Service Life Prediction of Polymeric Materials

Download or read book Service Life Prediction of Polymeric Materials written by Jonathan W Martin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-11-16 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Service Life Prediction of Polymeric Materials: Global Perspectives combines developed content derived from topics discussed in the Fourth International Symposium on Service Life Prediction (Key Largo, Florida, December 2006). This critical examination of the existing and alternative methodologies used to assess the service life of polymeric materials presents readers with the advances in accelerated and field exposure testing protocols. Written by established experts in the service life community, this volume introduces advanced methods, including high throughput and combinatorial analyses, models data collection and storage formats. Researchers and engineers involved with materials and polymer science, coatings technologists and automotive materials will find Service Life Prediction of Polymeric Materials: Global Perspectives a useful tool.