Stress cracking and photodegradation: The combination of two major causes of HIPS failure

Macromolecular Symposia

Volumn 258, Issue , 2007, Pages 162-169

  Timoteo G A V ^a   Fechine, G J M ^a   Rabello, M S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

HIPS; Photodegradation; Stress cracking

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS RELAXATION; TENSILE TESTING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE (HIPS); STRESS CRACKING; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 37249038980     PISSN: 10221360     EISSN: 15213900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/masy.200751218     Document Type: Article

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