Stress cracking and photodegradation behavior of polycarbonate. the combination of two major causes of polymer failure

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2003-2010

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

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; ETHANOL; INJECTION MOLDING; MATERIALS TESTING APPARATUS; POLYCARBONATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; UNLOADING;

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKING RESISTANCES; EXPOSED TO; INJECTION MOULDED SAMPLES; PHOTO DEGRADATION; SIZE-EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; STRESS CRACKING; TENSILE TESTING MACHINES; ULTIMATE PROPERTIES; ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS;

STRESS RELAXATION;

EID: 55349091365     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.21067     Document Type: Conference Paper

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