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LL-9007 - Outdoor Testing in Florida and Arizona
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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
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LU-8035 Comparison Between Natural Weathering and Fluorescent UV Exposures:
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LU-8035
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...
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LU-8030 Errors Caused by Using Joules to Time Laboratory and Outdoor Exposure Tests
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LU-8030
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...
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LU-0833 Correlation Questions & Answers
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LU-0833
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 nu...
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LU-0822 - Sunlight, Weathering, Light Stability
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LU-0822
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,...
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LR-3001 - Q-RACK Brochure
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LR-3001
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...
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LL-9035 - Climate Data Enhances Interpretation
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LL-9035
Sunlight, moisture, and high temperatures are the primary forces which cause the deterioration known as “weathering.” The fast material degradation that occurs at our benchmark exposure sites in Florida and Arizona is a result of the synergistic effe...
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LW-6000 - General Testing Guide
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LW-6000
Weathering causes millions of dollars of product damage every year. Damage includes color change, gloss loss, strength loss, cracking, peeling, chalking and oxidation. The main causes of weathering are sunlight (especially UV), high temperatures, and...
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LX-5023 - Lightfastness Studies of Inks
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Instrumental color (i.e. L*A*B*) and optical density measurements were performed on coated and uncoated papers printed with water based inkjet inks using continuous binary array inkjet equipment. Lightfastness tests were performed in a QUV test chamb...
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LL-9033 Outdoor Weathering Must Verify Accelerated Testing
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Outdoor exposure racks and accelerated chambers are the two main methods for testing materials for weathering durability. In the fast paced current world, time constraints have determined that outdoor weathering exposures take too long to provide the...
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