Service Life Prediction of Polymeric Materials (eBook)

Preface 5
Contents 8
Linking Field and Laboratory Exposure Results 12
Chapter 1 Linking Accelerated Laboratory Test with Outdoor Performance Results for a Model Epoxy Coating System 13
Chapter 2 A Statistical Model for Linking Field and Laboratory Exposure Results for a Model Coating 39
Chapter 3 Advances in Exploring Mechanistic Variations in Thermal Aging of Polymers 54
Chapter 4 Final Report on the Subject of Accelerated Weathering: An ASTM D01.53 Ten-Year Exposure Study 66
Advances in Field and Laboratory Exposure 78
Chapter 5 An Analysis of the Effect of Irradiance on the Weathering of Polymeric Materials 79
Chapter 6 A New Approach to Characterizing Weathering Reciprocity in Xenon Arc Weathering Devices 91
Chapter 7 Controlled Temperature Natural Weathering 100
Chapter 8 Durability of Building Joint Sealants 122
Chapter 9 Evaluating Cyclic Fatigue of Sealants During Outdoor Testing 136
Chapter 10 Lifetime Predictions for Hardcoated Polycarbonate 159
Chapter 11 Degradation of Polypropylene Filament Under Elevated Temperature and High Oxygen Pressure 176
Chapter 12 Risk Analysis for Pipeline Assets—The Use of Models for Failure Prediction in Plastics Pipelines 188
Chapter 13 Predicting the Creep Behavior of High Density Polyethylene Geogrid Using Stepped Isothermal Method 210
Chapter 14 Methodology Study of Qualification of Electric Wire and Cable Used in Nuclear Power Plant 224
Chapter 15 Innovative Measurement Methodology in Quality Assessment of Coatings 233
Chapter 16 A New Test Method for Weatherability Prediction: Radical Shower using a Remote Plasma Reactor 245
Characterizing and Modeling Color and Appearance 259
Chapter 17 Metrologies for Characterizing Optical Properties of Clear and Pigmented Coatings 260
Chapter 18 Computer Graphic Tools for Automotive Paint Engineering 276
Chapter 19 Computer Graphics Techniques for Capturing and Rendering the Appearance of Aging Materials 286
Mechanistic Measurements 296
Chapter 20 The Influence of Water on the Weathering of Automotive Paint Systems 297
Chapter 21 Chemiluminescence Detection: Principles, Chances and Limitations for the Shortening of Weathering Tests 311
Chapter 22 Enhancement of Photoprotection and Mechanical Properties of Polymers by Deposition of Thin Coatings 329
Chapter 23 A Critical Assessment of Techniques for Monitoring Polymer Photodegradation 346
Chapter 24 Polymer Films in Photovoltaic Modules: Analysis and Modeling of Permeation Processes 361
Chapter 25 3-D Characterization of Multi-Layered Automotive Coating Systems: Stage-1 Analytical Toolbox for Surfaces, Interfaces, and Depth Profiles 372
High Throughput Measurements, Combinatorial Methods, Informatics 393
Chapter 26 Development and Deployment of a High Throughput Exterior Durability Program for Architectural Paint Coatings 394
Chapter 27 Comparing Transport Properties of Coatings Using High Throughput Methods 402
Chapter 28 A High Throughput System for Accelerated Weathering and Automated Characterization of Polymeric Materials 409
Contributions of Pigments, Additives, and Fillers 417
Chapter 29 Investigating Pigment Photoreactivity for Coatings Applications: Methods Development 418
Chapter 30 A Quantitative Model for Weathering-induced Mass Loss in Thermoplastic Paints 452
Chapter 31 Effect of Pigment Dispersion on Durability of a TiO2 Pigmented Epoxy Coating During Outdoor Exposure 470
Chapter 32 Effect of the Environmental Stress and Polymer Microenvironment on Efficiency Trials and Fate of Stabilizers 488
Wrap-Up: Implementation 516
Chapter 33 Implementing What We Have Learned 517
Index 526