LX-5016 - ASTM D7869 is a Weathering Test Revolution

A new and potentially revolutionary weathering standard has been published by ASTM International. Titled ‘Xenon Arc Exposure Test with Enhanced Light and Water Exposure for Transportation Coatings’, ASTM D7869 is the result of a decade of research by a consortium of leaders in the automotive, aerospace, coatings and weathering testing industries. The new standard was written by subcommittee D01.27 on accelerated testing of paints and coatings. Douglas Grossman, Subcommittee Chairperson and President of Q-Lab Corporation, calls ASTM D7869, “The most thoroughly researched weathering test procedure ever developed.” What makes this new standard so special?

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