A Comparative Study of the Photodegradation of Two Series of Cyclic Olefin Copolymers

Table 1

Description and properties of cycloolefin copolymers used in this study (data provided by the suppliers).

Supplier	Code	°C	% of NB units	% of TD units	Density; g-cm^−3	MFI g/10 min	Series
Topas®	6013	140	54.3		1.02	1.00	D
Topas	8007	80	37.6		1.02	1.70	D
Apel	6509	80		21.6	1.02	1.51	A
Apel	8008	70		19.5	1.02	1.02	A

At 190°C and 2.16 Kg; [12].