White, C.
, White, K.
and Pickett, J.
(2017),
Service Life Prediction -Why is this so hard?, Service Life Prediction of Polymers and Plastics Exposed to Outdoor Weathering, Elisiver, Cambridge, MA (Accessed May 2, 2026)
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Service Life Prediction -Why is this so hard?
Published
Author(s)
, Kenneth M. White, James Pickett
Abstract
Service life prediction in general and weathering lifetime in particular have been persistent problems despite nearly a century of work. Part of the problem has been a gap between the work of scientists studying material degradation and the practices, needs, and desires of engineers who make the specifications and standards that drive most testing. In this chapter, we describe why this gap exists and propose a way to close it using the methodology of service life prediction to develop predictive test conditions for specific classes of materials.Citation
Service Life Prediction of Polymers and Plastics Exposed to Outdoor Weathering
Volume
1
Publisher Info
Elisiver, Cambridge, MA
Pub Type
Book Chapters
Keywords
service life prediction, accelerated testing, weathering, reciprocity, activation energy, moisture, standards
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Created November 8, 2017, Updated October 22, 2018