The combined effect of photodegradation and stress cracking in polystyrene

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1504-1512

  Sousa, A R ^a   Amorim, K L E ^a   Medeiros, E S ^a   Melo T J A ^a   Rabello, M S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Photodegradation; Polystyrene; Stress cracking

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOLVENTS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS RELAXATION; TENSILE TESTING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BUTANOL; POLAR CHEMICAL GROUPS; STRESS CRACKING; SURFACE CRAZING;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 33645151967     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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