What is PVC formwork ?
1. Definiton
JINGFANG® Plastic-steel PVC formwork is a new type of plastic formwork product, which adopts “New & Pure Plastic-steel PVC” as the only main raw material.
It has same sizes and applications with plywood formwork, but much better performances.
In plain wooden structures, it can be reused for ≥ 50 times.
In premium structures which provide good protection to formwork sheets, it can be reused for much more times.
2. Dimensions available
Width: up to 1300 mm
Length: no limits
Thickness: 6~21 mm
Density: 0.70g/cm³±0.5% (standard), and the 0.60~0.90/cm³ can be customized.
Color: Turquoise Green/Azure blue (original), others can be customized, including white, black, red, etc.
Popular dimensions: 4’*8’, thickness 12mm/15mm/18mm.
3. Definition of Plastic-steel PVC & Origin of our product name
01. Plastic-steel PVC is the kind of PVC material mainly applied for windows, which have high requirements for strength and UV resistance, and should be pure, 100% new, rather than recycled or doped.
02. Since construction formwork has strict requirements for strength, so the New & Pure Plastic-steel PVC has been proved to be the most qualified and the best raw material choice for PVC formworks, since 10+ years ago. This is a well-known point in this industry.
03. Our product uses “New & Pure Plastic-steel PVC” as the only main raw material, which accounts for more than 96% (the rest 3~4% is for necessary additives).
4. Advantages & disadvantages of New & Pure Plastic-steel PVC :
Advantages:
1. High strength.
2. Qualified UV resistance and temperature resistance.
3. Pure, without impurities like calcium/plastic, etc.
Disadvantages:
High cost. It is almost 3-4 times higher than recycled PVC.