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Plastiques — Méth de d’ac élération co trôlée du vieillissement en
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Introduction v
1 Sc ope 1
2 Nor mati ve r eferenc es 1
3 Terms an definitio s 1
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms 2
5 Principle 2
6 A pparatus 2
6.1 General
2 6.2 Tes chambe 2
6.3 L b ratory radiation source 3
6.3.1 General 3
6.3.2 Spe tr al irr adianc 3
6.3.3 Irradianc u iformity 3
6.4 Radiomete 4
6.5 Tes chambe temperature an r elative h midity 4
6.6 Black-stan ar d/ lack-p nel the momete 4
6.7 Wetting and humidity-contr ol eq ipment 4
6.7.1 General 4
6.7.2 Relative-h midity contr ol eq ipment 4
6.7.3 Spra y sys em 4
6.8 Spe imen holde s 4
6.9 A pp r atus to as es chang es in prope ties 5
7 Test specimens 5
8 Test metho 5
9 Ex posure c onditions 6
9.1 Radiation 6
9.2 Temperatur e 6
9.2.1 Black-stan ar d an black-p nel temper atur e 6
9.2.2 Chambe air temperatur e 6
9.2.3 Spe imen surfac temperatur e 6
9.3 Humidity of chambe air 7
9.3.1 Relative h midity ofchambe air 7
9.3.2 Spra y cycle 7
10 Proc ed re .7
1 1 General 7
1 2 Mou ting the tes spe imens 7
1 3 Ex posur e 7
1 4 Measur ement of r adiant ex posur e 8
1 5 Dete mination of chang es in pr ope ties afe ex posure 8
11 Test rep rt 8
A nne x A (informative)Pr inciple of r ecipr ocity 9
Biblog raphy 10
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r q ir ment for del ve ing r la le an fas pr diction of mat erial d ra i ity In this conne tion, the
cor elation t o r al use a ing beha iour is being che ked cons antly
The fun amental p ramet ersof a weathe ing t es ar simulat ed solar radiation, heat an mois ur The
in uc d chang e in the mat erial pro e ties, among othe things, is det ermined b the ir adianc level
an r lative spe tral ir adianc of simulat ed solar radiation incident on the mat erial surfac d ring
the t es , the surfac t empe atur , an the level of mois ur An inc ease in some wel-k own weathe
p ramet ers, contin ously monit or d out do rs, ofe s o p rtunities t o spe d up the weathe ing proc s
out do rs an in the la orat ory Sinc 1 6 , ac ele ation of out do r weathe ing with ins rument for
int ensified weathe ing using conc ntrat ed solar radiation (ac ording t o ISO 8 7-3) be ame a common
practic By conc ntrating the natural solar radiation with Fr snel mir ors, ir adianc s of five t o six
times highe than the ma imum natural level hasbe n r ached Alr ady in 1 9 , a sc e ning proc d r
with ve y high ir adianc s for dyed t exties we e develo ed w hich ena led the r d ction of the t es
d ration for lghtas nes grades from f ive day s t o seven day s t o two an a half day s
[5]
Howeve , the a plca i ty of an inc eased ir adianc for det erminis ic ac ele ation of weathe ing
without a spe if ic k ow ledg e of mat erial pro e ties r q ir s that the degradation of mat erial (at
cons ant t empe atur an mois ur con itions) has t o be depen ent on the a pled radiant ex osur
only, ir espe tive of the ir adianc level an r sulting ex osur d ration used d ring the t es F or some
mat erials fulf il ing this c it erion, the ac ele ation of weathe ing has be n demons rat ed suc es ful y
[6][7][8][9]
This c it erion is not alway s fulf iled sinc an inc ease in the ir adianc might not alway s
prod c the ex e t ed inc ease in the weathe ing ac ele ation d e t o pos ible an a priory u k own t o
the o e at or nonl near depen enc of the phot ochemical proc s es on the ir adianc level Mor o e ,
the o e al mat erial degradation might be s rongly afe t ed b the othe weathe p ramet ers w hich
can be modified d e t o the inc eased ir adianc
The e ar lmitations in using inc eased ir adianc s The efor , the a plca i ty an the l mit of this
weathe ing ac ele ation a pro ch ar det ermined b the pro e ties of the spe ific mat erial an ha e
t o be inves ig t ed sy st ematical y in each particular case In this r spe t, it is of es ential importanc
