ASTM D5105-05

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Designation:D5105–05
Standard Practice for
Performing Accelerated Outdoor Weathering of Pressure-
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Sensitive Tapes Using Concentrated Natural Sunlight
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5105; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope Lenses and Reflectors of Motor Vehicle Lighting
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Devices—Recommended Practice
1.1 This practice covers one procedure for the exposure of
pressure-sensitive tapes to an accelerated outdoor weathering
3. Summary of Practice
environment.
3.1 Thepressure-sensitivetapesareexposedtoconcentrated
1.2 This practice describes sample preparation and an ac-
solar radiation in accordance with the conditions provided by
celerated outdoor environment to which it shall be exposed. It
the apparatus described in Practice G90, using spray Cycle 3.
does not specify what observations or tests are to be performed
Following this exposure, the specimen is ready for any
on the material following exposure.
prescribed examination of appearance and physical character-
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
istics by other standards as determined by the applicable
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for
material specification or other documents.
information only.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4. Significance and Use
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.1 This practice provides a means of qualitative assess-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
ments of outdoor weathering effects on pressure-sensitive
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
tapes. The resistance of tapes to outdoor weathering is deter-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
mined relative to the resistance of a control tape with known
stability.
2. Referenced Documents
2 4.2 If tests described in this practice produce the same type
2.1 ASTM Standards:
of degradation as found in real-time exposures of the same
D3715/D3715M Practice for Quality Assurance of
materials, it is possible to use the results from these short-term
Pressure-Sensitive Tapes
teststodeterminethequantitativeeffectsofnaturalweathering.
G90 Practice for PerformingAccelerated Outdoor Weather-
4.3 The timing of exposure testing covering both outdoor
ing of Nonmetallic Materials Using Concentrated Natural
conventional and outdoor accelerated exposure of this practice,
Sunlight
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using levels of ultraviolet solar radiation exposure (MJ/m)of
2.2 Federal Specifications:
UV (295 to 385 nm) is an improvement in the timing of
QQ-A-250/5 Aluminum Alloy Alclad 2024, Plate and
3 exposure testing. Testing specific levels of solar radiant expo-
Sheet
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sure (MJ/m ) may be used to establish relative equivalent
2.3 SAE Document:
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exposure, but the use of (MJ/m of UV (295 to 385 nm)) is the
SAE J576 Plastic Materials for Use in Optical Parts Such as
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preferred method.
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4.4 The radiant exposure (308 or 616 MJ/m ) suggested in
this practice approximates one and two years, respectively, of
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D10 on Packaging
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.14 on Tapes and Labels.
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Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2005. Published October 2005. Originally Available from the Society ofAutomotive Engineers, 400 Commonwealth Dr.,
approved in 1990. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D5105 – 94 (1999). Warrendale, PA 15096.
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DOI: 10.1520/D5105-05. G. A. Zerlaut, M. W. Rupp, and T. E. Anderson, DEST Laboratories, Inc.,
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Phoenix, AZ, “Ultraviolet Radiation Timing Technique of Outdoor Weathering of
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Materials,” SAE Technical Paper Series #850348 presented at the International
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on CongressandExposition,Detroit,MI,Feb.25–March1,1985.AvailablefromSAE.
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the ASTM website. Bauer, D. R., Paputa Peck, M. C., and Carter III, R. O.,“ Evaluation of
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AvailablefromStandardizationDocumentsOrderDesk,Bldg.4SectionD,700 Accelerated Spectroscopy,” Journal of Coatings Technology, Vol 59, No. 755, pp
Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Attn: NPODS. 103–109.
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