Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Polymer Degradation and Stabilization

  • Book
  • © 1984

Overview

Authors:
  1. W. Lincoln Hawkins

    1. Montclair, USA

    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

Part of the book series: Polymers - Properties and Applications (POLYMERS, volume 8)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Introduction

    • W. Lincoln Hawkins
    Pages 1-2

  3. Polymer Degradation

    • W. Lincoln Hawkins
    Pages 3-34

  4. Stabilization Against Non-oxidative Thermal Degradation

    • W. Lincoln Hawkins
    Pages 35-39

  5. Stabilization Against Thermal Oxidation

    • W. Lincoln Hawkins
    Pages 40-73

  6. Stabilization Against Degradation by Radiation

    • W. Lincoln Hawkins
    Pages 74-90

  7. Stabilization Against Degradation by Ozone

    • W. Lincoln Hawkins
    Pages 91-97

  8. Test Procedures

    • W. Lincoln Hawkins
    Pages 98-113

  9. Future Trends

    • W. Lincoln Hawkins
    Pages 114-115

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 117-119
    Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

The development of polymers as an important class of material was inhibited at the first by the premature failure of these versatile compounds in many applications. The deterioration of important properties of both natural and synthetic polymers is the result of irreversible changes in composition and structure of polymers molecules. As a result of these reactions, mechanical, electrical and/or aesthetic properties are degraded beyond acceptable limits. It is now generally recognized that stabilization against degradation is necessary if the useful life of polymers is to be extended sufficiently to meet design requirements for long-term applications. Polymers degrade by a wide variety of mechanisms, several of which affect all polymers through to varying degree. This monograph will concentrate on those degradation mechanisms which result from reactions of polymers with oxygen in its various forms and which are accelerated by heat and/or radiation. Those stabilization mechanisms are discussed which are based on an understanding of degradation reaction mechanisms that are reasonably well established. The stabilization of polymers is still undergoing a transition from an art to a science as mechanisms of degradation become more fully developed. A scientific approach to stabilization can only be approached when there is an understanding of the reactions that lead to degradation. Stabilization against biodegradation and burning will not be discussed since there is not a clear understanding of how polymers degrade under these conditions.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Montclair, USA

    W. Lincoln Hawkins

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation