Abstract
We have determined the activation energies ( E a) of yellowing and gloss loss for a large number of engineering thermoplastics and blends under accelerated weathering conditions. The E a often depend on the property measured and exposure conditions, although they vary over a fairly small range. Under the CIRA/sodalime-filtered xenon arc conditions most likely to be representative of outdoor exposure, the E a for gloss loss was ≤5 kcal/mol for all samples tested. The E a for yellowing was also ≤5 kcal/mol except for SAN and ABS. Evidently the color bodies formed from photo-oxidation of SAN are more sensitive to temperature. A reaction with an E a of 5 kcal/mol will increase its rate by about 33% for each 10 °C increase in temperature near room temperature. Temperature is an important, but not overwhelming, variable in the weathering of most engineering thermoplastics.
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