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Climatic tests

Climatic tests

Climatic tests

CLIMATE LABORATORY

Climatic testing services

ITA’s Climatic Laboratory performs climatic tests aimed at evaluating the type and degree of deterioration that a material, component or product may undergo when subjected to extreme thermal or climatic conditions.

  • Corrosion tests

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    Corrosion tests are intended to simulate extreme corrosive environments in order to compare the resistance of materials and/or their coatings to corrosion.

    Corrosion tests

    • Corrosion tests with salt spray:
      • Laboratory accredited by ENAC for corrosion testing with neutral salt spray according to UNE-EN ISO 9227.
      • Several 400 and 1000L chambers available.
    • Cyclic corrosion tests that combine several types of corrosive climates within the same equipment (salt spray, condensation, drying, cold, heat… ) (UNE-EN ISO 11997-1, UNE-EN 60068-2-52, PV1210, PV1208, VDA621, ASTM G85-02).
    • Resistance to filiform corrosion (UNE-EN ISO 4623).
    • Corrosion of metallic and non-organic coatings on metallic substrates (UNE-EN ISO 10289).
    • Verification of the corrosivity category of a paint system (UNE-EN ISO 12944-6).

    Download brochure: Verification of the corrosivity category of paints and paint systems

  • Aging with light

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    These tests reproduce the effects of aging when materials are exposed, in actual end-use environments, to sunlight.

    Tests for light aging

     

    • Aging with xenon arc radiation
      • Possibility to cycle in rainy or continuously dry conditions.
      • Daylight filters or radiation filtered through window glass.
      • Plastics (UNE-EN ISO 4892-2) Furniture (UNE-EN 15187) Paints (UNE-EN ISO 11341).
  • Climatic tests

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    Climatic tests allow you to determine the influence of temperature and humidity on the properties, functionality and durability of your products.

    Climatic tests

    • Condensation atmosphere. Moisture resistance tests
      • Single-sided exposure. UNE- EN ISO 6270-1.
      • Booth exposure. UNE- EN ISO 6270-2.
    • Climatic tests
      • Tailor-made or standard tests under cyclic or constant conditions.
      • They combine temperature (from -45 ºC to 180ºC) and humidity (10 to 98%).
      • Several climatic chambers of different capacities are available.
      • Large climatic chamber type WALK-IN (20000L).
    • Thermal aging in stoves or muffles
      • Several stoves and muffles of different capacities are available.
      • Large stoves (600 L).
  • Paints, coatings, etc.

    CLIMATIC TESTS FOR PAINTS AND COATINGS

    • Verification of the corrosivity category of a paint system (UNE-EN ISO 12944-6)
    • Corrosion tests :
      • Salt fog corrosion. Laboratory accredited by ENAC for corrosion testing with neutral salt spray according to UNE-EN ISO 9227:2012.
      • Cyclic corrosion (UNE-EN ISO 11997-1, UNE-EN 60068-2-52, PV1210, PV1208, VDA621, ASTM G85-02)
      • Resistance to filiform corrosion (UNE-EN ISO 4623)
      • Corrosion of metallic and non-organic coatings on metallic substrates (UNE-EN ISO 10289)
    • Moisture resistance. Water condensation atmosphere (UNE-EN ISO 6270-2 and UNE-EN ISO 6270-1 )
    • Aging with Xenon arc radiation (UNE- EN ISO 16474-2), exposure to weathering (PV3929, PV3930)
    • Climatic aging with constant or cyclic temperature and humidity conditions. Large capacity climatic chamber (2 m x 4 m)
    • Evaluation of the degradation of coatings (UNE-EN ISO 4628):
      • Degree of blistering, rusting, cracking, peeling, plastering
      • Degree of delamination and corrosion from one incision

    You can see
    chemical-physical characterization tests for paints and coatings
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ITA's laboratories are accredited by ENAC

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