Climate chamber Model 618

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Product description
"Made in Germany" – The ERICHSEN model 618 is a corrosion test chamber for salt spray tests and cyclic climate tests with regulated humidity. The test chamber volume available are is 400 L / 1000 L / 2000 L. Manufactured from special GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic), the chambers are suitable for deep-freeze cycles (down to -40 °C, with an additional climate unit) and dry heating (up to +70 °C). The test chambers open pneumatically. The ergonomic combined cabinet-coffer design ensures user-friendly sample loading. Operation is via a TFT display with function keys and full-colour touch. Constant, ascending and descending ramps for temperature and humidity can be programmed directly via the display. The model 618 is standard equipped with a control unit for setting relative humidity from ambient up to 95 % ± 5 % and up to a maximum temperature of +50 °C.

Purpose and application
Together with pre-treatment techniques and modern materials, coating systems have reached a high technical maturity. In addition, increased processing requirements and environmental considerations lead to further system improvements of coating materials. Therefore, corrosion protection tests remain essential for rapid quality monitoring and for identifying weak points. Due to global trade in industrial products, demands on corrosion resistance for different climatic zones have increased. Many test standards for cyclic climate tests have been developed to simulate these climate changes under intensified conditions. Under accelerated laboratory conditions, cyclic climate tests provide better insight into relative corrosion behavior than pure salt spray tests. The stress from natural environmental conditions is simulated comparably by cyclic climate tests.

Standards

• DIN EN ISO 11997-1
• DIN EN ISO 6270-2 AT
• ISO 11503
• ASTM D2247
• VDA 621-415 B
• P-VW 1210
• DIN EN ISO 9227 NSS
• VDA 233-102
• DIN EN ISO 6270-2 AHT
• DIN EN ISO 9227 AASS
• DIN EN ISO 9227 CASS
• ASTM B117
• D171058
• DIN EN ISO 6270-2 CH
• DIN 50958
• ISO 9227
• BS 3900 Part F2
• DIN 55991

Technical characteristics / specifications

• Tests: condensate test; salt spray test; cyclic climate tests; tests with regulated humidity; low-temperature test
• Useful volume: 400 L / 1000 L / 2000 L
• Test chamber material: special GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic)
• Deep-freeze cycles: down to -40 °C (with additional climate unit)
• Dry heating: up to +70 °C
• Humidity control: control unit for relative humidity up to 95 % ± 5 % (at temperatures up to max. +50 °C)
• Operation: TFT display with function keys and full-colour touch, programming of temperature and humidity ramps
• Pneumatic opening of the test chamber