Effect of reprocessing and accelerated ageing on thermal and mechanical polycarbonate properties

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 210, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 727-733

  Perez J M ^a   Vilas, J L ^a   Laza, J M ^a   Arnaiz S ^b   Mijangos, F ^a   Bilbao, E ^a   Rodriguez M ^a   Leon L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b Centro Tecnologico Gaiker   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ageing; Mechanical properties; Polycarbonate; Recycling; Reprocessing; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGEING; ACCELERATED WEATHERING; AGEING; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; MOLDING CYCLES; REPROCESSING CYCLES; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

IMPACT STRENGTH; RECYCLING; SOIL MECHANICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WEATHERING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 76549117392     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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