ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
A microfoil tensile test apparatus has been developed to determine the tensile strength of thin slices cut from the surface of uv-degraded plastic products. It will be shown that it is possible to obtain data on the degree and depth of ultraviolet degradation in polypropylene copolymer and high-density polyethylene with the microfoil tensile test apparatus and to relate this to the impact resistance. The results are in agreement with the results determined by infrared spectroscopy but are obtained in less time and more accurately. The influences of sample preparation and geometry, elapsed time after microtoming, and method of processing on the tensile strength, will be discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1142441
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