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Journal of the University of Chemical P. Velev
Technology and Metallurgy, 46, 2, 2011, 121-126

OPTIMIZING THE COMPOSITION AND TECHNOLOGICAL MODE FOR THE

PRODUCTION OF PVC PROFILES FOR DOORS AND WINDOWS
P. Naydenova, P. Velev

University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy Received 15 February 2011

8 Kl. Ohridski, 1756 Sofia, Bulgaria Accepted 1 29 April 2011
E-mail: pepiwp@dir.bg

ABSTRACT

The impact of different brands of stabilizers, modifiers, fillers and pigments on the performance properties of the
finished products was studied at the operational production line of Weiss Profil Ltd. The optimal composition of polyvinyl
chloride profiles was defined based on the studies.
The most appropriate mode of extrusion technology for the optimized composition was established, having studied
its effect on the physical and mechanical properties of polyvinyl chloride profiles for doors and windows.
The whiteness and impact resistance of the profiles subjected to two types of accelerated aging for 300 hours -
with xenon and ultraviolet light sources were defined. It was proven that xenon source leads to more intensive aging of
the polyvinyl-chloride composite.
Keywords: PVC, profiles, production, aging.

INTRODUCTION ate profile with respect to change of colour comes from

a compound containing MgO and TiO2, with ratio of
The production of profiles for doors and windows MgO and TiO2 of 1:3 [1].
of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is one of the fastest growing Each manufacturer optimizes the composition of
industries in the construction industry. The annual their products, but in the literature there is no information
production capacity of some leading European about the optimal composition and the effect of the
manufacturers is between 150 and 200 thousand tons. combination of different brands of additives on the
From a technological point of view one of the most properties of the product.
important advantages of PVC window profiles is that they It is necessary to optimize the technology and mode
may be re-processed and recycled with keeping the of extrusion in the selected optimal composition of the
characteristics of the material, i.e. the ideal conditions to composite because it also has a substantial influence on
create a closed cycle - a significant contribution to the performance properties of the products.
protecting the environment. Creating an efficient composition for the extrusion
One way to optimize the composition of the dry of PVC profiles unconditionally requires the thorough
blend polyvinyl chloride used for the production of profiles investigation of the existing extrusion equipment -
has been researching the impact of different brands of machinery parameters, temperature, pressure, speed,
stabilizers, modifiers and fillers on the physical and download speed, etc., with in-depth prior research on the
mechanical properties of the finished products and influence of various additives on the rheology and thermo
choosing the optimum composition. stability of the composite stock and the establishment of
It was established that the addition of MgO in the relationship between the technological mode, the
combination with TiO2 reduced elongation and impact chemical composition of the material and performance
resistance at - 10°C of the material. The most appropri- properties of the finished PVC profiles.

