Global weathering of aromatic engineering thermoplastics

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 405-417

  Pickett, J E ^a   Gardner, M M ^a   Gibson, D A ^a   Rice, S T ^a  

^a GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlation; Outdoor weathering; Plastics; Relative rates

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CORRELATION METHODS; FUNGI; PIGMENTS; RAIN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COLOR SHIFT; MICROBIAL GROWTH; OUTDOOR WEATHERING; RELATIVE RATES;

THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 25444460815     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2005.04.011     Document Type: Article

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