Product UV radiation resistance tests

Ageing chamber UVTest

UVTest is an aging chamber with 8 fluorescent UV lamps (UVA 340, UVB 313, UVA 351). The device is designed to test resistance to photo-oxidation, i.e. to ultraviolet (UV) radiation in its most destructive range – UVA and UVB.
 
 
The UVTest chamber allows control of the test parameters: the intensity of the UV radiation and the temperature the samples are exposed to during the test. Programming and monitoring of tests takes place through a built-in microprocessor controller with an LCD touch screen. High repeatability of tests is ensured by the ultraviolet (UV) calibration system.
 
  • Range of radiation intensity adjustment: from 0.35 to 1.55 W/m2 for UV-A lamps and from 0.35 to 1.23 W/m2 for UV-B lamps,
  • Black plate temperature control range (BPT): 35-80 ° C for the light phase, 35-60 ° C for the condensation/coating phase.

Test norms

  • PN-EN ISO 4892-3
  • PN-EN ISO 16474-3
  • SAE J 2020
  • ASTM G154
  • and others (including customer norms)
Document No. Title/Description
PN-EN ISO 4892-3 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps
PN-EN ISO 16474-3 ISO 16474-3: Paints and varnishes -- Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources -- Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps
SAE J 2020 Accelerated Exposure of Automotive Exterior Materials Using a Fluorescent UV and Condensation Apparatus
ASTM G154 Standard Practice for Operating Fluorescent Ultraviolet (UV) Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials