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accelerated ageing
– extended storage
Climate chamber
results
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Resistance to accelerated ageing by submitting test
samples to elevated temperature is expressed as the
procedure percentage reduction (any increase being denoted as such)
in each average value, when compared to the control.
Place the strips, still covered with their protective backing
material in the test oven under the test conditions without The discoloration and strike through should be reported
allowing them to come into contact with each other (i.e. descriptively as nil, slight, moderate or severe.
hanging freely). Retain the control set of strips at 23°C ±
2°C and 50% RH ± 5% RH. All conditions should be carefully reported.
At the end of the accelerated ageing test period, remove Issued October 1985
the strips from the ageing cabinet and allow them to Revised March 1999
condition according to the appropriate FINAT test method Revised May 2001
(FTM 1, 2, 8 or 9). Test the aged strips, together with the Revised October 2008
control (non aged) strips.
To evaluate the migration – strike through, the single strip
and a control should also be evaluated for discoloration
and strike through of the adhesive, by removing them from
their protective release material, then adhering the samples
to black card and carrying out a visual examination.
Alternatively a spectrophotometer can be used.
test conditions
Ageing tests are typically carried out for a period of 4
weeks, and the tests are done once a week.
The test should always include a previously tested, known
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