Standard Test Method for Calibration of Atmospheric Corrosion Test Chambers by Change in Mass of Copper Coupons

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1.1 This test method covers the calibration of atmospheric corrosion test chambers for electrical contacts that produce an adherent film of corrosion product on copper, such as a test comprised of a mixture of flowing gases that react with copper.
1.2 This test method is not applicable to tests where corrosion products may be removed from a copper surface during the test by fluids.
1.3 This test method is not applicable to tests where airborne solid or liquid material may be deposited on a copper surface during the test, as in a test which includes particulates suspended in the atmosphere.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.

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Designation:B810–01a
Standard Test Method for
Calibration of Atmospheric Corrosion Test Chambers by
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Change in Mass of Copper Coupons
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 810; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope removed from the test and weighed and the new values are
recorded. The change in weight for each coupon is calculated.
1.1 This test method covers the calibration of atmospheric
The coupons are subjected to additional analysis as appropriate
corrosion test chambers for electrical contacts that produce an
to determine the composition and thickness of any films
adherent film of corrosion product on copper, such as a test
present on the surface.
comprised of a mixture of flowing gases that react with copper.
1.2 This test method is not applicable to tests where
4. Significance and Use
corrosion products may be removed from a copper surface
4.1 Electrical devices that contain electrical contacts gener-
during the test by fluids.
ally contain some copper-based materials. Atmospheric corro-
1.3 This test method is not applicable to tests where
sion of copper parts in such devices often occurs in service
airborne solid or liquid material may be deposited on a copper
environments. A quantitative measure of the effect of a
surface during the test, as in a test which includes particulates
laboratory corrosion test on copper permits assessment of the
suspended in the atmosphere.
severity of the test. In addition, corrosion tests may be defined
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
in terms of their effect on copper; this test method provides a
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
way of comparing one test against a standard defined else-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
where, or allows a comparison of the performance of a test
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
over a period of time.Although this test method provides for a
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
relatively simple check of a test, the user is advised that
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
additional analysis of the test chamber ambient is generally
standard.
required to reproduce test conditions.
2. Referenced Documents 4.2 Atmospheric corrosion tests are used on a variety of
materials besides copper. Care should be exercised in drawing
2.1 ASTM Standards:
conclusions about the effects on such materials of apparently
B 845 Guide for Mixed Flowing Gas (MFG) Tests for
equivalent tests if the composition of gases or experimental
Electrical Contacts
conditions are different.The primary use of this calibration test
3. Summary of Test Method method is to assure correlation among nominally identical
tests.
3.1 Copper coupon samples of a well-defined size are
prepared and each is labeled for identification. All such
5. Apparatus
coupons are cleaned by a standard process. Each coupon is
5.1 Racks or Fixtures suitable for holding the copper cou-
weighed and the value is recorded.All coupons are exposed to
pons in the test chamber are required. Make these fixtures from
the corrosion test for a specified time. The coupons are
amaterialthatisnotattackedbythecorrosiontest.Thefixtures
shall be designed to:
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B02 on
5.1.1 Hold the coupons in a vertical orientation,
Nonferrous Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
5.1.2 Hold the coupons so that they do not show any
B02.11 on Electrical Contact Test Methods.
perceptible motion when observed with the unaided eye during
Current edition approved Nov. 10, 2001. Published January 2002. Originally
the test,
published as B 810 – 91. Last previous edition B 810 – 01.
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B810–01a
5.1.3 Cover less than 5 % of the entire coupon surface area, appropriate guidelines applied to cubic chambers. Thus, if the
5.1.4 Touch the coupon only with electrically insulating x and z axes are 1.4 m and the y axis is 0.8 m, four grid lines
parts and, would be used for the x and z axes and 3 grid lines would be
5.1.5 Allow free circulation of the ambient on both sides of used for the y axis when determining the grid for coupon
the coupon. location.
5.2 In general, design all parts of the fixture to permit
7.1.3 For chambers with working volumes of other shapes
maximum circulation of the ambient around the coupon
than
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