ASTM D6360-99
Historical Standard: ASTM D6360-99 Standard Practice for Enclosed Carbon-Arc Exposures of Plastics
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ASTM D6360
1. Scope
1.1 This practice covers specific procedures and test conditions that are applicable for exposure of plastics in enclosed carbon-arc devices conducted in accordance with Practices G151 and G153. This practice also covers the preparation of test specimens, the test conditions suited for plastics, and the evaluation of test results.
Note 1-Enclosed carbon-arc exposures are described in Practice G23, which described very specific equipment designs. Practice G23 is being replaced by Practice G151, which describes performance criteria for all exposure devices that use laboratory light sources, and by Practice G153, which gives requirements for exposing nonmetallic materials in enclosed carbon-arc devices. Practice G23 will be balloted for withdrawal before December 2000.
1.2 This practice does not cover filtered open-flame carbon-arc exposures of plastics, which are covered in Practice D1499. Practice D5031 describes enclosed carbon-arc exposure of paints and related coatings.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Note 2-This practice is not equivalent to any ISO practice for laboratory accelerated exposures of plastics.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D1499 Practice for Filtered Open-Flame Carbon-Arc Exposures of Plastics
D3980 Practice for Interlaboratory Testing of Paint and Related Materials
D5031 Practice for Enclosed Carbon-Arc Exposure Tests of Paint and Related Coatings
D5870 Practice for Calculating Property Retention Index of Plastics
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
G113 Terminology Relating to Natural and Artificial Weathering Tests of Nonmetallic Materials
G141 Guide for Addressing Variability in Exposure Testing of Nonmetallic Materials
G147 Practice for Conditioning and Handling of Nonmetallic Materials for Natural and Artificial Weathering Tests
G151 Practice for Exposing Nonmetallic Materials in Accelerated Test Devices that Use Laboratory Light Sources
G153 Practice for Operating Enclosed Carbon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials
G169 Guide for Application of Basic Statistical Methods to Weathering Tests
Keywords
carbon-arc; degradation; enclosed carbon-arc; exposure; light exposure; ultraviolet;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 83.080.01 (Plastics in general)
DOI: 10.1520/D6360-99
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