Service Life Prediction of Polymeric Materials : Global Perspectives - Martin, Jonathan W.; Ryntz, Rose Ann.; Chin, Joannie; Dickie, Ray.; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
Linking Field and Laboratory Exposure Results -- Linking Accelerated Laboratory Test with Outdoor Performance Results for a Model Epoxy Coating System -- A Statistical Model for Linking Field and Laboratory Exposure Results for a Model Coating -- Advances in Exploring Mechanistic Variations in Thermal Aging of Polymers -- Final Report on the Subject of Accelerated Weathering: An ASTM D01.53 Ten-Year Exposure Study -- Advances in Field and Laboratory Exposure -- An Analysis of the Effect of Irradiance on the Weathering of Polymeric Materials -- A New Approach to Characterizing Weathering Reciprocity in Xenon Arc Weathering Devices -- Controlled Temperature Natural Weathering -- Durability of Building Joint Sealants -- Evaluating Cyclic Fatigue of Sealants During Outdoor Testing -- Lifetime Predictions for Hardcoated Polycarbonate -- Degradation of Polypropylene Filament Under Elevated Temperature and High Oxygen Pressure -- Risk Analysis for Pipeline Assets-The Use of Models for Failure Prediction in Plastics Pipelines -- Predicting the Creep Behavior of High Density Polyethylene Geogrid Using Stepped Isothermal Method -- Methodology Study of Qualification of Electric Wire and Cable Used in Nuclear Power Plant -- Innovative Measurement Methodology in Quality Assessment of Coatings -- A New Test Method for Weatherability Prediction: Radical Shower using a Remote Plasma Reactor -- Characterizing and Modeling Color and Appearance -- Metrologies for Characterizing Optical Properties of Clear and Pigmented Coatings -- Computer Graphic Tools for Automotive Paint Engineering -- Computer Graphics Techniques for Capturing and Rendering the Appearance of Aging Materials -- Mechanistic Measurements -- The Influence of Water on the Weathering of Automotive Paint Systems -- Chemiluminescence Detection: Principles, Chances and Limitations for the Shortening of Weathering Tests -- Enhancement of Photoprotection and Mechanical Properties of Polymers by Deposition of Thin Coatings -- A Critical Assessment of Techniques for Monitoring Polymer Photodegradation -- Polymer Films in Photovoltaic Modules: Analysis and Modeling of Permeation Processes -- 3-D Characterization of Multi-Layered Automotive Coating Systems: Stage-1 Analytical Toolbox for Surfaces, Interfaces, and Depth Profiles -- High Throughput Measurements, Combinatorial Methods, Informatics -- Development and Deployment of a High Throughput Exterior Durability Program for Architectural Paint Coatings -- Comparing Transport Properties of Coatings Using High Throughput Methods -- A High Throughput System for Accelerated Weathering and Automated Characterization of Polymeric Materials -- Contributions of Pigments, Additives, and Fillers -- Investigating Pigment Photoreactivity for Coatings Applications: Methods Development -- A Quantitative Model for Weathering-induced Mass Loss in Thermoplastic Paints -- Effect of Pigment Dispersion on Durability of a TiO2 Pigmented Epoxy Coating During Outdoor Exposure -- Effect of the Environmental Stress and Polymer Microenvironment on Efficiency Trials and Fate of Stabilizers -- Wrap-Up: Implementation -- Implementing What We Have Learned.
Keywords: Mechanics; Mechanics, Applied; Tribology; Corrosion and anti-corrosives.; Coatings; Automotive engineering; Chemical engineering; Solid Mechanics; Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings; Automotive Engineering; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering