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If you're concerned about your product's appearance or functional performance in the outdoor environment, you're not alone. Sunlight, heat, and moisture cause billions of dollars in product damage every year. A proper weathering testing program can h...

Q-Lab provides internationally-recognized outdoor subtropical weathering at our benchmark Florida location. Additionally, Q-Lab provides internationally-recognized outdoor desert weathering at our benchmark Arizona location.Download File

Download FileWeathering and corrosion test data are necessary for the selection of new materials and the improvement of existing materials. The main weathering forces that may cause material degradation are sunlight, high temperature, and moisture. O...

Download FileIt is important to properly quantify the results of any exposure testing program. Typically, the client is interested in the type and/or amount of change in a material's properties. Change in some prop - erties, for example color or glos...

Download FileUVA-340 Lamp Test ResultsReference Fedor, G. R., and Brennan, P. J., "Comparison Between Natural Wathering and Fluorescent UV Exposures: UVA-340 Lamp Test Results," Durability Testing of Non-Metallic Materials, ASTM STP 1294, Robert...

Download FileReference: Grossman, D.M., “Errors Caused by Using Joules to Time Laboratory and Outdoor Expo - sure Tests”, Accelerated and Outdoor Durability Testing of Organic Materials, ASTM STP 1202, Warren D. Ketola, and Douglas Grossman, Eds., Am...

Download FileA new UV-A light source for fluorescent testers improves correlations with actual outdoor testing - although at the expense of some test speed. Its increased accuracy should offset the time penalty for many applications, including both o...

Download FileQ. How many hours in a Q-Sun Xenon Test Chamber or a QUV Weathering Tester equals a year of outdoor exposure?This is a simple question, but unfortunately there is no simple answer. It is theoretically impossible to have a single "magic n...

Download FileSunlight, Weathering & Light Stability TestingSunlight is a major cause of damage to a number of materials, including plastics, textiles, coatings, and other organic materials. The type of damage, such as loss of physical properties,...

Outdoor testing is the only way to have full confidence that your product will be able to withstand the punishing forces of weathering - sunlight, heat, & moisture. While Florida and Arizona are international benchmark locations for natural weath...