Cyclic Salt Spray Test Chamber
A cyclic salt spray chamber is an advanced testing instrument designed to assess the corrosion resistance and durability of materials and coatings under a range of variable climatic conditions. The cyclic salt spray chamber can change between dry, humid, and salt spray conditions, which can replicate weather cycles more accurately than normal ones. This chamber is frequently used in the automotive, aerospace, and marine industries for protecting paints, coatings, and metal surfaces against long-lasting degradation by exposing them to a variety of corrosive conditions over a long period.
A Cyclic salt spray test is conducted to test the corrosion resistance properties of different products such as metals and coatings. Due to environmental conditions, corrosion occurs and it affects the physical properties of daily life products such as electronics, metals, plastic, carbons, cars etc. So, to prevent corrosion manufacturers test the resistance of their products against corrosion. They test whether the products withstand corrosion or not. For this purpose, a salt spray test is conducted on the products and this test is done by using a machine known as a salt spray test chamber. There are different types of a salt spray test which are used according to the specific products to be tested. Here, we are going to talk about a versatile and advanced type of salt spray test chamber which is the Cyclic Salt Spray Test chamber. The word Cyclic stands for Copper Accelerated Salt Spray Test. This instrument allows the manufacturers to test the corrosion resistance properties of copper. It helps in evaluating whether copper products withstand corrosion or not. This testing instrument is designed as per international standards to test the ability of rust-proof components to withstand corrosion. This machine is triple-walled along with glass wool insulation which makes it unique.
Procedure for testing in a Cyclic Salt spray test chamber:
For testing the products in a case cum salt spray test chamber, users should have to follow these steps:
- Clean the sample to be tested.
- After cleaning, place the test samples into the chamber.
- The copper chloride solution in the chamber creates a corrosive environment.
- Heat the test chamber according to a specific temperature and keep it humid.
- The corrosive solution, heat and humidity work together to speed up the process.
- After the set time, take out the sample.
- Examine the sample whether it has corrosion signs or not.
This test helps in assessing the resistance of materials against corrosion.
Uses & Applications:
A Cyclic salt spray test chamber is used for testing the corrosion resistance properties of different products especially copper products. Thus testing machine is used in a variety of industries such as:
| Automotive | Aerospace | Marine |
| Electronics | Paint & Plating/Coating Testing | Testing of Hardware Tools |
| Medical Devices | Testing of Marine Materials | Railway Testing Facility |
| General Engineering Department | Defence Research Lab | Construction |
| Models | Cyclic - 250 | Cyclic - 450 | Cyclic - 1000 |
| Capacity | 250 Liters | 450 Liters | 1000 Liters |
| Inner Dimensions (mm) | 780X620X720 | 950x700x720 | 1500x960x710 |
| Outer Dimensions (mm) | 1540x1070x1300 | 1800x1250x1250 | 2370x1400x1350 |
| Display | HMI Based touchscreen 7 inch | ||
| Chamber Temp Range | Ambient to 40∘C | ||
| Temperature Range of the Test Chamber | 35∘C ± 2∘C | ||
| Minimum Temperature in the Chamber | 0.1∘C | ||
| Repeatability of Chamber Temperature | ± 2∘C | ||
| Temperature Range for Air Saturator | 40∘C - 49∘C | ||
| Lowest Count for Air Saturator Temperature | 0.1∘C | ||
| Repeatability of Air Saturator Temperature | ± 2∘C | ||
| Power | 220V, Single phase, 50 Hz, 15 A | ||
| pH Value of Salt Solutions | 6.5 to 7.2 pH | ||
| Temperature Control | Inbuilt PID Temperature Controller | ||
| Timer(Hour meter) | 6 digits | ||
| Test Air Pressure | 0.7Kg/cm2 - 1.2Kg/cm2 | ||
| Air Regulator | 0 to 30 psi | ||
| Air Saturator water Level low alarm | Yes | ||
| Fog Collection Funnel | 1 | ||
| Door Opening | Hydraulic | ||
| Air Saturator Auto Refilling | Yes | ||
| Material | Fiber Glass | ||
| Over Temperature Alarm | Yes | ||
| Reservoir float valve | Yes |
A Cyclic salt spray test chamber consists of the following features.
- PT-100 corrosion resistance sensor.
- PID temperature setting.
- Canopy.
- Live test running status.
- USB storage option.
- HMI based touchscreen.
- Triple-walled body.
- Ethernet technology.
- Pre-programmed timers.
- Remote control.