ASTM G151-97

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Designation: G 151 – 97
Standard Practice for
Exposing Nonmetallic Materials in Accelerated Test Devices
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that Use Laboratory Light Sources
This standard is issued under the fixed designation G 151; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.1 This practice provides general procedures to be used
2. Referenced Documents
when exposing nonmetallic materials in accelerated test de-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
vices that use laboratory light sources. Detailed information
D 618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics and Electrical
regarding procedures to be used for specific devices are found
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Insulating Materials for Testing
in standards describing the particular device being used. For
D 3924 Specification for Standard Environment for Condi-
example, detailed information covering exposures in devices
tioning and Testing Paint, Varnish, Lacquer and Related
that use carbon-arc, xenon-arc, and fluorescent UV light
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materials
sources are found in Practices G 23, G 26, and G 53, respec-
D 5870 Practice for Calculating Property Retention Index
tively.
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of Plastics
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NOTE 1—New performance based standards describing exposures in
E 41 Terminology Relating to Conditioning
carbon-arc, xenon-arc, and fluorescent UV exposures are being developed
E 171 Specification for Standard Atmospheres for Condi-
by Subcommittee G 03.03.
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tioning and Testing Flexible Barrier Materials
1.2 This practice also describes general performance re-
E 585 Specification for Base-Metal Thermocouple Materi-
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quirements for devices used for exposing nonmetallic materials
als
to laboratory light sources. This information is intended
E 644 Test Methods for Testing Industrial Resistance Ther-
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primarily for producers of laboratory accelerated exposure
mometers
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devices.
E 772 Terminology Relating to Solar Energy Conversion
E 839 Test Methods for Sheathed Thermocouples and
NOTE 2—Certification of conformance to the performance requirements
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Sheathed Thermocouple Material
for new exposure devices generally is the responsibility of the manufac-
turer.
G 7 Practice for Atmospheric Environmental Exposure
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Testing of Nonmetallic Materials
1.3 This practice provides information on the use and
G 23 Practice for Operating Light Exposure Apparatus
interpretation of data from accelerated exposure tests. Specific
(Carbon-Arc) Type With and Without Water for Exposure
information about methods for determining the property of a
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of Nonmetallic Materials
nonmetallic material before and after exposure are found in
G 24 Practice for Conducting Exposures to Daylight Fil-
standards describing the method used to measure each prop-
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tered Through Glass
erty. Information regarding the reporting of results from
G 26 Practice for Operating Light-Exposure Apparatus
exposure testing of plastic materials is described in Practice
(Xenon-Arc) Type With and Without Water for Exposure
D 5870.
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of Nonmetallic Materials
NOTE 3—The Committee G–3 is developing standard guides for appli-
G 53 Practice for Operating Light- and Water-Exposure
cation of statistics to exposure test results and for addressing variability in
Apparatus (Fluorescent UV Condensation Type) for Expo-
exposure testing of nonmetallic materials.
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sure of Nonmetallic Materials
NOTE 4—This standard is technically equivalent to ISO DIS 4892, Part
G 113 Terminology Relating to Natural and Artificial
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Weathering Tests for Nonmetallic Materials
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
G 130 Method for Calibration of Narrow- and Broad-Band
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
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Ultraviolet Radiometers Using a Spectroradiometer
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.01.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee G-3 on Weathering Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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and Durability and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee G03.03 on Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.09.
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Simulated and Controlled Exposure Tests. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.03.
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Current edition approved July 10, 1997. Published May 1998. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 12.02.
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