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  2. Trichloroethylene - Wikipedia

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    Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a halocarbon with the formula C 2 HCl 3, commonly used as an industrial metal degreasing solvent.It is a clear, colourless, non-flammable, volatile liquid with a chloroform-like pleasant mild smell [3] and sweet taste. [9]

  3. Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride - Wikipedia

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    CPVC sprinkler pipe inside a firestop mock-up. Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) is a thermoplastic produced by chlorination of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin.CPVC is significantly more flexible than PVC, and can also withstand higher temperatures.

  4. Polyvinyl chloride - Wikipedia

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    At 1.4 g/cm 3, PVC's density ... the chlorine serves to scavenge free radicals, making PVC ... Its main target is to recycle 800,000 tonnes per year of PVC by 2020 ...

  5. Param Vir Chakra - Wikipedia

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    The various Gorkha Rifle regiments of the Indian Army have received three awards, with the 1, 8, and 11 Gorkha Rifle regiments each having one PVC recipient. [ 23 ] As of January 2018 [update] , Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon , who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously in 1971, is the only Indian Air Force officer to have been ...

  6. Vinyl composition tile - Wikipedia

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    Vinyl floor tiling. Vinyl composition tile (VCT) is a finished flooring material used primarily in commercial and institutional applications. Modern vinyl floor tiles and sheet flooring and versions of those products sold since the early 1980s are composed of colored polyvinyl chloride (PVC) chips formed into solid sheets of varying thicknesses (1 ⁄ 8 in or 3.2 mm is most common) by heat and ...

  7. Thermoplastic-sheathed cable - Wikipedia

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    Prior to 2013 IS 201-4:2001 ( I.S. 201 part 4: PVC and Low Smoke Halogen Free Sheathed cables for fixed wiring) permitted both the UK style of twin and earth, and also a version with a CPC with a cross-section equal to that of the main conductors and insulated in green and yellow inside the full length of the cable.

  8. PVC clothing - Wikipedia

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    PVC plastic is often called "vinyl" and this type of clothing is commonly known as vinyl clothing. [2] PVC is sometimes confused with the similarly shiny patent leather . The terms "PVC", "vinyl" and "PU" tend to be used interchangeably by retailers for clothing made from shiny plastic-coated fabrics.

  9. Resin identification code - Wikipedia

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    Resin code for polyethylene terephthalate Polypropylene lid of a Tic Tac box, with a living hinge and the resin identification code, 5, under its flap. The Resin Identification Code (RIC) is a technical standard with a set of symbols appearing on plastic products that identify the plastic resin out of which the product is made. [1]