Our experts are frequently asked to recommend literature on weathering testing and technology. To meet this request, we have compiled a list of selected textbooks, proceedings, and standards that may be useful for both beginners and experienced weathering experimenters. Publications in scientific and technical journals are not included here, as they would simply be too numerous.
A) Textbooks
The list starts with brand new publications. It also includes several older but still very useful textbooks, which are often referred to as “must-reads” for weathering scientists.
Handbuch der Bewitterung
• Author: Florian Feil
• Vincentz, August 14, 2024, 2nd Edition, German, 364 pages.
• Hardcover ISBN 978-3-7486-0273-6, ebook ISBN 978-3-7486-0274-3
• Order link. See also blog post.
• An English publication is planned for 2025.
CSAE Automotive Weathering Testing Handbook
• Compiled by the “Automotive Anti Corrosion and Aging Branch” of China Society of Automotive Engineers (CSAE), September 2024, Chinese, 318 pages.
• ISBN: 978-7-111-76006-1
• Order link.
Künstliche Bewitterung kompakt. Ein Handbuch für Praktiker
• Various authors including Jürgen Parr, Peter Trubiroha, Paul Grillberger, Florian Feil.
• Facultas, December 2020, 1st Edition, German, 150 pages.
• Compiled by Austrian Environmental Society (ÖGUS)
• ISBN: 3708920309
Handbook of Material Weathering
• Author: George Wypych
• ChemTec Publishing, 6th Edition 2018, English. 982 pages.
• Hardcover, ISBN 978-1-927885-31-4
• The 7th Edition will be published early 2025.
Photodegradation of Polymers: Physical Characteristics and Applications
• Author: Jan F. Rabek
• Springer 1995, 1st Edition, English, 538 pages.
• ISBN: 978-3540586614
Handbook of UV Degradation and Stabilization
• Editor: George Wypych
• Elsevier Science & Technology, 3rd Edition 2020, English. 518 pages.
• Hardback ISBN: 9781927885574, eBook ISBN: 978192788558
Handbook of Polymer Degradation
• Editor: S. Halim Hamid
• Crc Press Inc, 2000, 763 pages, 2nd Edition, English, 773 pages.
• ISBN 0-8247-0324-3 0
The Effect of UV Light and Weather on Plastics and Elastomers
• Author: Liesl K. Massey
• PDL Handbook Series, Plastics Design Library, 2006, English, 2nd Edition, 520 pages
• ISBN 978-0-8155-1525-8
Polymer Durability: Degradation Stabilization, and Lifetime Prediction
• Editors: Roger L. Clough, Norman C. Billingham, Kenneth T. Gillen
• American Chemical Society 1996, 1st Edition. Anglish. 591 pages.
• ISBN13: 9780841231344, eISBN: 9780841224346
Plastics and Coatings; Durability - Stabilisation Testing
• Author: Rose A. Ryntz.
• Hanser Verlag, Munich. 2001. English. 243 pages.
• ISBN 3-446-19406-1
Accelerated Aging: Photochemical and Thermal Aspects
• Author: Robert L. Feller.
• Getty Conservation Institute, 1994. Research in Conservation 4. Marina del Rey, CA, USA.
• English, 304 pages.
B) Conference Proceedings
Throughout the year, there are several weathering conferences and symposia. Some publish their proceedings as books.
International Symposium on Service Life Prediction
Service Life Prediction of Polymeric Materials. Global Perspectives
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Conference proceedings 2009.
• Editors: Jonathan W. Martin, Rose A. Ryntz, Joannie Chin, Ray A. Dickie
Service Life Prediction of Polymers and Coatings. Enhanced Methods
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Conference Proceedings 2019
• Editors: Christopher C. White, Mark E. Nichols, James E. Picket
• ISBN: 978-0-12-818367-0
ASTM Symposia and Workshops on Material Durability
Durability Testing of Non-Metallic Materials
• ASTM International, 1996, English, 241 pages
• Editor: Robert J. Herling
EWS - European Weathering Symposium
GUS Annual Conference
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Proceedings
C) Standards
Many weathering standards do not only describe methods for testing and evaluation or technology details. Several basic international standards also provide “general guidance” on weathering and lightfastness.
• ISO 4892-1 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 1: General guidance
• ISO 16474-1 Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources- Part 1: General guidance
• ISO 877-1 Plastics - Methods of exposure to solar radiation - Part 1: General guidance.
• ASTM G113 Standard Terminology Relating to Natural and Artificial Weathering Tests of Nonmetallic Materials
Further Information
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