February 25, 2021 at 11:00am-Noon EST
Webinar via Zoom
FREE for SPE Members
Non-Members: $199
Environmental stress cracking (ESC) is the leading cause of plastic component failure, and a recent study suggests that 25% of plastic part failures are related to ESC. If you deal with plastic components, then “Environmental Stress Cracking of Plastics” will provide you with information that will enhance your understanding of the interaction between chemicals and plastic resins, with the goal of preventing part failure. ESC is a solvent-induced failure mode in which a plastics crack through contact with a chemical agent while under stress.
The webinar will be presented from a practical viewpoint with actual case studies to illustrate the ESC mechanism and explain plastic performance. Topics covered during this session include:
- Introduction to ESC
- How plastics fail
- Explanation of the ESC failure mechanism
- Generalizations related to chemical interaction with plastics
- ESC resistance testing used to evaluate plastic/chemical compatibility
- Case Illustrations of some common solvent-based failure modes
