Rapid assessment of weathering stability from exposure of polymer films. III. Relative weathering stability of ABS and arylon, a related polymer blend
- 1 April 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Polymer Science
- Vol. 18 (4) , 1181-1185
- https://doi.org/10.1002/app.1974.070180416
Abstract
Arylon, a blend of an aromatic polysulfone and a terpolymer of acrylonitrile–butadiene and α‐methylstyrene, weathers similarly to ABS. However its first‐order rate constant for the loss of unsaturation is only 0.39 cm2(Wh)−1 as against 0.80cm 2(Wh)−1 for ABS. This slower weathering is probably caused by the decrease in light intensity penetrating Arylon compared with ABS as a result of the high degree of light scattering observed in the former.Keywords
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