Environmental and corrosion tests of products and surface treatment 

Weather-corrosion tests on products´ design, construction and surface protection. 

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Ing. Miroslav Valeš
Head of Testing laboratories, VZLÚ 
Tel: +420 225 115 267 / 332
e-mail: m.vales@vzlu.cz

Ing. Pavel Malý, Environmental testing, VZLÚ
Tel: +420 225 115 113 / 332
e-mail: maly@vzlu.cz

Environmental and corrosion tests of products and surface treatment
WE OFFER:
  • complex environmental and corrosion tests of product construction
  • environmental and corrosion tests of surface treatment
  • spectral analyses of Fe, Al, and Cu based materials
  • particular environmental tests:
    • test of simulated solar and UV radiation
    • temperature, humidity, and thermal shock tests
    • covering test
    • sand and dust test
    • water resistance tests (falling water drop, swinging tube, spurting water)
    • ozone test
    • salt spraying test
    • sulphur dioxide test
EQUIPMENT:
  • VÖTSCH VSC/KWT450 and ERICHSEN Corrotherm610 chamber for salt spraying tests (450 dm3 and 480 dm3), Gebr. Liebisch GmbH & Co. KG Labortechnik, type SKB 1000 ATR (1000 dm3) and Unique Electronics Limited UQS0600-X
  • LIEBISCH KB300 chamber – tests in SO2 atmosphere (300 dm3)
  • WEISS Umwelttechnik, CTS and Angelantoni climatic chamber (160, 250, 570, 1000, 1500, and 2500 dm3, -80 °C to +180 °C, relative humidity up to 98 %)
  • WEISS SB 22 570/40 Pi chamber for solar radiation tests (testing area aprox. 600 x 600 mm, 300-3000 nm, 1,12 kW/m2)
  • ATLAS CTS+ chamber for UV radiation effect tests (testing area 200 x 280 mm, 300-800 nm, up to 765 W/m2)
    chambers for cold/heat tests - Memmert, EPS, WSU, Frigera, etc.
  • WEISS chamber for thermal shock tests (3 x 200 dm3)
  • WEISS chamber for ozone tests (160 dm3)
  • WEISS ST 1000 U-S/1000 chamber for sand and dust tests
  • PTL Dr. Grabenhorst chamber for water effects testing
Standards (most frequent types of tests):

ČSN EN 60068-2-30 Environmental testing - Part 2-30: Tests - Test Db: Damp heat, cyclic
ČSN IEC 68-2-38 Electrotechnical and electronic products. Basic environmental testing procedures. Part 2-38: Test Z/AD: Composite temperature/humidity cyclic tes
ČSN EN 60068-2-1 Environmental testing - Part 2-1: Tests - Test A: Cold
ČSN EN 60068-2-2 Environmental testing - Part 2-2: Tests - Test B: Dry heat
ČSN EN 60068-2-14 Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests - Test N: Change of temperature
ČSN EN ISO 9227 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres - Salt spray tests
ČSN ISO 6988 Metallic and other non-organic coatings. Sulfur dioxide test with general condensation of moisture
ČSN EN 60529 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
ČSN 34 5791-2-5 Electrotechnical and elektronic products. Basic environmental testing procedures. Part 2-5: Test Sa: Simulated solar radiation at ground level level
ČSN EN ISO 11341 Paints and varnishes - Artificial weathering and exposure to artificial radiation - Exposure to filtered xenon-arc radiation
ČSN EN 50102  Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment against external mechanical impacts (IK code)
ASTM B 117 Standard Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus
ASTM G 85 Standard Practice for Modified Salt Spray (Fog) Testing
PV1200 Testing of Resistance to Environmental Cycle Test (+80/-40) °C
PV1208 Kondensatoren, Wasser- und Ladeluftkuhler aus Al-Legierungen. Korrosionsprufung (SWAAT)
PV1210 Body and Add-on Parts Corrosion Test
PV1303 Nekovové materiály Zkouška osvitem pro konstrukcní díly vnitrního prostoru vozidla
DIN 50021 Salt Spray Testing
DIN 50014 Climates and their technical applications. Standard atmospheres
DIN 50017 Klimate und ihre technische Anwendung. Kondenswasser - Prufklimate
DIN 50018 Prufung im Kondenswasser - Wechselklima mit schwefeldioxidhaltiger Atmosphare
DIN 40050 IP-Schutzarten
RTCA/DO-160 Environmental Conditions and Test.Procedures for Airborne Equipment
MIL-STD-810 Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratoty Tests
MIL-C-5541 Chemical Conversion Coatings on Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys
MIL-A-8625 Anodic Coatings for Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys

CUSTOMERS:
  • companies interested in surface treatment of engineering products which are exposed to influence of atmosphere
  • manufacturers of systems and devices destinated for operating at extreme conditions
  • subassembly’s suppliers for automotive and other fields