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WeatheringUltimate tensile strengthEnvironmental scienceSeawaterNatural rubberMaterials scienceComposite materialGeologyOceanographyGeochemistry
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- 1989
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- article
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- 26
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 333-345
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- 121
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Jan E. Pegram,
Anthony L. Andrady
(1989).
Outdoor weathering of selected polymeric materials under marine exposure conditions.
Polymer Degradation and Stability
, 26
(4)
, 333-345.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0141-3910(89)90112-2
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- 10.1016/0141-3910(89)90112-2