Ageing mechanism and mechanical degradation behaviour of polychloroprene rubber in a marine environment: Comparison of accelerated ageing and long term exposure

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 288-296

  Le Gac, P Y ^a   Le Saux, V ^b   Paris, M ^c   Marco, Y ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b ENSTA BRETAGNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Accelerated ageing; Chloroprene rubber; Degradation; Natural ageing; Sea water; Silica

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGEING; ACCELERATED AGEING TESTS; AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT; CHLOROPRENE RUBBER; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DEGRADATION PROCESS; FTIR; LONG TERM BEHAVIOURS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATERIAL CHANGE; MECHANICAL DEGRADATION; MICRO-INDENTATION TESTS; MONOTONIC TENSION; NATURAL AGEING; OFFSHORE APPLICATIONS; PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT; POLYCHLOROPRENE RUBBERS; POLYCHLOROPRENES; SAMPLE THICKNESS; SERVICE CONDITIONS; SOLID STATE NMR; WEATHERING RESISTANCE;

MARINE APPLICATIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; RUBBER; RUBBER APPLICATIONS; SEAWATER; SILICA; TENSILE TESTING;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 84856245791     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.12.015     Document Type: Article

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