VIVAK® sheet is a transparent thermoplastic sheet. VIVAK Sheet is the brand and market leader for all clear plastics in the point-of-purchase industry. Among its advantages, VIVAK Sheet offers superior impact strength over acrylic and cost-effectiveness compared to polycarbonate. VIVAK Sheet easily offers deep draws, complex die-cuts, and punches and can be bonded or fastened with adhesive, ultrasonic welding, or rivets. In addition, VIVAK Sheet is easily decorated by painting, silk screening, and hot stamping. Easy to fabricate, form, bond, and decorate, VIVAK Sheet is well-suited for various purchase and sign applications.
Applications
Typical applications include video tape shelves, greeting card displays, revolving merchandise rack, indoor signs, point of purchase displays, menu displays, photo frames, and slat wall inventory displays.
| General |
| Property | Vivak® Sheet | Units | Test Method |
| Specific Gravity | 1.27 | - | ASTM D 792 |
| Water Absorption after 24 hr | 0.2 | % | ASTM D 570 |
| Mechanical |
| Property | Vivak® Sheet | Units | Test Method |
| Tensile Strength, Ultimate 0.125" | 7,700 | psi | ASTM D 638 |
| Tensile Modulus 0.125” | 320,000 | psi | ASTM D 638 |
| Flexural Strength 0.125" | 11,200 | psi | ASTM D 790 |
| Flexural Modulus 0.125" | 310,000 | psi | ASTM D 790 |
| Izod Impact Notched 0.125 at 73" | 1.7 | ft.-lbs./in. | ASTM D 256 |
| Izod Impact Notched 0.125 at 32" | 1.2 | ft.-lbs./in. | ASTM D 256 |
| Drop Dart Impact 0.250" at 73" | 83 | ft.-lbs. | ASTM D 3763 |
| Rockwell Hardness | 115 | R scale | ASTM D 785 |
| Shear Strength | 9,000 | psi | ASTM D 732 |
| Compressive Strength | 8,000 | psi | ASTM D 895 |
| Thermal |
| Property | Vivak® Sheet | Units | Test Method |
| Heat Deflection Temperature @ 264 psi | 157 | °F | ASTM D 648 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature @ 66 psi | 164 | °F | ASTM D 648 |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | 3.8 | in/in/°F x 10-5 | ASTM D 696 |
| Flammability =.080" | HB | - | UL 94 |
| Glass transition Temperature | 178 | °F | - |
| Forming Temperature | 280-320 | °F | - |
| Optical |
| Property | Vivak® Sheet | Units | Test Method |
| Light Transmission | 86 | % | ASTM D 1003 |
| Refractive Index | 1.57 | - | ASTM D 542 |
| Haze | 1.0 | % | ASTM D 1003 |
| Electrical |
| Property | Vivak® Sheet | Units | Test Method |
| Dielectric Constant, 1kHz | 2.6 | - | ASTM D 150 |
| Dielectric. 1 mHz | 2.4 | - | ASTM D 150 |
| Dielectric Strength | 410 | V/mil | ASTM D 149 |
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Title: Physical Properties for VIVAK® PETG Sheet
Description: Physical, Mechanical, Thermal, Optical, and Electrical Typical Properties.
Published: 1/20/2009
Last Edited: 1/12/2023
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