Aging of ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) in artificial weathering environment

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1841-1846

  Zhao, Quanlin ^a   Li, Xiaogang ^a   Gao, Jin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Artificial weathering test; Crosslink density; Ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM); FTIR

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CROSSLINKING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SAMPLING; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TENSILE TESTING;

ARTIFICIAL WEATHERING TESTS; CROSSLINK DENSITY; ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE-DIENE MONOMER (EPDM);

MONOMERS;

EID: 34948872072     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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