This is a comprehensive overview of recent progress in the development and application of modern service life prediction strategies to coatings and other polymeric materials. Topics covered include the effects of weather variability, novel light sources, effects of acid precipitation and
exposure angle on weathering, new techniques for measuring time of wetness, and methods for following the chemical and mechanical degradation of organic coatings and other polymeric materials. There is also a section devoted to the understanding of degradation and stabilization processes as well as
methods for manipulating the large amounts of data generated in service life studies.
Language
English
Pages
528
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Release
December 20, 2001
ISBN
0841236933
ISBN 13
9780841236936
Service Life Prediction: Methodology and Metrologies
This is a comprehensive overview of recent progress in the development and application of modern service life prediction strategies to coatings and other polymeric materials. Topics covered include the effects of weather variability, novel light sources, effects of acid precipitation and
exposure angle on weathering, new techniques for measuring time of wetness, and methods for following the chemical and mechanical degradation of organic coatings and other polymeric materials. There is also a section devoted to the understanding of degradation and stabilization processes as well as
methods for manipulating the large amounts of data generated in service life studies.