EN 12472 Accelerated Wear and Corrosion Simulation Method for Detection of Nickel Release from Coated Parts

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of EN 12472 testing. This standard specifies a method for simulating accelerated wear and corrosion to be used before detecting nickel release from coated articles that are in direct and prolonged contact with the skin.

The abrasion of objects in contact with the skin is largely dependent on the type and shape of the objects and the activities of the person concerned. These are procedures to simulate wear and corrosion on a coated product during two years of normal use.

By its very nature, it is a pragmatic solution to the problem arising from the evaluation of coated substances that come into contact with the skin, which can be subject to various properties and vary.

The parts to be tested are exposed to a corrosive atmosphere before being placed in a rotating drum with a wear medium of abrasive paste and granules. The barrel is rotated to subject the test pieces to wear from the wear environment.

Items with a surface that can make prolonged contact with the skin and another that are less likely to come into prolonged contact with the skin are mounted so that they are fixed and do not move inside the barrel. Examples are eyeglass frames and some watch straps.

The test specimens should be fixed so that they are positioned with the surface in contact with the skin turned towards the axis of rotation, which is the center of the barrel.

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