FSCT publishes book on quantifying weathering performance of polymeric materials

FSCT publishes book on quantifying weathering performance of polymeric materials

Keywords: Polymers, Materials

The FSCT has published Service Life Prediction: Challenging the Status Quo. This comprehensive publication features the papers presented at the 3rd Service Life Symposium, held in February 2004 in Sedona, Ariz. The 432-page, hardbound book focuses on the latest scientific and technical advances leading to more reliable and quantitative predictions of the weathering performance of polymeric materials. “Service Life Prediction” offers a critical examination of current and alternative service life prediction methods, and reports on advances in laboratory and field exposure testing. Focus is given to advances in informatics, high-throughput and combinatorial methods, predictive models, data collection and data storage methods, and decision support systems. In addition,methods of implementing advances and scientific issues that still need to be addressed are identified and discussed. Editors of the publication are Jonathan W. Martin, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Rose A. Ryntz,Visteon Corp.; and Ray A. Dickie, editor of the Journal of Coatings Technology Research. For more information or to purchase the book, visit FSCT Publications Store or contact FSCT by phone at 610/940.0777 or e-mail: publications@coatingstech.org.