ASTM D6695-01 - 10.7.2001
 
1. Scope

1.1 This practice covers the selection of test conditions for accelerated exposure testing of coatings and related products in xenon arc devices conducted according to Practices G 151 and G 155. This practice also covers the preparation of test specimens, the test conditions suited for coatings, and the evaluation of test results. Table 1 describes commonly used test conditions.

Note 1--ISO 11341:1994 also describes xenon-arc exposures of paints and coatings. However, the exposure conditions described in ISO 11341 are different than those listed in .

1.2 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.

 
2. Referenced Documents

D1186-01

Standard Test Methods for Nondestructive Measurement of Dry Film Thickness of Nonmagnetic Coatings Applied to a Ferrous Base (Withdrawn 2006)

D1400-00

Standard Test Method for Nondestructive Measurement of Dry Film Thickness of Nonconductive Coatings Applied to a Nonferrous Metal Base (Withdrawn 2006)

D714-25

Standard Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Blistering of Paints

D772-24

Standard Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Flaking (Scaling) of Exterior Paints

D823-18(2022)

Standard Practices for Producing Films of Uniform Thickness of Paint, Coatings and Related Products on Test Panels

D1005-95(2024)

Standard Test Method for Measurement of Dry-Film Thickness of Organic Coatings Using Micrometers

D610-25

Standard Practice for Evaluating Degree of Rusting on Painted Steel Surfaces

D659-86

Method of Evaluating Degree of Chalking of Exterior Paints (Withdrawn 1989)

D660-93(2019)

Standard Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Checking of Exterior Paints

D662-93(2019)

Standard Test Method for Evaluating Degree of Erosion of Exterior Paints

D358-98

Standard Specification for Wood to Be Used as Panels in Weathering Tests of Coatings

D523-25

Standard Test Method for Specular Gloss

D609-17(2022)

Standard Practice for Preparation of Cold-Rolled Steel Panels for Testing Paint, Varnish, Conversion Coatings, and Related Coating Products

D3359-23

Standard Test Methods for Rating Adhesion by Tape Test

D3980-88

Practice for Interlaboratoy Testing of Paint and Related Materials (Withdrawn 1998)

D4214-23

Standard Test Methods for Evaluating the Degree of Chalking of Exterior Paint Films

D5870-22

Standard Practice for Calculating Property Retention Index of Plastics

E691-23

Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method

E1347-06(2020)

Standard Test Method for Color and Color-Difference Measurement by Tristimulus Colorimetry

G113-24

Standard Terminology Relating to Natural and Artificial Weathering Tests of Nonmetallic Materials

G141-09(2021)

Standard Guide for Addressing Variability in Exposure Testing of Nonmetallic Materials

G147-24

Standard Practice for Conditioning and Handling of Materials for Natural and Artificial Weathering Tests

D2244-25

Standard Practice for Calculation of Color Tolerances and Color Differences from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates

D2616-25

Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Visual Color Difference With a Gray Scale

G151-26

Standard Practice for Exposing Materials in Accelerated Test Devices that Use Laboratory Light Sources

G155-25

Standard Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Materials

G169-01(2021)

Standard Guide for Application of Basic Statistical Methods to Weathering Tests

ISO16474-2

Paints and VarnishesMethods of exposure to laboratory light sourcesPart 2: Xenon-arc lamps Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.

SAEJ2412

Accelerated Exposure of Automotive Interior Trim Components using a Controlled Irradiance Xenon-Arc Apparatus Available from Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 400 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, http://www.sae.org.

Performance Based Standard for Accelerated Exposure of Automotive Exterior Materials using a Controlled Irradiance Xenon-Arc Apparatus

D1729-22

Standard Practice for Visual Appraisal of Colors and Color Differences of Diffusely-Illuminated Opaque Materials

D1730-09(2020)

Standard Practices for Preparation of Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Surfaces for Painting