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Carbon arc instruments are some of the earliest accelerated weathering test chambers designed to test the light-fastness durability of materials, and remain to this day a valuable test method used to evaluate the resistance of polymeric materials against sunlight and moisture.
Carbon arc devices use an arcing light source to simulate sunlight. Ignited carbon rods emit ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation as an electric current is arced between them. Element’s laboratories are equipped with Sunshine Carbon Arc Weather-Ometers (SWOM), which use an open flame to evaluate the optimum integrity for your products, while ensuring compliance with relevant industry standards.
Materials we commonly test
As materials experts, we have experience performing carbon arc testing on a variety of materials, particularly plastics, paints and coatings, synthetic resin, and window glass adhesives.
For more information on carbon arc testing, contact an expert today.Our capabilities
Our Materials Testing Services
Abrasion and Wear Testing
Aerospace Fasteners
Aircraft Interiors Flammability Testing
Chemical Analysis
Chemical Processing
Composite Testing
Computed Tomography
Contamination Testing
Corrosion Testing
Die Steel Qualification
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
Eddy Current Inspection
Etching
Expert Witness Services
Failure Analysis
Fastener Testing
Fatigue Testing
FEA
Foam Testing
FTIR
Fractography Services
Fracture Toughness
Fuels and Lubricants Testing
Hardness Testing
Impact
Liquid Penetrant Inspection
Magnetic Particle
Material Properties
Mechanical Testing
Metallurgical Testing
NDT Field Services
Nondestructive Testing and Inspection
Nonmetals Failure Analysis
Nonmetal Mechanical Testing
Nonmetal Testing
On-site metallographic examination
Paint and Coating Material Testing Services
Passivation
Polymer Matrix Composite Testing
Polymer Testing Services
Positive Material Identification
Radiographic Inspection
Residual Stress Measurement
Residue Analysis
Sour Service Corrosion Testing
Stress Rupture and Creep Testing
Stress Strain Analysis
Tensile Testing
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
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