PALCLEAR® (old)
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PALCLEAR® (old)
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PALCLEAR® (old)

PALCLEAR® Flat Water-Clear PVC Sheets

Unique alternative with water-like clarity, great ink-adhesion, and chemical resistance

PALCLEAR has remarkable mechanical properties, impact strength, excellent chemical resistance, and self-extinguishing fire resistance. Digital print professionals love its unsurpassed ink-adhesion and water-like clarity as well as optional characteristics ranging from high clarity and anti-reflective surface to increased impact resistance. PALCLEAR withstands many chemical agents, and offers a variety of fabrication options due to its convenient mechanical behavior.

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Main Benefits

  • High light transmission and water-like clarity
  • Excellent ink adhesion for digital and screen printing without the need for an adhesion promoter
  • Better fire resistance than acrylic and polycarbonate
  • Impact resistant and durable
  • 100% recyclable
  • Excellent chemical resistance
  • Can be thermoformed, vacuum formed, cold or hot bent, and routed

Typical Applications

  • Transparent advertising, point-of-purchase displays, and sales promotion items
  • Indoor signage and in-store merchandising in populated areas
  • Machine guards
  • Chemically-resistant safety glazing
  • Fabrication and forming applications
  • PALCLEAR HI available for high-impact glazing requirements
  • PALCLEAR Matte: Anti-glare finish is available on one side to eliminate glare and reflectivity

Projects

Printed Interior Décor & Partitions

Designers appreciate PALCLEAR’s excellent ink adhesion and impact strength for interior décor projects.

Machine Guards & Glazing

PALCLEAR is ideal for industrial applications requiring high clarity and impact & chemical resistance.

POP Displays

Cost, ease of fabrication, impact resistance, and formability make PALCLEAR a great option for POP displays.

Braille & Tactile Signs

With advances in digital printing, printed ADA-compliant braille signs are possible with Palclear.

Product Details

Dimensions

PALCLEAR® Product Range

ProductDescription
PALCLEAR® Water Clear*Clear UV stabilized PVC sheet
PALCLEAR® BluishBluish tint
PALCLEAR® UVUV protected on one side
PALCLEAR® HIHigh Impact
PALCLEAR® EmbossedPrismatic embossed finish on one side
PALCLEAR® MatteMatte finish on one side
PALCLEAR® DifffuserFor indoor light box applications

 

* Water-Clear is PALCLEAR’s standard color with best availability. The other products listed are available upon request.

Standard Dimensions

Thickness in. (mm)0.040" - 0.472" (1-12mm)
Dimensions in. *48.5" X 96.5"

 

*Other dimensions are available upon request with minimum order requirements.

 

 

Colors & Finishes

Colors

TransparentWater-Clear, Bronze, Bluish
TranslucentWhite Opal, White Diffuser

Physical Properties

Physical Properties

PropertyConditions**
(U.S.)		Method*Units - Metric
(U.S.)**		Value - Metric
(U.S. Customary)**
Physical
Density D-1505g/cm³ (lb/ft³)1.35-1.4 (84-87)
Water Absorption24 hr. @ 23°C (73°F) D-570%0.03
Mechanical
Tensile strength at yield10 mm/min (0.4 in./min)D-638MPa (psi)71 (10,300)
Tensile strength at break10 mm/min (0.4 in./min)D-638MPa (psi)39 (5,650)
Elongation at yield10 mm/min (0.4 in./min)D-638%3
Elongation at break10 mm/min (0.4 in./min)D-638%95
Tensile Modulus of Elasticity1 mm/min (0.052 in. /min)D-638MPa (psi)3100 (450,000)
Flexural Modulus1 mm/min (0.052 in. /min)D-790MPa (psi)3200 (464,000)
Flexural Strength at Yield1 mm/min (0.052 in. /min)D-790MPa (psi)103 (14,900)
Notch Impact Strength Izod23°C (73°F)D-256J (ft·lbf)35 (0.65)
Notch Impact Strength Charpy23°C (73°F)D-256J/m (ft·lbf/in)25 (0.48)
Impact Falling Weight3 mm (0.118 in.) SheetISO-6603/1dJ (ft·lbf)95 (70)
HardnessD-785Rockwell R Scale Shore115
Shore DD Scale80
Thermal
Long Term Service Temperature0 to +50 (32 to 122)
Heat Deflection TemperatureLoad: 1.82 Mpa (264 psi)D-648°C (°F)62 to 65 (144 to 150)
Vicat Softening TemperatureLoad: 1 kg (2.2 lb)D-1525°C (°F)86 (185)
Coefficient of Linear Thermal ExpansionD-696°C (°F)6.7x10-5 (3.7x10-5)
Thermal ConductivityC-177W/m°K0.11 (1.05)
Optical
Light Transmission3 mm (0.118 in.) Water-Clear SheetD-1003%82
Yellowness Index3 mm (0.118 in.) Water-Clear SheetD-1925<4
Refractive Index3 mm (0.118 in.) Water-Clear SheetD-5421.5
Electrical
Dielectric Constant50 HzD-1504
Dielectric Constant1 MHzD-1503
Dielectric Strength500 V/sD-149kV/mm (V/mil)>50
Surface ResistanceKeithleyD-257Ohm3.7x1014
Volume ResistanceKeithleyD-257Ohm-cm (Ohm-in)1.2x1015

 

*ASTM except where noted otherwise

 

**Conditions, units, and values in U.S. Customary units are presented in the table within parentheses

Technical Data

Flammability

StandardClassification*
EN 13501B, s3, d0
BS 476/7Class 1
NSP 92501,5M-1, M-2
EC 695.2.1Self-extinguishing
CSE RF 3/77Class 1
UL 94V-0
ASTM D-635CC1

 

* Depends on thickness, color and type.

 

Impact Resistance: PALCLEAR and PALCLEAR HI offer a wider choice to designers and fabricators for point of sale and general fabricated items, particularly when compared to the impact properties of acrylic and polystyrene sheets.

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