Salt Spray / Salt Fog exposures
How does Salt Spray Testing cut your costs and increase your profits?
Salt Spray (or Salt Fog) Testing is used to replicate weathering conditions.
Our chamber encloses products in a fine mist of salt solution at a controlled temperature. Products exposed to the natural elements, especially those in marine, automotive and pipeline industries are attacked by the actions of salt corrosion. It is therefore vital to know how these actions affect your products.
Salt Spray Testing on general exterior products will simulate an accelerated aging process, giving results much faster than other aging methods.
A few years ago (2005) the ASTM B117-09 test standard (Salt Spray Testing) was amended. To comply with this, a level of purity in the salt used has been specified for the first time.
The new specification requirements are:
- The salt cannot contain any anti-caking agent
- Copper levels in the salt must not exceed 0.3 ppm by weight
- The total Fluorine, Iodine and Bromide content must be no more than 0.1% by weight
RKS, has been and will continue to use only this pure, high grade salt in all our salt spray testing equipment.
Apart from the standard salt spray exposures to a full range of International standards, our chambers are capable of neutral spray.
We can also accommodate products of up to 1 cubic meter in volume, for example heavy units such as engine blocks.
Accelerated ageing - our QUV and Xenon Arc testing facilities
One of the most often performed test in our laboratory is QUV and Xenon Arc exposure. With the equipment already in house we are able to achieve quick turnarounds and accommodate even the biggest requirements.
To the most commonly performed test are usually to according to the
ASTM G154 and ISO 4892 test standards.
Climatic Testing
Climatic Testing is used to expose products to all types of weather conditions.
This enables you to see exactly how your products perform in the natural environment it is going to be used in.
With our state-of-the-art climatic chambers, we can simulate almost any weather conditions from around the world.
What can our Chambers offer?
- Temperature controlled - from -74ºC to 300ºC
- Relative Humidity controlled - from 0% to 100%
- Timed cycling between cold & hot conditions
- Various sample sizes - up to 225 litre or ~0.2 m3, ~0.8m x ~0.5m x ~0.6m
- Custom requirements facilitated
Heavy Rain & UV light simulation
For a number of years we have been successfully running natural and accelerated weathering test-cycles for our clients. Our range of modern equipment, from salt spray to UV testing, now also includes a Heavy Rain Simulation Chamber.
The equipment features a 2m x 1m x 1m chamber with multiple water jets and additional UV lamps. The jets and lights can be positioned in required way.
Both rain and light exposures can by cycled simulating "Real-Life" conditions.
Should a product fail, our mantra of "Intelligent Testing" means you will be notified at the earliest possible stage and our consultants will suggest an appropriate remedy.
Heavy Rain Simulation Testing is applicable to products in the Aeronautical, Automotive, Construction and Marine industries, to name but a few. This rigorous testing procedure will show you exactly how your product will perform in the environment, virtually eliminating the chances of a costly product withdrawal.
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