1.1?This practice covers specific procedures and test conditions that are applicable for exposure of plastics in window glass-filtered xenon-arc devices in accordance with Practices G151 and G155 for evaluating the stability of plastics intended for use in indoor applications.
ASTM D4459-21 Referenced Document
ASTM D1729 Standard Practice for Visual Appraisal of Colors and Color Differences of Diffusely-Illuminated Opaque Materials
ASTM D2244 Standard Test Method for Calculation of Color Differences From Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates
ASTM D3980 Standard Practice for Interlaboratory Testing of Paint and Related Materials
ASTM D4674 Standard Test Method for Accelerated Testing for Color Stability of Plastics Exposed to Indoor Fluorescent Lighting and Window-Filtered Daylight
ASTM D5870 Standard Practice for Calculating Property Retention Index of Plastics
ASTM E691 Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
ASTM G113 Standard Terminology Relating to Natural and Artificial Weathering Tests of Nonmetallic Materials
ASTM G141 Standard Guide for Addressing Variability in Exposure Testing on Nonmetallic Materials
ASTM G147 Standard Practice for Conditioning and Handling of Nonmetallic Materials for Natural and Artificial Weathering Tests
ASTM G151 Standard Practice for Exposing Nonmetallic Materials in Accelerated Test Devices that Use Laboratory Light Sources
ASTM G155 Standard Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Materials*, 2024-04-22 Update
ASTM G169 Standard Guide for Application of Basic Statistical Methods to Weathering Tests*, 2024-04-22 Update
ASTM D4459-21 history
2021ASTM D4459-21 Standard Practice for Xenon-Arc Exposure of Plastics Intended for Indoor Applications
2012ASTM D4459-12 Standard Practice for Xenon-Arc Exposure of Plastics Intended for Indoor Applications
2006ASTM D4459-06 Standard Practice for Xenon-Arc Exposure of Plastics Intended for Indoor Applications
1999ASTM D4459-99 Standard Practice for Xenon-Arc Exposure of Plastics Intended for Indoor Applications