Simulation tests for environmental weathering processes can be performed through UV exposure by Xenon Arc and QUV instruments or chemical and salt solutions exposure.
| Accelerated Weathering Tests |
| QUV Exposure |
GRI GM11 |
| Standard Guide for Testing Varnishes |
ASTM D154 |
| Standard Practice for Operating Fluorescent Light Apparatus for UV Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials |
ASTM G154 |
| Standard Practice for Fluorescent UV Exposure of Plastics |
ASTM D4329 |
| Standard Practice for Fluorescent UV-Condensation Exposures of Paint and Related Coatings |
ASTM D4587 |
Standard Practice for Accelerated Weathering Test Conditions and Procedures for Bituminous Materials
(Fluorescent UV, Water Spray, and Condensation Method) |
ASTM D4799-08 |
| Accelerated Exposure of Automotive Exterior Materials Using a Fluorescent UV and Condensation Apparatus |
SAE J2020 |
| Plastics -- Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources Part 4: Open-flame carbon-arc lamps |
ISO 4892-4: 2004 |
| Test Method of Failure End Point in Accelerated & Outdoor Weathering of Bituminous Materials |
ASTM 1670 |
