All of the advantages found in our precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) products apply if the PVC compound is used to manufacture sheet for thermoforming. The finer products improve surface finish and elongation at break. This allows for deep draw in the forming process.
Calendered Vinyl Sheet
Ultra-Pflex®, Calofort®s and Super-Pflex® PCCs are both used in the manufacture of calendered, rigid PVC sheet. As in other applications, Ultra-Pflex® and Calofort®s PCC provide the best surface finish and can reduce the level of impact modifier needed. Click here for information on SMI PCC and PVC properties. Click here to download the SMI brochure “Fillers in PVC – A Review of the Basics”.
Rigid PVC Thermoformed Products
The talc-filled formulations described on the Specialty Minerals Inc. (SMI) webpage about replacing ABS with PVC work well in thermoforming applications because sheet can be produced to compete with ABS. In areas such as transportation vehicle interiors, where flammability is an issue, talc-filled PVC can offer an advantage over traditional materials. Click here to view this information.
Learn more:
- SMI minerals for plastics
- SMI minerals for rigid PVC
- Rigid PVC property balance – product selector chart
- SMI precipitated and ground calcium carbonates for rigid PVC
- Replacing ABS with PVC
- Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) in plastics uses
- Talc in plastics uses
- What is Precipitated Calcium Carbonate? A minerals introductory webpage
- What is Nano Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC)? A minerals introductory webpage
- What is Talc? A minerals introductory webpage
- Impact Fundamentals
- PVC Compounding Technology Fundamentals
- Specialty Minerals minerals in automotive products. See the parts of your car that are made with Specialty Minerals products.
- Specialty Minerals minerals in housing. See the places Specialty Minerals products are used around your house.
- Download technical data sheets for Specialty Minerals products
- Download brochure “Fillers in PVC – A Review of the Basics”
- Download information sheet: Products For Plastics and Rubber – Talc
- Download information sheet: Products For Plastics and Rubber – Calcium Carbonates
- Download brochure on Specialty Minerals Plastics Applications Laboratory
- Request a sample
- About Specialty Minerals Inc.
- Quality and ISO at Specialty Minerals
