Predicting the performances of basecoat/clearcoat automotive paint systems by the use of adhesion, scratch and mar resistance measurements

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 405-410

  Tahmassebi, Nargess ^a,b   Moradian, Siyamak ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b R and D Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Automotive paint; Basecoat clearcoat; Cracking; Peeling; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADHESION; CRACK INITIATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROHARDNESS; PEELING; PHOTOOXIDATION; POLYESTERS; STRESS ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY; WEATHERING;

AUTOMOTIVE PAINTS; BASECOAT/CLEARCOAT;

PAINT;

EID: 1142303876     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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