ASTM B810 Test

The ASTM B810 test, aka Standard Test Method for Calibration of Atmospheric Corrosion Test Chambers Based on Change in Mass of Copper Coupons, is a test of atmospheric corrosion test chambers for electrical contacts that forms a sticky film of corrosion product on copper, such as a test consisting of a mixture of flowing gases reacting with copper. includes calibration.

Electrical devices containing electrical contacts often contain some copper-based materials. Atmospheric corrosion of copper parts in such devices often occurs in service environments. A quantitative measurement of the effect of a laboratory corrosion test on copper allows the severity of the test to be evaluated. Also, corrosion tests can be defined in terms of their effects on copper; This test method provides a way to compare a test to a standard defined elsewhere, or allows the performance of a test to be compared over a period of time. Although this test method allows for relatively simple checking of a test, the user is often advised that additional analysis of the test chamber environment is required to re-establish test conditions.

Atmospheric corrosion tests are used on various materials besides copper. If the composition of gases or test conditions are different, care should be taken when drawing conclusions about the effects of apparently equivalent tests on such materials. The primary use of this calibration test method is to correlate nominally identical tests. This test method is not applicable to tests in which corrosion products may be removed from the copper surface by liquids during testing. This test method does not apply to tests where solid or liquid material in the air may accumulate on a copper surface during testing, such as in a test involving particles suspended in the atmosphere.

This standard does not purport to address all, if any, safety concerns associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory restrictions prior to use.

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