xenon arc test
Xenon arc testing is a method for weathering tests that allow for assessing the durability and resistance of materials to ultraviolet rays, heat, and moisture. By exposing to materials the highest energy of xenon arc light, natural weathering conditions are closely simulated by effects resembling very much those of UV radiation, temperature variations, and moisture.
Key Features:
- Principle of Operation: Xenon arc lamps produce a wide spectrum of light including UV, visible, and infrared radiation. Specimens exposed to controlled conditions of light, heat, and moisture speed up the degradation of the specimens and consequently create data that leads to better prediction of the long-term performance.
- Measured Properties or Characteristics: Fading of color and cracking, brittleness, and strength will be assessed throughout the testing. Determining the UV resistance, thermal stability, and useful lifetime characteristics of a material.
- Different Utilities: In the automotive, aviation, textiles, coatings, and plastics industries. Essential for product development, quality assurance, and regulatory approval pertaining to environments with outdoor and other high exposures.
What stands the xenon arc test apart is that it controls and accelerates the weathering effect in a simulated real-time environment, thus giving a helping hand to manufacturers in improving these materials for durability and performance before being applied in the real world.