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What is a stabilizer (thermal vs. ultraviolet stabilizer)?

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What is a stabilizer (thermal vs. ultraviolet stabilizer)?

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Stabilizers are added to polymers to enhance their ability to resist natural, environmental, mechanisms which tend to shorten their useful lives. Antioxidants retard oxidation ultraviolet stabilizers retard sunlight degradation, and thermal stabilizers help buffer the degradation effects of high temperature exposure.