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- Title
Resistance of a silicone membrane to long-term UV and moisture aging in light of climate change.
- Authors
Masson, J.-F.; Collins, Peter; Riahinezhad, Marzieh; Lopez-Carreon, Itzel; Johansen, Jocelyn
- Abstract
Three room-temperature fluid-applied silicone membranes intended for application in building envelopes were studied in this work. The membranes were subjected to accelerated UV and moisture aging for 5000 h to evaluate their resistance to long-term aging. The properties of the membranes were studied to understand the degradation mechanisms that might occur during accelerated aging. The weight loss, wetting propensity, cracking and oxidation resistance, and storage modulus were measured at different intervals during 5000 h of aging. Based on the material characterization results, the silicone membranes proved to be resilient under aggressive accelerated UV radiation and moisture aging, conditions that can be expected as a result of climate change.
- Subjects
CLIMATE change; MOISTURE; SILICONES; BUILDING envelopes; SILICONE rubber
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2022, Vol 49, Issue 2, p192
- ISSN
0315-1468
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/cjce-2020-0730