This test is intended for application to components or equipment designed to withstand a salt-laden atmosphere, depending on the chosen severity. Salt can degrade the performance of parts manufactured using metallic and/or non-metallic materials.
DS/EN 60068-2-52:1998 history
1998DS/EN 60068-2-52:1998 Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests - Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic (sodium chloride solution)
1986DS/IEC 68-2-52:1986 Basic environmental testing procedures. Part 2: Tests. Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic (sodium chloride solution)