t o v ldat e an a pro riat e t es proc d r u de controled con itions in la orat ory with an artif icial
radiation sour e w hich can pro ide high ir adianc s a o e the natural level with the r lative spe tral
ir adianc closely mimicking the natural solar radiation Simultaneously, the t empe atur of the sample
spe imen surfac an of the chambe air is kept cons ant in a wide rang e of ir adianc level In ad ition,
the usual wet ing an rain o tion ha e t o be a aia le
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This Te h ical Spe if ication spe ifies a t es method w hich alow s pr dicting the a ing rat e of mat erial
spe imens, e.g plas ics, u de int er s indepen ent of the a ing me hanisms as a function of radiant
ex osur The UV ir adianc of a simulat ed solar radiation (with a la orat ory radiation sour e) wi l be
ext en ed a o e the normal ma imum level on earth surfac w hi e ke ping al r lev nt t empe atur
p ramet ers fix ed
NOTE F or translucent plastic , the surface temperatures are b low the white stan ard t emperature In
ad ition, the ma imum t emperature is not on the ir adiat ed surface, it is somewhere inside the plastic mat erial
2 Normati ve r eferences
The folowing document , in w hole or in p rt, ar normatively r fe enc d in this document an ar
in ispensa le for it a pl cation F or dat ed r fe enc s, only the edition cit ed a pl es F or u dat ed
r fe enc s, the lat es edition of the r fe enc d document ( inclu ing any amen ment )a pl es
ISO 45 2, Plas tic s — Dete min tio o cha ges in c olo r a d v riations in pro erties ate ex pos ur to
da lg t u de glas s , n tural weathe in or artific ial lg t
ISO 48 2-1, Plas tic s — Meth ds o expos ur to la oratory lg t s ourc es — Part 1: G ene al g ida c e
ISO 9 7 , Plas tic s — Ins trumental dete min tion o radia t expos ur in weathe in tes ts — G ene al
g ida c e a d b s ic tes t meth d
ISO 1 640, Plas tic s — Meth dolo y fr as ses s in p lyme p oto a ein b FT-IR a d UV-vi s ible s pec trometr y
ISO/TR 1 8 1, Plas tic s — Sta dard ta le fr r fe enc e glo al s olar s pec tral ir adia c e at s ea level —
Hori zontal, r lati ve air mas s 1
CIE Publcation No 8 :1 8 , S lar s pec tral ir adia c e
3 Terms and definitions
F or the purposes of this document, the folowing t ermsand definitions a ply
3.1
radiant ex osure
H
radiant ene g pe u it
Note 1to entry: Radiant e posure is given by the fol owing formula:
H = ∫ E × dt
where
E is their adianc , in wat s pe sq ar metr (W × m
−
);
t is theex osur time, in se on s ()
Note 2to entry: H is therefore e pres ed in joules per sq are metre (J × m
-2
)
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glo al sola radiatio
solar radiant lux, b th dir ct an dif use, r c ived on a horizontal plane u it ar a from a sold angle of
2π st eradians
[ SOURCE:ISO/TR 1 8 1, 3.1, modif ied — ir adianc has be n r plac d b radiation]
Not e 1t o entry: In this Tech ical Specif ication, “ olar radiation” alway s me ns “glo al solar radiation”
4 Symbols and abbr eviated terms
CHT chambe air t empe atur (ambient air t empe atur )
BST black-s an ard the momet er ( insulat ed surfac t empe atur sensor)
BPT black-p nel the momet er (u insulat ed surfac t empe atur sensor)
WST w hit e s an ard the momet er ( insulat ed surfac t empe atur sensor)
WPT w hit e p nel the momet er (u insulat ed surfac t empe atur sensor)
A xenon or fluor sc nt UV radiation sour e (othe radiation sour es ar pos ible), fitt ed with filt ers ( if
ne es ary), is used t o simulat e pr fe a ly the r lative spe tral ir adianc of solar radiation ac ording
t o CIE Publcation No 8 :1 8 , Ta le 4 or solar radiation f ilt er d b win ow glas A s an ard t es
method (e.g ISO 48 2- 2, ISO 48 2-3) or a dife ing non-s an ardiz d weathe ing t es method shal be
con uct ed as a basis for furthe inves ig tions The b se level t es shal use weathe ing p ramet ers
