Qualification of pipe-grade HDPEs: Part I, development of a suitable accelerated ageing method

Polymer Testing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 96-102

  Zanasi, Tania ^a,b   Fabbri, Elena ^a,b   Pilati, Francesco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Italian Consortium for Science and Technology of Materials (INSTM)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accelerated ageing tests; HDPE ageing; Pipe degradation; Polyethylene; Recycled polyethylene

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; OXYGEN; PIPE; RECYCLING; TESTING; THERMOPLASTICS;

ACCELERATED AGEING; ACCELERATED AGEING TESTS; DEGRADATION RATES; HDPE AGEING; HDPE PIPES; HIGH TEMPERATURES; MECHANICAL STRESSES; MIXING TIMES; POLYETHYLENE SAMPLES; POLYMER CHARACTERIZATIONS; RECYCLED POLYETHYLENE; RELIABLE METHODS; TECHNIQUES USED; TGA AND DSC;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 58149231134     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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