PVC Foam Board: A Lightweight and Versatile Material

PVC Foam Board is a rigid, lightweight, and durable panel material widely used across numerous industries.

Key Characteristics:

1. Composition: Made from Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) resin expanded into a closed-cell foam core structure. This foam core is typically skinned with smooth, solid PVC layers on both sides.

2. Lightweight: Significantly lighter than solid PVC, wood, acrylic, or metal sheets of comparable thickness, making it easy to handle, transport, and install.

3. Rigidity & Strength: Despite its lightness, it offers excellent rigidity and impact resistance, maintaining its shape well.

4. Waterproof & Weather Resistant: Highly resistant to moisture, humidity, rain, and many chemicals. It won't rot, warp, or delaminate when exposed to water, making it suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications (often UV-stabilized versions are available for prolonged outdoor use).

5. Chemical Resistance: Resists acids, alkalis, oils, and many solvents.

6. Easy to Fabricate: Can be easily cut, routed, drilled, engraved, bent (with heat), laminated, painted, screen printed, and glued using PVC-specific adhesives or contact cement. Sharp blades or specific foam-cutting blades are recommended for clean cuts.

7. Smooth Surface: Provides an excellent, non-porous surface for direct printing (like UV printing), painting, vinyl application, and laminating.

8. Insulating Properties: Offers good thermal and electrical insulation.

9. Flame Retardant: Many grades are available with inherent flame-retardant properties, meeting various fire safety standards.

10. Variety: Available in various thicknesses (commonly 1mm to 19mm or more), densities (low density ~0.5 g/cm³, high density ~0.8 g/cm³ - like Celuka process boards), colors (white, black, colored, clear), and surface finishes (glossy, matte, textured).