The Evaluation of Long-Term Aged PVC

The article presents the impact of long-term (10 years of maintenance) use of polymer material, with the result of a gradual loss of primary physical and chemical properties and degradation. Under the influence of factors such as heat, water, sunlight, stress forces, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, oxygen, metals, and microorganisms, polymers experience irreversible structural changes that cause a decrease in molecular weight or change in chemical composition. The problems mentioned in this article are known worldwide because of many possible applications for wide-area covers, roofing and others.