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The operating conditions of extrusion can affect The extruder was equipped with a nozzle, ensur-
both the transitory properties of the profiles and their ing products in accordance with the requirements of
durability. Therefore, the products obtained in the three the standard “Non-plasticised PVC profiles for doors
investigated technological modes were subjected to and windows” - BS EN 12608.
artificial light aging under the effect of irradiation with After selecting the optimal composition it was
ultraviolet (UV) and xenon (Xe) light source. necessary to determine the impact of different modes of
extrusion on the productivity and the physical and
EXPERIMENTAL mechanical parameters of the profiles.
The selected modes of extrusion, depending on the
The following materials were used: final temperature of the nozzle were conventionally called:
• PVC suspension with K (value) 67, brand “Technological Mode 1” -194°C, “Technological Mode 2”
Ongrovyl S5167 - Hungary; - 196°C and “Technological mode 3 –191°C
• Stabilizers were added in amounts recom- To determine the performance characteristics of
mended by the manufacturers, using the following brands: the extrudates, the following characteristics were
IKA - 7598C3G, Austria; Akdeniz Kymia - Akropan determined:
76/2GB, Turkey; Reagens - ABS097/30, Italy, Baerlocher • Charpy impact strength - in accordance with ISO
- Baeropan 9766FP, Germany and Chemson - GWX523B, 179-2 1993;
Germany. • Falling weight impact strength- BS EN 477:2003;
• Modifiers • Cleavage strength of welded joints - BS EN 514;
The following brands were used: Paraloid - Pro- • Change of size of with the accumulation of heat -
duction Company Rohm and Haas - United States; FM BS EN 479:2002;
50 Company Kaneka - Belgium; Baerodur Company • Determination of the reflection of non-metallic
Baerlocher - Germany. reflective coatings varnishes, BS EN ISO 2813 and spectral
The modifiers are copolymers of methyl meth- analysis (brilliance and whiteness) by colour system Lab
acrylate and acrylic ester. All brands are white powder (L = 100 means white, “-a” - green, + a “- red; “-b” - blue,
with a bulk density of 0.300 g cm -³ to 0.500 g cm -³ and “+ b” - yellow).
humidity < 0.3 %. Artificial aging was carried out using a climatic
• Used fillers chamber ILKA Feutron 3001 and xenon chamber Q-SUN
The following brands of calcium carbonate were Lab Xe1.
used: company Huntsman - Zeta fil 1.CST - Belgium
Company Erciyes micron - PRF1 - Turkey; Erciyes micron RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- SF1C - Turkey and the firm Omya - Hydrocarb 95T -
France; Profiles of non-plasticised polyvinyl chloride (PVC-
All are inert fillers - white powder spherical par- U) with different brands of stabilizers were prepared.
ticles with diamond structure and particle sizes of 0.4 The determination of the physical and mechani-
ìm to 1 ìm. Humidity is less than 0.3 %. cal properties of the resulting profiles showed that the
The following brands of titanium dioxide (rutile) brand of stabilizer used affects the quality of the result-
were used: Dupont-USA, RFK - Turkey, R-TC 30 - Turkey, ing product. The indicators that change significantly are
Tiona - France, Kronos 2220 - Belgium. presented in Fig. 1.
These fillers are powdered with tetraedrical crys- The stabilizer brand affects the linear extension
tal lattice. A density of 4.00 g cm -³ up to 4,30 g cm -³ of the studied compositions. Best results were obtained
and decomposition temperature 1640°C. using the stabilizer brand Reagens, and lowest with
The products subject to our testing and analysis Baerlocher.
were made with extruder “Titan 68” with the following The stabilizer brand does not significantly influ-
characteristics: ence the impact strength with a falling weight.
- Screw diameter 30 mm; In spectral analysis (whiteness) - the results vary
- Length of screw 30 D; with the L-value 93.9 of Company Akdeniz Kymia to

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Fig. 1. Depending on linear expansion (1) the strength of Fig. 2. Depending on linear expansion (1) the strength of
welded corners (2) and shine (3) profiles on the marks welded corners (2) and shine (3) profiles on the marks
stabilizer. modifier.

L-bedroom with 97.1 of the company IKA. Samples

meet the standard requirements, but best results are
obtained using Chemson GWX523B (b = 0.88).
The specular reflection (gloss) ranged from 34.5 to
48.2 for Baerlocher of Chemson GWX523B.
The cleavage strength of welded joints (welded
angle strength) is also affected by the type of stabilizer, as
the lowest is the result of Baerlocher - 5.00 kN, the highest
stabilizer Chemson GWX523B 6.00 kN.
Based on research and not least given the price of Fig. 3 Depending on linear expansion (1) the strength of
raw materials, the stabilizer Chemson GWX523B was welded corners (2) and shine (3) profiles, on the marks of
chosen as most suitable for subsequent studies . calcium carbonate.
The influence of three types of modifiers on the
properties of the profiles of PVC-U was investigated. Best
results (Fig. 2) are obtained using the FM modifier 50 of
the company Kaneka. In testing the falling weight impact
strength, the samples prepared with modifier 50 FM
(Kaneka) were not broken. The worst results for the same
indicator were obtained when using Baerodur (80 % bro-
ken pieces). The results are not shown.
The results presented in Fig. 3 show a significant
influence of the type of calcium carbonate on the linear
extension of profiles, as well as on brilliance. Fig. 4. Change of linear expansion (1) the strength of welded
For the indicator falling weight impact strength corners (2) and shine (3) profiles, depending upon the marks
the changes are minor: of titanium dioxid.
After selecting the stabilizer and the modifier,
the influence of the five brands of titanium dioxide on are presented in Fig. 4. The brand of the titanium diox-
the properties of the profiles of PVC-U was studied. ide affects all indicators [2].
The results obtained for the linear expansion (1) strength Based on the results, titanium dioxide Kronos
of welded corners (2) and brilliance of the (3) profiles 2220 was selected for use.

