Does pvc belong to rubber or plastic

PVC belongs to plastic.

PVC refers to polyvinyl chloride, PVC belongs to the category of plastics in terms of chemical composition. It is vinyl chloride as the main raw material, after polymerization, processing, modification and other processes made of one of the various types of plastic materials. pvc material has a very good electrical insulation, chemical corrosion resistance, mechanical strength and processability, and can be used in different areas by changing the formula and processing technology.

Compared with rubber, PVC is less elastic and harder, and does not have the high elastic deformation characteristics of rubber. In addition, PVC is not characterized by reversible deformation like natural or synthetic rubber. Therefore, PVC is more widely used in construction materials, wires and cables, water pipes, packaging materials, artificial leather, printed circuit boards (PCB) and other fields.

Types of PVC:

1, rigid PVC: also known as UPVC, known as unplasticized polyvinyl chloride. It is a PVC material with high hardness, high strength and weather resistance, with high mechanical strength, corrosion resistance, low density, etc., commonly used in the production of pipes, door and window frames, wires and cables and other construction, home and industrial areas.

2, soft PVC: also known as PVCP, known as plasticized polyvinyl chloride. Its main features are soft, corrosion-resistant, low temperature resistant, transparent, easy to process, etc. It is widely used in home, medical, automotive interiors, toys and other applications. In addition, according to the use of scenarios and functional requirements, PVC materials can also be modified to obtain a variety of special properties and uses, such as flame retardant PVC, organotin stabilizer PVC, plasticizer PVC and so on.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Polyvinyl Chloride for the above content