Accelerated Laser Ageing Of Plastics

Kenneth G. Snowdon; Stephen Rolt

doi:10.1117/12.950144

26 April 1989 Accelerated Laser Ageing Of Plastics

Kenneth G. Snowdon, Stephen Rolt

Proceedings Volume 1023, Excimer Lasers and Applications; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950144
Event: 1988 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1988, Hamburg, Germany

Abstract

Novel polymer ageing treatments based on 276 nm and 308 nm excimer laser radiation are reported. Comparison of laser ageing with natural and conventional artificial ageing (weatherometer) treatments has begun. Preliminary results indicate that the laser treatments offer increased acceleration factors 3200:1 to 120,000:1 over natural ageing and 50:1 to 3500:1 over weatherometers. Thus the laser treatments offer the prospect of reducing testing times from several months to a few tens of minutes.

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Kenneth G. Snowdon and Stephen Rolt "Accelerated Laser Ageing Of Plastics", Proc. SPIE 1023, Excimer Lasers and Applications, (26 April 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950144

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