( ir adianc , t empe atur s, r lative h midity) w hich ar not a o e a ma imum natural level (e.g
ir adianc in the wa elength rang e 3 0 nm t o 40 nm smale than 6 W/ m
2
) As a se on st ep, the
ir adianc is inc eased st ep b st ep a o e the natural level Whie the ir adianc is inc eased a o e
the ma imum level (at leas thr e levels) or de r ased, al othe t es paramet ers (r lative spe tral
ir adianc , chambe air t empe atur , r lative h midity) shal be kept cons ant (u chang ed) If used,
the influenc of a spra /dry cycle shal be car ful y conside ed The t es r sult (e.g colour chang e,
carb ny l formation) shal be plott ed as a fu ction of theradiant ex osur
6 A pparatus
The eq ipment comprises a cl mat e chambe with a chambe air t empe atur and r lative h midity
measur ment devic In the cl mat e chambe , inclu ed is a radiation sour e The radiation sour e ma
g ene at e UV, visible radiation, an infrar d radiation simiar t o solar radiation with a pro riat e f ilt er
sy st ems A co l ng sy st em for the la orat ory simulat ed solar radiation sour e an a f ixtur for the
spe imens ar inclu ed in the chambe as wel
6.2 Test chamber
The design of the t es chambe ma v ry, but it shal be cons ruct ed from ine t mat erial In case of
radiation sour es inclu ing VIS an IR, it shal be eq ip ed with a blower w hich g ene at es a def ined
airflow t o be dir ct ed ac os the spe imens In ad ition t o the control ed lamp wat ag e, the t es
chambe shal pro ide for control of chambe air t empe atur radiation shielded F or ex osur s that
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r q ir ment of ISO 48 2-1
NOTE If the lamp system (one or more lamps) is centraly positioned in the chamb r, the efect of an
ec entricity of the lamp(s) on the u iformity of e posure may b red ced by using a rotating frame car ying the
specimens or by repositioning or rotating the lamps
Should any ozone be g ene at ed from o e ation of thelamp(), the lamp() shal be isolat ed from the t es
spe imens an o e ating pe sonnel If the ozone is in an air s r am, it shal be vent ed dir ctly t o the
out ide of the buiding
6.3 Laboratory radiation sourc e
6.3.1 General
The la orat ory solar radiation sour es (e.g x enon ar lamp, fluor sc nt UV lamp) ma emit radiation
from below 2 0 nm in the ultra iolet through the visible spe trum an int o the infrar d In orde
t o simulat e solar radiation with lamps w hich emit the ful spe trum of solar radiation (UV, VIS, an
IR radiation), f ilt ers shal be used t o r mo e short wa elength UV radiation In ad ition, filt ers t o
r mo e infrar d radiation ma be used t o pr vent u r al s ic heating of the t es spe imens
NOTE 1 S lar spectral ir adiance for a n mb r of diferent atmosp eric con itions is des rib d in CIE
P blication No 8 T e b nchmark solar radiation used in this Tech ical Specif ication is that def ined in CIE
No.8 :1 8 , Ta le 4 A recalculat ed Ta le 4 is availa le in ISO/TR 178 1(b tt er wavelength resolution)
NOT 2 If la oratory radiation sour es are used which emit serious amou ts in the IR an VIS rang ,
surface temperatures are afected by surface he ting T en, actions to adjust specimen surface temperatures
hav eto b tak en
6.3.2 Spectral irradianc e
Fit ers ar used t o f ilt er x enon-ar or othe la orat ory radiation sour es in orde t o simulat e solar
radiation (CIE Publcation No 8 :1 8 , Ta le 4 ) The minimum an ma imum levels of the r lative
spe tral ir adianc ar given in the used s an ard a plcations(e.g ISO 489 - 2, ISO 48 2-3)
During the t es , the r lative spe tral ir adianc shal not be chang ed conside a ly An ev luation
method shal be used t o compar the r lative spe tral ir adianc at dife ent ir adianc levels
NOTE 1 T e deviation of the relative spectral ir adiance at the lowest level from the highest level can b
calculat ed ac ording to ISO/TR 1 486
NOTE 2 T e folowing wavelength rang s are recommen ed for the comparison of the relative spectral
