Degradation behavior of an ultraviolet and hygrothermally aged polyurethane elastomer: fourier transform infrared and differential scanning calorimetry studies

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 712-718

  Ludwick, Adriane ^a   Aglan, Heshmat ^a   Abdalla, Mohamed O ^a   Calhoun, Maria ^a  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Elastomers; FTIR; Polyurethanes

Indexed keywords

AGEING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURES; DEGRADATION BEHAVIORS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; FTIR; FTIR ANALYSES; HYGROTHERMAL; MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; POLYURETHANE ELASTOMERS; TEST CHAMBERS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL TRANSITIONS; ULTRA VIOLETS; UV EXPOSURES;

ABS RESINS; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; DIGITAL CAMERAS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; RUBBER; SCANNING; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THERMOANALYSIS;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY;

AGING; CALORIMETRY; DEGRADATION; ELASTOMER; POLYURETHANE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 55849127044     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.28523     Document Type: Article

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