO HARNESS WIRING
PVC INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PVC STRIP USED IN
WINDOWS
PVC INTERIOR DOOR PANELS AND POCKETS
PVC SUN VISOR
PVC SEAT COVERING PVC MUD FLAPS PVC UNDERBODY COATING
PVC AUTO HARNESS
WIRING

8. APPLICATION AND COSTING
(SPORTS INDUSTRY)
APPLICATION AND COSTING
(PACKAGING INDUSTRY)
APPLICATION AND COSTING
(CONSUMER GOOD INDUSTRY)
CREDIT CARD/DEBIT CARDS PVC CHAIR/TABLE TOP
PVC-CASING FOR CHOCOLATES PVC-CASING FOR DISPOSABLE ITEMS PVC-CASING FOR EARPHONE BOX
PVC-FLOORING PVC-FOOTBALL

9. CASE STUDY
DTC BUS –PVC SEATS