The effect of photo-oxidative degradation on fracture in ABS pipe resins

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-242

  Davis, P ^a   Tiganis, B E ^a   Burn, L S ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

ABS; Brittle fracture; Surface degradation; UV exposure

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMILUMINESCENCE; CHROMOPHORES; COPOLYMERS; ESTERS; FOURIER OPTICS; KETONES; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; POLYBUTADIENES; REACTION KINETICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIMODAL MATRIX; RADICAL CHAINS; SURFACE DEGRADATION; UV EXPOSURE;

ABS RESINS;

EID: 2542454214     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2003.10.017     Document Type: Article

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