Aging-resistance

The leather specimens are aged (a) at 50 °C for 7 days or (b) at 80 °C for 3 days. They are then assessed to see whether heat aging has resulted in embrittlement, yellowing or a change in the flexing endurance. 

This test, which is important for automotive leathers in particular, determines the condensation on cooled glass panes of volatiles from the leather or the finish coat It is described in DIN 75201. There are two different methods of measurement (a) the reflectometric method and (b) the gravimetric method. While the gravimetric method indicates the condensed mass, for example after 16 h at 100 °C, the reflectometric method describes the clouding of the cooled glass plate after 3 h at 100 °C. 

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Long-chain esters of pentaerythritol have been used as pour-point depressants for lubricant products, ranging from fuel oils or diesel fuels to the high performance lubricating oils requited for demanding outiets such as aviation, power turbines, and automobiles. These materials requite superior temperature, viscosity, and aging resistance, and must be compatible with the wide variety of metallic surfaces commonly used in the outiets (79—81). 

The product contains 12.6% phosphoms and has an OH number in the 450 mg KOH/g range. Fyrol 6 is used to impart a permanent Class 11 E-84 flame spread rating to rigid foam for insulating walls and roofs. Particular advantages are low viscosity, stabiHty in polyol—catalyst mixtures, and outstanding humid aging resistance. Fyrol 6 is used in both spray foam, froth, pour-in-place, and slab stock. 

Rosin ester resins are used as modifiers in the formulation of chewing gum. The rosin derivative modifies the physical properties of the polymer used, providing the desired masticatory properties. The glycerol ester of hydrogenated rosin is the predominant choice, because stabilized materials have improved aging resistance, which extends the shelf life of the gum. 

EPDM is a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene, and a small amount (<10%) of an unsaturated diene third monomer to provide a cure site. Unlike the elastomers previously discussed, the unsaturation in EPDM is not in the main chain, but it is pendent to the chain. Peroxide cure gives superior aging resistance and low compression set. 

Sulfur. Low sulfur stocks and EV sulfur-accelerated systems have better aging resistance. Normally, the oxidation rate increases with the amount of sulfur used in the cure. The increased rate may be due to activation of adjacent C—H groups by high levels of combined sulfur. Saturated sulfides are more inert to oxidation than aHyUc sulfides. Polysulfidic cross-links impart excessive hardening of SBR as compared to more stable monosulfidic cross-links. 

I ew Rubber-Modified Styrene Copolymers. Rubber modification of styrene copolymers other than HIPS and ABS has been useful for specialty purposes. Transparency has been achieved with the use of methyl methacrylate as a comonomer styrene—methyl methacrylate copolymers have been successfully modified with mbber. Improved weatherability is achieved by modifying SAN copolymers with saturated, aging-resistant elastomers (88). 

Ethylene—Propylene (Diene) Rubber. The age-resistant elastomers are based on polymer chains having a very low unsaturation, sufficient for sulfur vulcanization but low enough to reduce oxidative degradation. EPDM can be depicted by the following chain stmcture ... 

Polysulfides. The polysulftde elastomer, best known under the trade name Thiokol, represents the earliest commercially developed synthetic mbber, developed ia 1930 by J. C. Patrick as a highly solvent and age-resistant elastomer (15). It is stiH considered the most solvent-resistant mbber, but its poor mechanical properties provide a serious disadvantage (see Polymers containing sulfur). 

Structure—Property Relationships The modem approach to the development of new elastomers is to satisfy specific appHcation requirements. AcryUc elastomers are very powerhil in this respect, because they can be tailor-made to meet certain performance requirements. Even though the stmcture—property studies are proprietary knowledge of each acryUc elastomer manufacturer, some significant information can be found in the Hterature (18,41). Figure 3a shows the predicted according to GCT, and the volume swell in reference duid, ASTM No. 3 oil (42), related to each monomer composition. Figure 3b shows thermal aging resistance of acryHc elastomers as a function of backbone monomer composition. 

Antioxidants (qv) usually provide only a marginal improvement ia heat aging resistance because of the inherent oxidation resistance of the saturated backbone of ACM. The antioxidants most frequently used are nonvolatile amine compounds. 

