This International Standard specifies a so-called acid dew and fog test (ADF test) as a time-lapse laboratory test method for simulating the damaging effects of acidic atmospheric precipitation in combination with UV radiation, neutral precipitation and changing temperature and relative humidity using an artificial acidic precipitation. This test method is suitable for selecting polymer materials for use in an environment contaminated by acid precipitation based on a relative ranking. The ADF test is not intended to produce the same level and pattern of damage as outdoor exposure, but rather to produce a similar ranking of damage as outdoor exposure. The procedure results in uniform damage, allows for smaller sample sizes (and therefore faster execution) and, in contrast to the subjective visual assessment that has been common to date, enables the use of objective assessment procedures.
EN ISO 15110:2013 Referenced Document
ISO 4892-1:1999 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 1: General guidance
ISO 4892-2:2006 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps
ISO 4892-3:2006 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps
EN ISO 15110:2013 history
2017EN ISO 15110:2017 Paints and varnishes - Artificial weathering including acidic deposition
2013EN ISO 15110:2013 Paints and varnishes - Artificial weathering including acidic deposition