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Service Life Prediction of Exterior Plastics

Vision for the Future

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Christopher C. White

    1. Polymeric Materials Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, USA

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  2. Jon Martin

    1. Montgomery Village, USA

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  3. J. Thomas Chapin

    1. Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Northbrook, USA

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  • Examines numerous consensus standards that affect commercial products allowing readers to see the future of standards related to service life prediction
  • Provides scientific foundation for latest commercially viable instruments
  • Presents groundbreaking research including the blueprint of a new test method that will significantly shorten the service life prediction process time
  • Covers two of the latest verified predictive models, which demonstrate realized-potential to transform the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (15 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Predicting Elevated Temperature Ratings of Polymeric Materials

    • Noé P. Navarro
    Pages 1-19

  3. Laboratory-Based Predictions of Weathering in Outdoor Environments over the Entire Degradation Pathway

    • Kenneth M. White, David M. Burns, Travis Q. Gregar
    Pages 21-40

  4. Hydrolysis Kinetics and Lifetime Prediction for Polycarbonate and Polyesters in Solar Energy Applications

    • James E. Pickett
    Pages 41-58

  5. A Kinetic Model for Predicting Polymeric Neutron Shieldings Lifetime

    • F. Nizeyimana, H. Issard
    Pages 59-70

  6. How Can We Effectively Use Accelerated Methods to Predict the Decorative Properties of PVDF-Based Coatings?: A Practical Approach

    • Kurt A. Wood
    Pages 71-85

  7. Accelerated Testing: Understanding Experimental Design and Error Propagation

    • Kevin White, Joel Forman
    Pages 87-94

  8. The Effect of Non-radiation Factors on the Weathering of Silicone Hardcoats

    • Jennifer David, Robert Hayes
    Pages 95-116

  9. Thermal Aging of Polyolefin and Effect of Pre-irradiation of γ Ray on Degradation

    • Masayuki Ito
    Pages 117-134

  10. Test Method Development for Outdoor Exposure and Accelerated Weathering of Vinyl Siding Specimens

    • Jeffrey P. Quill, Sean P. Fowler
    Pages 135-150

  11. Shelf Life Assessment of Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) and Polyester Polyol Resins Used as Adhesives

    • Mogon Patel, Laura Pilon, Peter Beavis, Paul Morrell, Niaz Khan, Anil Kumar et al.
    Pages 151-164

  12. Ultra-Accelerated Weathering II: Considerations for Accelerated Data-Based Weathering Service Life Predictions

    • Henry K. Hardcastle
    Pages 165-184

  13. Quantitative Mapping of Mechanisms for Photoinitiated Coating Degradation

    • Søren Kiil
    Pages 185-198

  14. Accelerated Service Life Testing of Photovoltaic Modules

    • Michael Koehl
    Pages 199-213

  15. Polypropylene Numerical Photoageing Simulation by Dose–Response Functions with Respect to Irradiation and Temperature: ViPQuali Project

    • Anja Geburtig, Volker Wachtendorf, Peter Trubiroha, Matthias Zäh, Artur Schönlein, Axel Müller et al.
    Pages 215-229

  16. Impact of Environmental Factors on Polymeric Films Used in Protective Glazing Systems

    • Kar Tean Tan, Christopher White, Donald Hunston, Aaron Forster, Deborah Stanley, Amy Langhorst et al.
    Pages 231-248

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 249-252
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About this book

This book defines the current state-of-the-art for predicting the lifetime of plastics exposed to weather and outlines the future research needed to advance this important field of study. Coverage includes progress in developing new science and test methods to determine how materials respond to weather exposure. This book is ideal for researchers and professionals working in the field of service life prediction.

This book also:

Examines numerous consensus standards that affect commercial products allowing readers to see the future of standards related to service life prediction

Provides scientific foundation for latest commercially viable instruments

Presents groundbreaking research including the blueprint of a new test method that will significantly shorten the service life prediction process time

Covers two of the latest verified predictive models, which demonstrate realized-potential to transform the field

Editors and Affiliations

  • Polymeric Materials Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, USA

    Christopher C. White

  • Montgomery Village, USA

    Jon Martin

  • Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Northbrook, USA

    J. Thomas Chapin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Service Life Prediction of Exterior Plastics

  • Book Subtitle: Vision for the Future

  • Editors: Christopher C. White, Jon Martin, J. Thomas Chapin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06034-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-06033-0Published: 24 September 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34308-2Published: 01 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-06034-7Published: 04 September 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 252

  • Number of Illustrations: 71 b/w illustrations, 80 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Solid Mechanics, Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings, Physical Chemistry, Structural Materials

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