Ageing resistance at I00°C Moderate Good Excellent Moderate Good... 

The demands on insulating materials in soil and fresh water are relatively low. Anodically evolved oxygen makes the use of aging-resistant insulating materials necessary. These consist of special types of rubber (neoprene) and stabilized plastics of polyethylene, and polyvinylchloride, as well as cast resins such as acrylate, epoxy, polyester resin and many others. 

Polymers with very good heat resistance (both in terms of deformation and of heat aging resistance) but which may be processed by conventional techniques, e.g. polysulphones and poly(phenylene oxides). 

Compared with the major vinyls cellulose acetate plastics have a high water absorption, poor electrical insulation characteristics, limited aging resistance and... 

Heat aging resistance does not appear to be as good as with the bis-phenol A epoxide but outdoor weathering is said to be superior. 

Whilst exhibiting the excellent low-temperature flexibility (with a Tg of about -80°C) and very good heat resistance (up to 200°C) typical of a silicone rubber, the fluorosilicones also exhibit good aliphatic oil resistance and excellent aging resistance. However, for some applications they have recently encountered a challenge from the polyphosphazenes (see Section 13.10). 

There is a frequent dememd for materials suitable for housings for computer, domestic, electrical and automotive equipment. In these applications toughness, excellent surface finish, surface durability, reasonable rigidity, dimensional stability, good weathering behaviour and low water absorption are common requirements. In these applications ABS is frequently considered first but its limited deflection temperature and heat aging resistance may lead to other... 

Excellent ageing properties. The polymer structure combined with adequate antioxidants produces excellent ageing resistance. 

Transparent polyethylene is characterized by an enhanced freeze- and heat-aging resistance, and also by a... 

Nitrile rubber (NBR) was first commercialized by I.G. Farbindustry, Germany, in 1937, under the trade name of Buna N. Its excellent balance of properties confers it an important position in the elastomer series. Nitrile rubber, a copolymer of butadiene and acrylonitrile, is widely used as an oil-resistant rubber. The acrylonitrile content decides the ultimate properties of the elastomer. In spite of possessing a favorable combination of physical properties, there has been a continuous demand to improve the aging resistance of NBR due to the tougher requirements of industrial and automotive applications. 

Due to the chemical structure, fimctionality and composition of their constituents, ordinary variations of the processing conditions as well as the quality of the raw materials have been observed to lead to changes of the fine structure which are often responsible of lower ageing resistence of the polymer. The data reported here correlate the morphology of some widely utilized epoxy matrices to the informations that can be obtained from the study of the sorption behaviours. 

The ACM-silica film looks darker after aging than the ENR-silica fihn. Better dispersion and interaction with the silica provides better aging resistance in the latter than in the former. The observations on the high temperature degradation of these composites are quite similar [69]. 

CA-isoprene rubber cured with bis(dusopropyl)thiophosphoryl disulfide (DIPDIS) shows results at 160°C, producing a predominantly monosulfidic network structure [14]. Similar work on heat-resistant network structures has been carried out on other synthetic rubbers. For example, a sulfur-less system using 1 phr TBBS, 2.0 phr DTDM, and 0.4 phr TMTD in SBR gives the best aging resistance [15]. 

Excellent compression set and good heat aging resistance... 

Tables 14.17 and 14.18. The advantages of these systems are improved set and aging resistance while adequate processing safety and fast cures are maintained.

Peroxides vulcanization of EPDM is growing in popularity because of enhanced aging resistance. A comparison of sulfur- and peroxide-cure system is shown in Table 14.31 [53]. 

Resin curing of SBR and BR imparts excellent cut growth and abrasion resistance. Resin-cured NBR shows high fatigue life and high relaxation, while resin-cured HR shows outstanding ozone and age resistance [55]. 

NR can be cross-linked by a blocked diphenyl methanes diisocyanate to produce urethane crosslinks. The cross-linking agent dissociates into two quinonedioxime molecules and one diphenyl methane diisocyanate. The quinone reacts with the rubber via a nitroso group and forms cross-links via diisocyanato group. The performance of this system in NR is characterized by excellent age resistance and outstanding reversion resistance. 

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