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  • BS 3900-F18:1998

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    Methods of test for paint. Durability tests on paint films Determination of resistance to corrosion under a wet (salt fog)/dry/humidity cycle

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  18-04-2005

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-08-1998

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Principle
    4 Required supplementary information
    5 Salt fog test solution
    6 Apparatus
    7 Sampling
    8 Test panels
    9 Method of exposure of test panels
    10 Operating conditions
    11 Procedure
    12 Examination of test panels
    13 Precision
    14 Test report
    Annex A (normative) Required supplementary information
    Annex B (informative) Factors to be taken into account in the
    design and construction of salt spray cabinets
    Annex C (normative) Cycle A
    Annex D (normative) Cycle B
    Annex E (normative) Cycle C
    Table 1 - Purity of salts

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    Deals with the sampling and testing of paints, varnishes and related products. Defines a procedure for determination of the resistance of coatings to one of three specific cycles of wet (salt fog)dry/humidity conditions by means of specific solutions.

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    Committee STI/10
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 1514:2016 Paints and varnishes — Standard panels for testing
    ISO 1512:1991 Paints and varnishes Sampling of products in liquid or paste form
    ISO 2808:2007 Paints and varnishes Determination of film thickness
    ISO 4628-4:2016 Paints and varnishes Evaluation of degradation of coatings Designation of quantity and size of defects, and of intensity of uniform changes in appearance Part 4: Assessment of degree of cracking
    ISO 4628-3:2016 Paints and varnishes Evaluation of degradation of coatings Designation of quantity and size of defects, and of intensity of uniform changes in appearance Part 3: Assessment of degree of rusting
    ISO 4628-5:2016 Paints and varnishes — Evaluation of degradation of coatings — Designation of quantity and size of defects, and of intensity of uniform changes in appearance — Part 5: Assessment of degree of flaking
    ISO 4628-1:2016 Paints and varnishes Evaluation of degradation of coatings Designation of quantity and size of defects, and of intensity of uniform changes in appearance Part 1: General introduction and designation system
    ISO 3696:1987 Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods
    ISO 1628-2:1998 Plastics Determination of the viscosity of polymers in dilute solution using capillary viscometers Part 2: Poly(vinyl chloride) resins
    ISO 1513:2010 Paints and varnishes Examination and preparation of test samples
    ISO 3270:1984 Paints and varnishes and their raw materials — Temperatures and humidities for conditioning and testing
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