Chemiluminescence as a condition monitoring method for thermal aging and lifetime prediction of an HTPB elastomer

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2365-2374

  Celina, M ^a   Trujillo, A B ^a   Gillen, K T ^a   Minier, L M ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated polymer degradation; Chemiluminescence analysis; Condition monitoring; Lifetime prediction

Indexed keywords

CHEMILUMINESCENCE; CONDITION MONITORING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYURETHANES; SCREENING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ACCELERATED POLYMER DEGRADATION; CHEMILUMINESCENCE ANALYSIS; HYDROXYL-TERMINATED-POLYBUTADIENE; LIFETIME PREDICTION; THERMAL AGING;

ELASTOMERS;

EID: 33745511428     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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