Blueprint Concepts on the differences between Cast and Calendered Vinyl:

Calendered Vinyl –

Calendered vinyl films are made prom PVC, pigments, plasticiser and additives.

Calendered vinyl films are manufactured by producing a molten mass of vinyl in an extruder, then pulling the molten PVC through polished heated rollers and stretching to proper thickness and finally applying a gloss or matt finish. Typical thickness is from 3mm to 10mm.

Advantages of Calendered Films:

Short to medium life
Thicker and more resistant to abrasion
Easy to handle
Lower cost
2 options- monomeric (3months – 1 yr) and polymeric (2-5yrs)

Disadvantages of Calendered Films

Short to medium life
Limited outdoor exposure
Not conformable – flat and simple surfaces possible
Cannot colour match with huge investment
Less permeable
Less stable (shrinkage)

Cast Vinyl –

Cast vinyls are manufactured using casting paper, PVC resin, automotive grade lead free pigments, polymeric plasticiser, heat stabilisers which resist process heat, UV heat and mold growth, premium grade UV inhabitors, additives and solvent.

Advantages of Cast Films

Dimensionally stable – nil shrinkage
Durable
Thin
Permeable
Conformable
Heat resistant
Maintains colour better
Colour matching – smaller batches lower cost
Long term durability
Outdoor exposure
Conforming to irregular surfaces
7-10 years life

Disadvantages of Cast Films

Difficult to handle
Higher costs

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