Effects of ultraviolet solar radiation on the properties of particulate-filled epoxy based polymer coating

• Published in: Polymer degradation and stability Vol. 181; p. 109352
• Main Authors: Khotbehsara, Mojdeh Mehrinejad, Manalo, Allan, Aravinthan, Thiru, Turner, Joanna, Ferdous, Wahid, Hota, Gangarao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Aluminum hydroxide; aluminum oxide; Composite materials; Degradation; durability; epoxides; Epoxy polymer; Epoxy resins; Exposure; Fillers; Flame retardants; Flexural strength; Fly ash; Industrial wastes; Mechanical properties; Microcracks; Microstructure; modulus of rupture; Particulate fillers; photolysis; Polymer coating; Polymer coatings; Polymer matrix composites; Polymers; Protective coatings; Radiation damage; Service life; Solar radiation; Thermomechanical properties; Ultraviolet radiation; Uv degradation; Weight loss; Mechanical properties; Particulate fillers; Polymer coating; microstructure; Uv degradation; Epoxy polymer

•Properties and microstructure of particulate-filled epoxy-based coating under UV exposure.•Particulate fillers make epoxy resin with a dense microstructure after UV exposure.•Exposure to a xenon arc lamp at a temperature of 60 °C for 2000 h is equivalent to 5 years of UV exposure in the field.•Less...