• Effect of Pigment Compatibility on Hydrolytic Degradation and Structure–Property Relationships in Ester-Based Thermoplastic Polyurethane

  • Hyeong Min Kim† , Kisuk Lee, Sang Yun Lee, Sung Ryun Jo*, and Hyunho Park*

  • Materials Analysis Team, Hyundai Motor Company, Hwaseong-Si 18280, Korea
    *Chassis Polymer Materials Development Team, Hyundai Motor Company, Hwaseong-Si 18280, Korea

  • 에스터계 TPU의 가수분해 열화에 미치는 안료 상용성 영향 및 구조-물성 상관성 분석

  • 김형민† · 이기석 · 이상윤 · 조성륜* · 박현호*

  • 현대자동차 재료분석팀, *현대자동차 샤시고분자재료개발팀

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  • Polymer(Korea) 폴리머
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This Article

  • 2025; 49(5): 662-671

    Published online Sep 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.5.662
  • Received on May 29, 2025
  • Revised on Aug 27, 2025
  • Accepted on Aug 27, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Hyeong Min Kim

  • Materials Analysis Team, Hyundai Motor Company, Hwaseong-Si 18280, Korea

  • E-mail: HMKim97@hyundai.com