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PolyOne Geon® 2797 Vinyl Compound - Rigid (RPVC)

Subcategory: Polymer; Thermoplastic; Vinyl

Material Notes:

Description/Features:

• Transparent
• High Gloss
• Chemical Resistant
• Medium Impact

Applications:

• General Purpose
• Bottles

Market:

• Packaging

Processing Method:

• Blow Molding

Information provided by PolyOne Corporation.

Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Density	0.801 g/cc	0.0289 lb/in³	ASTM D1505
Specific Gravity	1.33 g/cc	0.048 lb/in³	ASTM D792
Mechanical Properties
Hardness, Shore D	81	81	Instantaneous; ASTM D2240
Tensile Strength, Yield	45.9 MPa	6650 psi	Type 1 - Rigids, 2 in/min; ASTM D638
Tensile Modulus	2.54 GPa	369 ksi	Type 1 - Rigids, 0.2 in/min; ASTM D638
Flexural Modulus	2.45 GPa	356 ksi	ASTM D790
Flexural Strength	68.1 MPa	9870 psi	ASTM D790
Thermal Properties
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	61.1 °C	142 °F	Unannealed, 0.125 in bars; ASTM D648
Optical Properties
Transmission, Visible	80 %	80 %	20.0 mils, 400 nm
Transmission, Visible	90 %	90 %	20.0 mils, 700 nm
Processing Properties
Melt Temperature	204 - 221 °C	400 - 430 °F	Blow Molding
Descriptive Properties
Product Form	Pellets