Effects of temperature on the weathering of engineering thermoplastics

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 684-691

  Pickett, J E ^a   Gibson, D A ^a   Rice, S T ^a   Gardner, M M ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated weathering; Activation energy; Polycarbonate; Thermoplastics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; PHOTOOXIDATION; SAMPLING; THERMAL EFFECTS; WEATHERING;

ACCELERATED WEATHERING; ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTICS; WEATHERING CONDITIONS; XENON ARC CONDITIONS;

POLYCARBONATES;

EID: 40249084018     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.12.013     Document Type: Article

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