Exposure Testing

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Exposure Testing
Detailed information:
Determination of the degradation of a material by exposing samples to an environment selected for its adverse effect. Materials most frequently tested are paints, metals and alloys, rubber, and plastics. An area frequently chosen is the coast of southern Florida, where the combination of high temperature, strong sunlight, salt air, and moisture is particularly severe, especially as regards metal corrosion. Burial of metals in acid soils for long periods and immersion of impregnated wood samples in seawater are other exposure-testing techniques.See Testing, Chemical.