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Download FileThere are three general categories of filters that can be used in Q-SUN® xenon arc test chambers. The choice of filter depends upon the material tested and its end-use application. Within each general category, there may be several diffe...

Download FileWeathering is an important cause of damage to plastics, textiles, coatings, and other organic materials. Accelerated weathering testers are used to simulate this damage for research and development, quality control, certification, and co...

Automotive OEMs, coatings material suppliers, and weathering specialists banded together in a series of studies aimed at improving weathering test protocols. After a decade of research, the result is a newly published ASTM test standard, D7869, which...

A new and potentially revolutionary weathering standard has been published by ASTM International. Titled ‘Xenon Arc Exposure Test with Enhanced Light and Water Exposure for Transportation Coatings’, ASTM D7869 is the result of a decade of research by...