Acid etch of automotive clearcoats II. Comparison of degradation chemistry in laboratory and field testing

Autor: P. J. Schmitz, Joseph W. Holubka, Li-Feng Xu
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Journal of Coatings Technology. 72:53-61
ISSN: 0361-8773
DOI: 10.1007/bf02698005
Popis: A laboratory test procedure was developed to quantitatively evaluate the acid etch resistance of automotive clearcoats. Here we attempt to verify that the conditions used in the laboratory test reproduce the field degradation chemistry to assure that the test is evaluating realistic performance characteristics. In this study we applied X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) as a tool to determine if degradation products are observable which can be used to verify the consistency of the field and laboratory degradation processes for acrylic melamine-based clearcoats.
Databáze: OpenAIRE