Standard
Type ID No. Topic
Standard Practice for Operating Xenon Arc
General ASTM G155
Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Materials
Standard Test Methods for Evaluating the
Printing ink /Paper ASTM D3424 Relative Lightfastness and Weatherability of
Printed Matter
Standard Test Methods for Evaluating the
Printing ink /Paper ASTM D3424 Relative Lightfastness and Weatherability of
Printed Matter
Textiles-Tests for colour fastness Part B02
Textile ISO 105-B02 colour fastness to artificial light xenon arc
fading lamp test
Graphic technology – Prints and printing inks –
Printing ink /Paper ISO 12040 Assessment of light fastness using filtered
xenon arc light
Standard Practice for Xenon-Arc Exposures of
Coating ASTM D6695
Paint and Related Coatings
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Cycle/ Filter Irradiance Wavelength
Method
- W/m2 nm
1 Daylight 0.35 ± 0.02 340
2 Daylight 0.35 ± 0.02 340
3 Daylight 0.35 ± 0.02 340
4 Window Glass 0.30 ± 0.02 340
5 Window Glass 1.10 ± 0.02 420
6 Window Glass 1.10 ± 0.02 420
7 Extended UV 0.55 ± 0.02 340
7A Daylight 0.55 ± 0.02 340
8 Extended UV 0.55 ± 0.02 340
9 Daylight 180 ± 2 300-400
10 Window Glass 162 ± 2 300-400
11 Window Glass 1.50 ± 0.02 420
12 Daylight 0.35 ± 0.02 340
real sunlight
1 Window Glass* -
(0.5 MJ/m2)
real sunlight
2 Window Glass* -
(0.5 MJ/m2)
3 Window Glass 0.35 ± 0.02 340
4 Daylight 0.40 ± 0.02 340
1.10 ± 0.02 420
A1 Daylight
42 ± 2 300-400
1.10 ± 0.02 420
A2 Daylight
42 ± 2 300-400
1.10 ± 0.02 420
A3 Daylight
42 ± 2 300-400
1.10 ± 0.02 420
B Daylight
42 ± 2 300-400
Cycle 1
Humidity
Temperature Temperature
Cycle
(Black Panel) (Chamber Air)
Effective humidity
- ̊C ̊C %
Light 63 ± 2.5 - -
Light 63 ± 2.5 - -
Light 77 ± 2.5 - -
Light 55 ± 2.5 - -
Light 63 ± 2.5 - -
Light 63 ± 2.5 - -
Light 70 ± 2.0 47 ± 2.0 -
Light 70 ± 2.0 47 ± 2.0 -
Light 89 ± 3.0 62 ± 2.0 -
Light - 63 ± 2.0 -
Light - 89 ± 2.0 -
Light - 63 ± 2.0 -
Light - 64 ± 2.0 -
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Light 63 ± 3 - -
Light 63 ± 3 - -
Light 45 ± 3 - 40
Light 60 ± 3 - 15
Light 40 ± 3 - 85
Light 63 ± 3 -
Test Method
Cycle 2
Humidity
Temperature
Exposure time Cycle
(BPT)
Relative humidity
% RH min - ̊C
- 102 Light & WaterSpray -
- 102 Light & WaterSpray -
70 ± 10 90 Light & WaterSpray -
55 ± 10 up to user* - -
35 ± 10 102 Light & WaterSpray -
35 ± 10 228 Dark 43 ± 2.5
50 ± 10 40 Light & WaterSpray -
50 ± 5 40 Light & WaterSpray -
50 ± 10 228 Dark 38 ± 2.5
- 102 Light & WaterSpray -
50 ± 10 up to user* - -
30 ± 10 up to user* - -
30 ± 10 1,080 Dark -
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40 ± 5 up to user* - -
40 ± 5 102 - -
- 102 - -
- 102 - -
- 90 - -
30 ± 5 up to user* - -
st Method
Cycle 2
Temperature
Relative humidity Exposure time Cycle
(Chamber Air)
̊C % min -
- - 18 -
- - 102 Dark
- - 30 -
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- - 18 -
- 90 ± 10 60 -
- - 20 Light
- - 20 Light
38 ± 2.0 95 ± 10 60 -
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35 ± 2.0 90 ± 10 360 -
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Cycle 3
Temperature Temperature
Relative humidity Exposure time
(BPT) (Chamber Air)
̊C ̊C % min
- - - -
24 ± 2.5 - 95 ± 4 360
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70 ± 2.5 47 ± 2.0 50 ± 10 60
70 ± 2.5 47 ± 2.0 50 ± 10 60
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Cycle 4
Temperature Temperature Relative Exposure
Cycle
(BPT) (Chamber Air) humidity time
- ̊C ̊C % min
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Dark 24 ± 2.5 - 95 ± 4 360
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Dark & WaterSpray 38 ± 2.0 38 ± 2.0 95 ± 10 60
Dark & WaterSpray 38 ± 2.0 38 ± 2.0 95 ± 10 60
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Note
Step1&2 Repeat 9 time for total of 18h. And followed step 3
Time to exposure specified by user
Time to exposure specified by user
Step2 spray on specimen face and step4 spray on specimen front and back
Step2 spray on specimen face and step4 spray on specimen front and back
Step1 use to continuous light
open racks at an angle of 45 ̊ on outdoor exposure testing.
open racks at an angle of 45 ̊ on outdoor exposure testing.
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