TY - JOUR A1 - Krüger, Simone A1 - Brademann-Jock, Kerstin A1 - Rauth, W. A1 - Klimmasch, T. A1 - Krüger, P. T1 - Analysis of weathering effects in automotive coatings using thermoluminescence JF - Journal of coatings technology and research N2 - Thermally stimulated luminescence (TL) can be used to detect damage in the early stages of degradation after artificial weathering, and to analyze the efficiency of stabilizers used in automotive coatings. TL is particularly suitable for this task due to its inherent high sensitivity to structural, morphological, and chemical changes in macromolecular chains. In this work, TL measurements were carried out for different automotive coatings to follow their degradation progression during artificial weathering. The TL results demonstrate high sensitivity to parameters like stabilizers, matrices, hardeners, and weathering time, and provide an opportunity to monitor the early stages of damage in polymers, which therefore reduce the time required for further outdoor weathering tests. KW - Accelerated weathering KW - Automotive coating KW - Thermoluminescence KW - Sensitive detection KW - Weathering PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-007-9072-6 SN - 1547-0091 SN - 1935-3804 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - 11 EP - 16 PB - Springer CY - Blue Bell, Pa. AN - OPUS4-16722 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -