🧪 PVC and plastics
caution
Where you meet it: Card bodies, cable jacket, housings
What you need to know
- PVC combustion produces hydrogen chloride and dioxins. Cut or punch, never burn.
The rule: NEVER burn card plastic or cable jacket.
Components this applies to
Cables with Gold-Plated Connectors
Cu 150–250 g/lbAu 0.001–0.010 g/lbBase PVC jacket
C
Laptop Power Adapters
Cu 60–90 g/lbAu traceBase glued PC/ABS shell
C
SIM & smart chip cards
Au 1.4–3.6 g/lb of punched modules
C
Film capacitors (polyester / polypropylene)
Cu ~20 g/lb
D
Terminal blocks and screw terminals
Cu 110–200 g/lb
D