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Free Webinar: How to run SAE J2412 & J2527

Thursday, July 16 at 8 am EDT (GMT-4)

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Presented by Q-Lab 

Since their adoption in the late 80's, the first generation of SAE xenon-arc weathering test standards and their current successors, SAE J2412 Accelerated Exposure of Automotive Interior Trim Components Using a Controlled Irradiance Xenon-Arc Apparatus and SAE J2527 Performance Based Standard for Accelerated Exposure of Automotive Exterior Materials Using a Controlled Irradiance Xenon-Arc Apparatus, have become two of the most popular accelerated weathering tests used by the automotive industry. While the historical standards were hardware-based, requiring water-cooled xenon lamps, the current standards are both performance-based which allow a multitude of chamber designs to satisfy the standards as long as conditions are met. When first introduced, these standards provided the best methods in screening and qualifying materials, and while new standards may provide better correlation to service environment, notably ASTM D7869 for exterior coatings, the SAE xenon standards remain vastly popular and are widely accepted.

The majority of laboratories that run either of these tests are performing a Qualification or Validation test, with the materials required to retain a degree of performance after a well-defined exposure period. Historically, this has been the requirement specified by many US automotive OEMs in order to be accepted as an approved supplier. As the suppliers are simply interested in retaining the performance criteria through the accelerated test, materials are exposed to the conditions in each stage of development, from initial research and development through full acceptance and screening.

This webinar will focus on what is required to properly perform the standards in a Q-SUN xenon-arc weathering device. It will review which optical filters are required, black panel temperature conditions, spray criteria when appropriate, and, though no longer mandatory, the polystyrene performance tolerances.

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This webinar will be presented in English.


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