Food Contact PVC has been specifically designed for contact with foodstuff in addition to all the existing flexible PVC qualities (clarity, brightness, durability, flexibility, and strong resistance to impact).
Food Contact PVC complies with European regulation (1375/2004/CE and EU-10/2011).
Food Contact PVC is particularly recommended for food industry applications where fresh or frozen produce is present, such as food production plants, slaughterhouses, refrigerated trucks, cold storage, supermarket, etc…
Properties | Standard | Units | Standard | Description |
Light transmittance | ASTM D 1003 | % | 85 | Visible light rate transmitted through the material. |
Shore A hardness | EN ISO 868 | Sh A | 80 | Index based on a flat indenter's penetration depth. Scale from 0 (Soft) to 100 (Hard). |
Tearing resistance | DIN 53515 | N/mm | 50 | Minimum tensile stress required to tear a pre-slit sample. |
Tensile strength at break | ASTM D 638 EN ISO 527 | N/mm² | 16 | Maximum tensile stress that a material can be subjected to before break. |
Elongation at break | % | 340 | Elongation of the specimen at the break point under tensile stress. | |
Residual elong. (after break) | % | 68 | Permanent elongation of the specimen measured after rupture in a tensile test. | |
Thermal conductivity | ASTM C 177 | W/m.K | 0,16 | Ability to conduct heat. The Lower it is, the more insulation. |
Cold bend brittle temp. | ISO 8570 | °C | -35 | Temperature at which the specimen break under torsion stress. Brittle point (CLASH & BERG). |
Min. usage temp. | EN 1876 | °C | -15 | Temperature range where material keep its mechanical properties (flexibility). |
Max. usage temp. | °C | +50 | ||
Specific heat capacity | ISO 11357 | kJ/kg.K | 1,6 | Heat energy required to increase the temperature of one kilogram of the material by one degree Celsius. |
Sound reduction | DIN 52210 | dB | >35 | Average sound level (freq. 0,1 to 3,2 kHz) decreased by a 1,76 sq.m. and 5 mm thick PVC curtain. |
Reaction to fire | EN 13501-1 | Class | - | Standard classifications of material self-extinguishing and resistance to combustion. |
UV/IR filter | ISO 25980 | - | - | Ability to filter welding rays allowing the use of this material as a welding protection screen. |
UV resistance | ISO4892 | - | Yes | Ability to resist to UV (Sun, welding arc). |
Surface resistivity | ASTM D257 | .1010 Ω/□ | 30 | Material surface electric resistivity measured with a 100 V direct voltage. |
Water absorption | EN ISO 62 | % | -0,2 | Material mass variation after exposure to humid conditions. (<0 if released / >0 if absorbed) |
Anti-insect | - | - | - | Special ability to keep insects away.(Food processing plants, tropical regions) |
Density | ASTM D 792 | g/cm3 | 1,22 | Mass per unit volume. |