Effects of temperature on the weathering lifetime of coated polycarbonate

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1085-1091

  Pickett, James E ^a   Sargent, Jonathan R ^b   Blaydes, Holly A ^a   Babbie, Nicole ^b  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Exatec LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Coatings; Lifetime prediction; Polycarbonate; UV absorber

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE; COATING DELAMINATION; COATING SYSTEM; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; LIFETIME PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE MODELS; UV ABSORBER; UV ABSORBERS;

COATINGS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SILICONES; STEEL SHEET;

ACTIVATION ENERGY;

EID: 65649095178     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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