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Fig. 5. Depending on linear expansion (%) and the strength of welded corners, kN on the mode of extrusion.

Fig. 6. Modification of gloss depending on the mode of extrusion.

Fig. 5 presents the modification of the linear ex- With increasing the temperature of the machine the gloss
tension (Resize in storage of heat, according to EN 479) is reduced. This is due to thermal destruction processes
and the strength of welded angles depending on the occurring on the profile surface. The lower temperature,
operating conditions of extrusion for the material. pressure, and consequently less strain contribute to in-
From the results it is clear that performance in- creasing the brightness, which is achieved in the third mode.
dicators (with a tolerance of maximum 2 %) for the These results are consistent with literature data [3, 4].
linear expansion are the best in the first mode of extru- Fig. 7 presents the change of whiteness (by value
sion. The strength of the weld is not substantially al- L *) of the samples tested, depending on the extent and
tered. type of exposure.
Fig. 6 presents the results of brilliance change in As it is clear from the results, the change in L *
different modes of extrusion. value is the least with the most friendly mode of extru-
As seen from the figure, the highest gloss is ob- sion - 3.
tained at mode 3. This technological mode differs from Fig. 8 presents the results of Charpy impact test
the other two with the lowest temperature of extrusion. in the three modes of extrusion, and the change in these

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Fig. 7. Change the primary color depending on the mode of extrusion: 1 - before artificial aging; 2 - after 150 h UV exposure;
3 - 150 h after irradiation with Xe - source; 4 - after 300 h UV exposure; 5 - after 300 h irradiation with Xe - source.

CONCLUSIONS

The influence of different brands of stabilizers,

modifiers, fillers and pigments on the physical and me-
chanical performance of composites was studied. Based
on studies carried out, the compositions containing sta-
bilizer Chemson GWX523B, FM modifier 50 of com-
pany Kaneka, calcium carbonate Hydrocarb 95T and
titanium dioxide Kronos 2220 were selected as the most
suitable.
The influence of the operating conditions of ex-
trusion on the physical and mechanical properties of
Fig. 8. Impact strength (by Sharpy) depending on the mode products was studied. It was found that mode 3 is the
of extrusion of samples subjected to artificial aging: 1 - most suitable for the production of profiles for doors
before artificial aging; 2 - UV aging; 3 - Xe aging. and windows of the selected optimal composition of
dryblend.
The whiteness and impact resistance of PVC pro-
indicators after 300 hours exposure to artificial aging files were defined, subject to two types of accelerated
with UV and xenon light. aging for 300 hours - with xenon and UV - B light sources.
The results show that the highest impact resis- It was found that the studied parameters decreased over
tance is obtained by extruding at technological mode 3. time. Xenon source leads to more intensive aging of PVC
Samples age more intensively under the influ- composite made of PVC-U. For example, the impact re-
ence of xenon light sources. This is due to the spectrum sistance of articles obtained by extrusion mode 3 after
of the source and the fact that the profiles are made of 300 hours exposure is decreased by 25 % with UV-B
poly(vinyl chloride )containing UV stabilizer [5-7]. light source, and with xenon at 77 %.

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