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Service Life Prediction of Exterior Plastics

Vision for the Future

  • 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 249-252

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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eBook USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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