ISO 14993 Corrosion of Metals and Alloys Accelerated Tests Including Cyclic Exposure to Salt Mist, Dry and Wet Conditions

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of ISO 14993 testing. This standard specifies the apparatus and test procedure to be used in conducting accelerated corrosion tests for the comparative evaluation of metallic materials with or without permanent corrosion protection or temporary corrosion protection in salt-contaminated outdoor environments.

The test involves cyclic exposure of samples to neutral salt mist, "dry" and "wet" conditions. The type of test sample and the exposure time are not specified.

Certain advantages of this test over common accelerated tests such as the neutral salt spray (NSS) test lie in its ability to better reproduce corrosion that occurs in outdoor salt-contaminated environments.

This standard applies to:

• Metals and their alloys;
• Metallic coatings (anodic and cathodic);
• Transformation skins;
• Anodic oxide coatings;
• Organic coatings on metallic materials.

Test methods for coatings are given in ISO 11997-1 to determine their resistance to various cyclical corrosion conditions, including condensation of water on test specimens during humid periods, in the presence of marks drawn across the substrate.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with ISO 14993 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.