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Ageing of Rubber

Accelerated Weathering and Ozone Test Results

R.P. Brown, T. Butler and S.W. Hawley

Europe’s leading independent plastics and rubber specialists

Ageing of Rubber
Accelerated Weathering and Ozone Test Results

R.P. Brown, T. Butler and S.W. Hawley Rapra Technology Limited

This report is an output from the Weathering of Elastomers and Sealants project which forms part of the UK government’s Department of Trade and Industry’s Degradation of Materials in Aggressive Environments Programme.

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Practical Guide to Polyethylene

First Published in 2001 by

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Contents
1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1 2. Materials