• BS 2782-5.540F(1995) : AMD 10678

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    METHODS OF TESTING PLASTICS - OPTICAL AND COLOUR PROPERTIES, WEATHERING - METHODS OF EXPOSURE TO LABORATORY LIGHT SOURCES - FLUORESCENT UV LAMPS

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    Superseded date:  15-06-2000

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    Published date:  23-11-2012

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    National foreword
    METHOD
    1. Scope
    2. Normative references
    3. Definitions
    4. General requirements
    5. Apparatus
    6. Test specimens
    7. Exposure conditions
    8. Procedure
    9. Exposure report
    ANNEX
    A (informative) Spectral distribution of radiation for
       typical fluorescent UV lamps
    TABLE
    A.1 Irradiance at test specimen surface (in W.m-2)
    FIGURES
    A.1 Type 1 lamp with 340 nm peak compared to sunlight
    A.2 Type 1 lamp with 351 nm peak compared to sunlight
        through window glass
    A.3 Typical type 11 lamps with 313 nm peaks compared to
        sunlight

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    Specifies methods for exposing specimens to different types of fluorescent UV lamp.

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    Committee PRI/21
    Development Note Superseded and renumbered by BS EN ISO 4892-2 (05/2000) Together with BS 2782-5.540D(1995), BS 2782-5.540E(1995) and BS 2782-5.540G(1995) supersedes BS 2782-5.540B(1982). (02/2006)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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