Service Life Prediction of Polymers and Coatings: Enhanced Methods

ISBN-13: 9780128183670 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 350 str.

Christopher C. White; Mark Nichols; James E. Pickett

Spis treści

1. Introduction to polymer weathering, stabilization, and testing 2. Why is service life prediction of polymers and plastics exposed to outdoor weathering important? An industrial perspective 3. Instrumented stone chipping of automotive paint systems 4. A natural-weathering approach to predict the color service life of fluoropolymer-based coatings with organic pigments 5. Unraveling reaction pathways for service life prediction of PET 6. Methodology study of time accelerated ? ray irradiation to ethylene-propilene elastomer 7. Multiscale study and kinetic modelling of PDCPD thermal oxidation 8. Accelerated thermal aging of thermoplastic materials for the motor compartment: Characterization, degradation model and life time prediction 9. Service life prediction of aromatic engineering thermoplastics: assessing the quality of predictions from xenon arc exposures 10. An analysis of thermal and humidity cycling stresses in automotive hard coatings 11. Bayesian hierarchical models for service life prediction of polymers 12. Design and interpretation of laboratory weathering tests using acceleration parameters of aromatic engineering thermoplastics 13. A simple estimation of UV irradiance under clear-sky conditions 14. Structural insulated panels for housing: protocol for accelerated aging 15. Summary of the discussions following each session of the 7th international conference on service life prediction of polymer materials: Reaching new heights