What is BS EN IEC 60068-2-52- Cyclic salt mist test about?
The IEC 60068 is a European Standard series that covers environmental testing requirements. The main purpose of IEC 60068 is to prevent environmental effects on products and processes.
BS EN IEC 60068-2-52 is one of the parts of the IEC 60068 series that specifies the application of the cyclic salt mist test to components or equipment designed to withstand a salt-laden atmosphere as salt can degrade the performance of parts manufactured using metallic and/or non-metallic materials.
Who is BS EN IEC 60068-2-52- Cyclic salt mist test for?
BS EN IEC 60068-2-52 on environmental testing is useful for:
- Electrotechnical equipment designers and manufacturers
- Test laboratories
- Marine equipment manufacturers
Why should you use BS EN IEC 60068-2-52- Cyclic salt mist test?
The corrosion resistance of parts and goods covered with metal materials plated films, or paint films is evaluated using salt mist testing.
Adopting guidelines in BS EN IEC 60068-2-52 will help you to protect products manufactured in metallic materials from corrosion in a chloride-containing atmosphere and to protect the degradation effects experienced on non-metallic materials which are caused by complex chemical reactions of the salts with the materials involved.
Salt mist combined-cyclic testing guidelines in BS EN IEC 60068-2-52 will help you to improve the reliability of products manufactured using metallic and/or non-metallic materials.
BS EN IEC 60068-2-52 cyclic salt mist test aids in the indication and prevention of deterioration of some non-metallic materials by assimilation of salts.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN IEC 60068-2-52:2018 supersedes BS EN 60068‑2‑52:1996, which is withdrawn.
Following are the significant technical changes with respect to BS EN 60068‑2‑52:1996:
- The entire content has been harmonized with ISO 9227 as far as possible
- An introduction has been added
- The scope has been simplified
- Normative references have been updated
- The general description of the test has been changed