Practical guide to the assessment of the useful life of plastics [electronic resource] / by Roger P. Brown and John H. Greenwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Roger (Roger P.)

Contributor:

Greenwood, J. H. (John H.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plastics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Place of Publication:

Shawbury, U.K. : Rapra Technology Ltd. ; Surrey, U.K. : ERA Technology, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After price and delivery time, the most frequently asked question about a product is 'How long will it last?' Lifetime expectancy is often many years, the service conditions may be complex, and there is a scarcity of definitive data on durability. The situation is complicated by the fact that there are a vast number of degradation agents, service conditions, properties of importance and different plastics. There are many inherent difficulties in designing durability tests. In many cases, the time scale involved is such that accelerated test conditions are essential. Whilst large amounts of dur

Contents:

Foreword; Introduction; Definition of the Plastic; What is Failure?; Agents and Mechanisms of Degradation; Real and Simulated Service Conditions; Accelerated Tests; Parameters to Monitor Degradation; Prediction Techniques; Limitations, Pitfalls and Uncertainties; Condition Monitoring and Residual Life Assessment; Data Available; Examples of Current Practice; Conclusion; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-77467-7

9786611774677

1-85957-353-3

OCLC:

244857970