ir adiance: 2 0 nm to 3 0 nm, 3 0nm t o 340 nm, 340nm to 360 nm, an 360nm t o 40 nm
NOTE 3 X enon ar an fluores ent UV lamps can ru at varia le wat ag es (which the lamp is specif ied for)
without a signif icant chang of the relative spectral ir adiance
NOTE 4 F or natural an artif icial su radiation, the ir adiance of 60 W/m
2
in the wavelength rang of 3 0 nm
t o 40 nm or 0,5 W/(m
2
× nm
−
) at 340nm in icat es the one su level T is do s not me n that higher ir adiances
can ap e r (6 W/m
2
at 3 0 nm t o 40 nm or 0,8 W/m
2
at 340 nm ac new calculation of CIE 8 , Ta le 4)
6.3.3 Ir adianc e uniformity
The ir adianc at any position in the ar a used for spe imen ex osur shal be at leas 9 % of the
ma imum ir adianc
F or some mat erials of high r fle tivity, high sensitivity t o ir adianc an t empe atur , pe iodic
r p sitioning of spe imens is r commen ed t o ensur u iformity of ex osur s, even w hen the
ir adianc u iformity in the ex osur ar a is within the l mit
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A radiomet er shal be used t o measur an control ir adianc d ring the t es proc d r The radiomet er
shal comply with the r q ir ment outl ned in ISO 48 2-1 an ISO 9 7
6.5 Test chamber temperatur e and r elati ve humidity
The chambe t empe atur sensor shal locat ed, radiation-shielded, an combined with a sensor w hich
measur the r lative h midity in the exhaus air d ct
F or ex ct calbration of the f ield chambe t empe atur an r lative f ield sensor, it is ne es ary t o mo e
a calbrat ed working r fe enc s an ard an the ins rument sensor t o a out the same p sition so
that a b lanc d t empe atur an h midity can be set for the measuring sensors an the chambe air
Calbration takes plac as so n as the w hole sy st em is in the mal balanc
6.6 Black-standard/black-panel thermometer
The black-s an ard or black-p nel the momet er used shal comply with the r q ir ment for these
devic s given in ISO 489 -1
The pr fe r d ma imum surfac t empe atur devic is the black-s an ard the momet er
6.7 Wet ing and humidity-c ontrol equipment
6.7.1 General
Spe imens ma be ex osed t o mois ur in the form of wat er spra or con ensation, or b imme sion If
con ensation, imme sion or othe methods ar used t o ex ose the spe imens t o mois ur , detai s of the
proc d r s an ex osur con itions used shal be inclu ed in the ex osur r port
NOTE Wet ing cycles can have signif icant influence on the test results R esults can difer for keeping
constant either the wet ing d ration (recommen ed for bulk related properties an / r thick samples) or the
n mb r of wet ing cycles (recommen ed for surface related properties an / r thin samples)
6.7.2 Relati ve-humidity c ontrol eq ipment
F or ex osur s w he e r lative-h midity control is r q ir d, the location of the sensors used t o measur
the h midity shal be as spe ified in ISO 48 2-1
6.7.3 Spray system
The t es chambe ma be eq ip ed with a means ofdir cting an int ermitt ent wat er spra ont o the front
or backs of the t es spe imens u de spe ified conditions The spra shal be u iformly dis ribut ed
o e the spe imens The spra sy st em shal be made from cor osion-r sis ant mat erials that do not
contaminat e the wat er emplo ed
The wat er spra ed ont o the spe imen surfac s shal comply with the r q ir ment in ISO 48 2-1
6.8 Specimen holder
Spe imen holde s ma be in the form of an o en frame, lea ing the b cks of the spe imens ex osed, or
they ma pro ide the spe imens with a sold b cking They shal be made from ine t mat erials that wi l
not afe t the r sult of the ex osur , for ex mple, non-o idizing aloy s of aluminium or s ainles st eel
Bras , st eel or co pe shal not be used in the vicinity of the t es spe imens The b cking used might
afe t the r sult , as might any sp c betwe n the b cking an the t es spe imen, particularly with
transpar nt spe imens an shal be a r ed up n betwe n the int er st ed p rties