Mar resistance of automotive clearcoats: I. Relationship to coating mechanical properties

Journal of Coatings Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 866, 1997, Pages 57-63

  Courter, Jeanne L ^a  

^a CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DUCTILITY; ELASTOMERS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; ORGANIC COATINGS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; WEAR RESISTANCE; YIELD STRESS;

ELASTOMERIC PAINTS; MAR RESISTANCE; SCRATCHES;

PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

EID: 0031096012     PISSN: 03618773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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