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Applicable Type
Component
Parts by Weight
100
Solvent - Tetrahydrofurane
100
200
1.5
Plasticizer - Dioctylphthalate
20
25
(Source: Petrie, E.M., Handbook of Adhesives and Sealants, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2007, p.
749.)
PROCESSING
The above formulation is manufactured by first blending the solvents together, adding the PVC resin and mixing
until it is well dispersed and then adding the remaining ingredients while mixing.
The solvent cement is generally applied to the substrate with a syringe or brush. In some cases the surface may
be immersed in the solvent. The application method will depend on the solvent, plastic part, and production
conditions necessary. With whatever application method is used, the solvent application must be carefully
controlled since a small difference in the amount of solvent applied to a substrate greatly affects joint strength.
RESULTING PROPERTIES
PVC and its acetate copolymers can be bonded with solvent solutions containing ketones. Methyl ethyl ketone is
commonly used as a solvent cement for low and medium molecular weight PVC copolymers. High molecular
weight copolymers require cyclohexane or tetrahydrofurane as solvent cements. The solvent cement described
above works satisfactorily to bond flexible PVC to itself. The cement also works well on rigid PVC.