Behnam Sabziparvar - Institute of Polymeric Materials, Polymer Engineering Department, Sahand University of Technology, P.O.Box 51335-1996, Tabriz, Iran,
Mohsen Khoshniyyat - Institute of Polymeric Materials, Polymer Engineering Department, Sahand University of Technology, P.O.Box 51335-1996, Tabriz, Iran,
Mostafa Rezaei - Institute of Polymeric Materials, Polymer Engineering Department, Sahand University of Technology, P.O.Box 51335-1996, Tabriz, Iran,

This study considers the mechanical behavior as well as plasticizer migration behavior of two samples of PVC plasticized with two different kinds of plasticizers (dioctyl phthalate: DOP and epoxidized soybean oil: ESBO). The results indicate that ESBO plasticized PVC sample shows lower plasticizer migration than DOP plasticized sample. Furthermore ESBO plasticized sample has lower hardness and higher tensile strength compared to DOP plasticized sample

Soft Poly Vinyl Chloride, DOP, ESBO, Migration, Mechanical Properties