LEADER 00000cam a2200589Ia 4500 001 ocn244857970 003 OCoLC 005 20160527041046.8 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 080903s2002 enk ob 001 0 eng d 019 646755662|a815689329 020 9781859573532|q(electronic bk.) 020 1859573533|q(electronic bk.) 020 1281774677 020 9781281774675 020 |z9781859573129 020 |z1859573126 035 (OCoLC)244857970|z(OCoLC)646755662|z(OCoLC)815689329 040 N$T|beng|epn|cN$T|dOCLCQ|dIDEBK|dE7B|dEBLCP|dOCLCQ|dMERUC |dOCLCQ 049 RIDW 050 4 TP1120|b.B76 2002eb 072 7 TEC|x009010|2bisacsh 072 7 PNNP|2bicssc 082 04 668.4|222 090 TP1120|b.B76 2002eb 100 1 Brown, Roger|q(Roger P.) 245 10 Practical guide to the assessment of the useful life of plastics /|cRoger P. Brown and John H. Greenwood. 260 Shawbury, Shrewsbury [England] :|bRAPRA Technology Ltd., |c2002. 300 1 online resource (viii, 180 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Foreword; Introduction; Definition of the Plastic; What is Failure?; Agents and Mechanisms of Degradation; Real and Simulated Service Conditions; Accelerated Tests; Parameters to Monitor Degradation; Prediction Techniques; Limitations, Pitfalls and Uncertainties; Condition Monitoring and Residual Life Assessment; Data Available; Examples of Current Practice; Conclusion; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Index. 520 After price and delivery time, the most frequently asked question about a product is 'How long will it last?' Lifetime expectancy is often many years, the service conditions may be complex, and there is a scarcity of definitive data on durability. The situation is complicated by the fact that there are a vast number of degradation agents, service conditions, properties of importance and different plastics. There are many inherent difficulties in designing durability tests. In many cases, the time scale involved is such that accelerated test conditions are essential. Whilst large amounts of dur. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 0 Plastics|xService life. 655 4 Electronic books. 700 1 Greenwood, J. H.|q(John H.) 776 08 |iPrint version:|aBrown, Roger (Roger P.).|tPractical guide to the assessment of the useful life of plastics. |dShawbury, Shrewsbury [England] : RAPRA Technology Ltd., 2002|z1859573126|z9781859573129|w(OCoLC)50296215 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=234851|zOnline eBook. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading this eBook|uhttp:// guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 948 |d201606016|cEBSCO|tebscoebooksacademic|lridw 994 92|bRID