Natural weathering effects on some properties of CPVC pipe material

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 191, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 198-201

  Merah, Nesar ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

CPVC; Fracture toughness; Natural weathering; Tensile

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; TENSILE TESTING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER CONTENT; WEATHERING; DETERIORATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CHLORINATED-POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (CPVC); GAS DISTRIBUTION; NATURAL WEATHERING; WEATHERING EFFECTS;

PLASTIC PIPE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

CPVC; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TESTS; NATURAL WEATHERING; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC); TENSILE; ULTIMATE ELONGATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS;

EID: 34249879846     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.03.031     Document Type: Article

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