Vinyl Definition–adjective | 1. | Chemistry. containing the vinyl group. | –noun | 2. | any resin formed by polymerization of compounds containing the vinyl group or plastics made from such resins. | |
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Siding Definition–noun | 1. | a short railroad track, opening onto a main track at one or both ends, on which on
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e of two meeting trains is switched until the other has passed. | | 2. | any of several varieties of weatherproof facing for frame buildings, composed of pieces attached separately as shingles, plain or shaped boards, or of various units of sheet metal or various types of composition materials. | |
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Plasticizers are used to change the Tg of a polymer. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), for instance, is often mixed with nonvolatile liquids for this reason. Vinyl siding used on homes requires an ...
building construction
Enclosure systems for this building type are varied. For roofs, traditional wood shingles or, more commonly, felt asphalt shingles are used, as are semicylindrical clay tiles and standing-seam metal ...
polyvinyl fluoride
a synthetic resin belonging to the family of organic polymers. It is a tough material resistant to attack by chemicals or by weathering, produced by treating vinyl fluoride (q.v.) under pressure in ...
industrial polymers, major
Second only to PE in production and consumption, PVC is manufactured by bulk, solution, suspension, and emulsion polymerization of vinyl chloride monomer, using free-radical initiators. Vinyl ...
organohalogen compound
Vinylic halides differ from alkyl halides in being essentially unreactive toward nucleophilic substitution. They do undergo elimination reactions similar to alkyl halides, although at slower rates, ...
hydrocarbon
A single alkene molecule, called a monomer, can add to the double bond of another to give a product, called a dimer, having twice the molecular weight. In the presence of an acid catalyst, the ...
Business and Industry Review
The plastics industry, relatively immune to the business recession of the early 1990s, continued its healthy growth during 1996. In terms of production, the major plastic materials in 1995, the last ...
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Related topics from Ask NewsSlowing House Construction Affects North American Vinyl Producers, ...
MarketWatch - Found Nov. 26, 2008
Chemical Processing Industry, particularly manufacturers of vinyls, which are used in products such as vinyl siding, moldings, and PVC piping.
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Vinyl siding stains from roof shingles
Boston Globe - Found Nov. 13, 2008
Q. When I had a new roof put on, the roofer was careful to put up tarps to protect the vinyl siding, but some of the asphalt shingles hit the siding
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Ask the Builder: Determined DIYer can install vinyl siding on ...
Palm Beach Interactive - Found Nov. 16, 2008
... and things attached to the existing siding. These will be obstacles when you install the vinyl siding. Before you buy your vinyl siding, spend...
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Repairing vinyl siding isn't as difficult as it may appear
Chicago Daily Herald - Found Oct. 10, 2008
Vinyl siding is a very sturdy, long-lasting material.
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Installing vinyl siding is not as hard as it seems
North Jersey.com - Found Nov. 9, 2008
... and things attached to the existing siding. These will be obstacles when you install the vinyl siding. Before you buy your vinyl siding, spend...
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Vinyl siding company Infinite Building closes up shop
Commercial Appeal - Found Oct. 27, 2008
Vinyl siding company Infinite Building Products, Inc. in Olive Branch, Miss., shut down Saturday.
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Commission allows vinyl siding on home
PJStar.com - Found Oct. 25, 2008
Settlement reverses decision for home in Peoria's historic district of the Journal Star PEORIA — A Peoria couple might put vinyl siding on a home
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NEW BEDFORD - Fire officials said a three-family home on Cleveland ...
South Coast Today - Found Oct. 19, 2008
... family home on Cleveland Street suffered about $20,000 in damages today when a shed fire spread to the structure and damaged the vinyl siding.
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Green Paper Gives a Dozen Things You Might Not Know That Make Vinyl ...
AZoBuild - Found Sep. 25, 2008
VSI's green paper explains how vinyl siding scores well on tough environmental measures through all life-cycle stages, including raw material
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New 'Green' Paper Details Sustainable Attributes of Vinyl Siding
The Business Journal Phoenix - Found Sep. 25, 2008
Siding Institute The Vinyl Siding Institute, Inc., located in Washington, DC, represents manufacturers of vinyl and other polymeric siding and...
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