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Weathering of Black Plastics for Automotive Exteriors
Technical Paper
2003-01-1191
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Ten mold-in-color black polymers were evaluated for exterior weathering in an attempt to improve the specifications for exterior mold-in-color plastics to meet five year durability for a 95th percentile sunbelt customer. Four different weathering methods were utilized including Arizona exposure, Florida exposure, and Xenon arc exposures per the GMNA and the GM Europe methods. Colorfastness, gloss retention and other material property changes due to weathering were measured and analyzed against two GM durability standards. For the appearance attributes, correlations between actual exposure and accelerated exposure were attempted. Test results before and after polishing were also analyzed. Finally, in addition to comparing the performance of the ten polymers, the four weathering methods are compared and discussed with recommendations for the preferred testing regimen.
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Carroll, M. and Scramlin, J., "Weathering of Black Plastics for Automotive Exteriors," SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-1191, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-1191.Also In
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