Accelerated hygrothermal and UV aging of thermoplastic polyurethanes

High Performance Polymers

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-15

  Jana, R N ^a   Bhunia, H ^b  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS); Hygrothermal aging; Thermoplastic polyurethane; UV absorber

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION FACTORS; AGING TEMPERATURES; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIISOCYANATES; EXPOSURE-TIME; HINDERED AMINE LIGHT STABILIZER; HYGROTHERMAL; HYGROTHERMAL AGING; LIFE-TIMES; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; STRUCTURAL DAMAGES; THERMAL TRANSITIONS; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES; UV ABSORBERS; UV EXPOSURE;

BUTANE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYURETHANES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

EID: 77649240209     PISSN: 09540083     EISSN: 13616412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954008308097460     Document Type: Article

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