This book contains papers presented at the Second International Symposium on Service Life Prediction in Organic Coatings, held in Monterey, California, in November 1999. Papers examine issues associated with developing relationships between in-service performance and exposure tests, reproducing controlled exposure conditions in the laboratory, the application of spectroscopic and other techniques to characterize coatings and their degradation chemistry, mathematical modeling, and characterization of physical and mechanical behavior of coatings during degradation. Specific topics include the effect of weathering on the fracture resistance of clearcoats, a spectral solar UV network, and permanence of UV absorbers in plastics. Martin is affiliated with the National Institute of Standards and Technology; Bauer is a researcher at Ford Motor Company. The book is distributed in the US by Oxford U. Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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.
