Accelerated weathering device for service life prediction for organic coatings

Polymer Testing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-31

  Brunner, Samuel ^a   Richner, Peter ^a   Müller, Ulrich ^a   Guseva, Olga ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accelerated tests; Coatings; Service life prediction; Sulfuric acid aerosol; Weathering

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AGE HARDENING; AIRCRAFT; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; INSULATION; SULFURIC ACID; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEATHERING;

ACCELERATED TESTS; ARTIFICIAL WEATHERING; SERVICE LIFE PREDICTION; SULFURIC ACID AEROSOL;

ORGANIC COATINGS;

EID: 9244224651     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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