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If you're concerned about your product's appearance or functional performance in the outdoor environment, you're not alone. Sunlight, heat, and moisture cause billions of dollars in product damage every year. A proper weathering testing program can h...

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Weathering causes millions of dollars of product damage every year. Damage includes color change, gloss loss, strength loss, cracking, peeling, chalking and oxidation. The main causes of weathering are sunlight (especially UV), high temperatures, and...

Sunlight is an important cause of damage to materials exposed outdoors. The shorter the wavelength of sunlight, the greater the damage. The shortest wavelengths in sunlight are the ultraviolet. Although ultraviolet light makes up only about 5% of the...