Corrosion Test Chamber

Listing ID #3958929

CME offer both a cyclic corrosion test chamber (SF-CCT) as well as a traditional salt spray chamber (SF-SST). The SF-CCT chambers are compatible with multiple test standards including automotive standards and they can be alternated/cycled between varied humidity programs with the traditional salt spray.

In recent years it has been proven that cyclic corrosion tests offer a more realistic simulation of real time corrosive environments than the traditional salt spray testing method. The salts spray test revolves around a single set point of temperature (ambient to 55oC) on the continuous mode. It lacks the role of real life conditions such as condensation humidity, air-drying etc. making the test less reliable than the cyclic corrosion test. Though CME offer both variants (cyclic corrosion test as well as salt spray test) of the chamber, it always suggests opting for SF-CCT as it is programmed to conduct a whole range of corrosion tests such as wet cycle, dry cycle, controlled humidity (optional) as well as the salt spray test in a single chamber!

Built with moulded fibre, reinforced plastic and coated with automotive PU paints; the chamber’s structure offers high strength while maintaining its non-corrosive properties. The pneumatically operated translucent hood gives a clear view of the test-in progress and offers greater flexibility in specimen mounting & dismounting. During testing the atomiser sprays fine droplets (500 micron) across the test space ensuring a uniform fog collection, whereas the low-pressure vapour boiler with air circulator provides better control in the injection of moisture with minimum fluctuation. Recently the chamber has undergone a facelift based on the recently held R&D congress (at CME HQ) to eliminate the solution tank from the chamber and offer them as a separate mobile unit as per the customer’s request. This has helped in decreasing the footprint area by 30% making it more compact and consistent.

Corrosion testing involves multiple test standards, which are developed by the automobile manufacturers or are according to the specific country standards. To match this diversity, CME has engineered both its SF-CCT as well as SF-SST to comply with more than 100 global test standards. It has a mix of all types of test standards ranging from ASTM, MIL, ISO, JASO to GM, NFX, AS, ECC and more. You could click here and see the full list of test standards that the chamber complies with.