Summary of Weathering and Lightfastness Test Methods for Products and Materials
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Leisure and sporting goods for indoor and outdoor use are based on textiles and polymers, often including electronics and coatings. The factors of weather – sunlight, heat, and water – cause physical and chemical changes of these products. Over time, these degradation effects accumulate and ultimately lead to product failure.
Maintaining optical and functional properties of leisure and sporting goods over their lifetime is crucial for customer satisfaction. Proper weathering tests help to select the most durable and economic materials.
In this Application Guide you learn about:
- Indoor and outdoor products and applications.
- Selecting the most appropriate test method and technology
- Benchmarking against natural weathering exposures
- Correlation between laboratory and natural weathering
- Acceleration of laboratory xenon weathering
