Structural evolution and degradation mechanism of Vectran® fibers upon exposure to UV-radiation

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1744-1753

  Liu, Yuxi ^a   Liu, Yuyan ^a   Tan, Huifeng ^a   Wang, Changguo ^a   Wei, Huige ^b   Guo, Zhanhu ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Lamar University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibers; High performance polymers; Photoaging; Photodegradation mechanism; Vectran

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STRUCTURAL CHANGES; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMER; HIGH-PERFORMANCE FIBERS; PHOTO-AGING; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; STRUCTURAL ORDERING; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS;

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ATOMS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC LAMPS; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOELECTRONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

FIBERS;

EID: 84881181259     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.05.023     Document Type: Article

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