How does Salt Spray Chambers Work?

Rust or corrosions may be a small topic to discuss, but it leaves a major impact on the performance of the ferrous metals. It is, therefore, important for manufacturers to test the corrosion resistance strength of the products (Salt Spray Chamber).

Why is it important to perform the corrosion test?

We live in a salt-laden environment. When the materials are exposed to such an environment where they often start reacting and generate an oxidation reaction. This process converts the (Fe) ferrous ions into (Feo) Ferrous oxides which eventually damages the quality of the product and reduces its shelf life.

Not only this, the material oxidation also invites microbial reactions which lead to the malfunctioning of a product.

To avoid such situation,
The manufacturers in paint industries, automotive industries, etc are focusing on improving the shelf life and durability of the product so that the product can withstand different weather conditions for a long period of time.

Once the quality of the paint and plated product is double checked and ensured, it can easily restrict the entry of environment factors such as moisture, or any other contaminant that can lead to corrosion.

However, if this is not done, the poor quality of coating may lead to oxidation and corrode the metal.

But the question is….

How to test the corrosion resistance strength of ferrous metals?

The rust or corrosion test is the most popular quality check method that is performed in the testing laboratories of automotive industries, paint and plating industries, steel and metal industries, etc. The test is performed using a testing machine called Salt Spray Chamber.

The test can be performed on ferrous metals and alloys. It is also performed in paint and plating industries to test the corrosion resistance strength of the products when they are subjected to natural weather conditions. The test helps the manufacturers in deciding the durability of the product so that the product can perform best for a long period of time.

How does the instrument “Salt Spray Chamber” work?

The salt spray chamber creates salt-laden conditions inside the chamber in an accelerated manner. To initiate the test, a user needs to first prepare the sample. It can be a plain metal plate duly coated or plated with the required paint that you need to test. Now hand that sample inside the chamber.

In case the sample is flat in shape, simply fix them on the sample carrier area of the chamber at a specified angle sya 45-degree. After that, close the chamber and set the required environmental parameters that you want to create inside the machine.

Initiate the test, set the temperature, set the test duration and so on. It is an easiest way to test the corrosion resistance strength of the samples precisely with zero human interference

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