A model has been developed and implemented at GE Plastics that predicts a material's color shift when weathered. The material's color shift is due to the summation of color shifts from each individual component. By individually measuring the change in each component's optical coefficients upon weathering and using a multiple light scattering model, one can predict the color shift of a material composed of mixtures of these components. The model has been shown to have a standard deviation of 0.4 to 0.9 when predicting color shifts E*, for PC-polyester copolymers, ABS, and ABS/PC blends using an automotive exterior test, SAE J1885, ASTM D 4674, and ASTM D 4459.
Predictive Weathering Tool for Color Formula Development
Sae Technical Papers
SAE 2003 World Congress & Exhibition ; 2003
2003-03-03
Conference paper
English
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