Corrosion Testing Standards

The test standard summaries are for general guidance only. Though believed to be accurate at the time of writing, this may change over time. So this information should not be used as a substitute for referring to a complete test standard, at an appropriate revision level.

Note: the terms salt spray, salt mist and salt fog are all in wide spread use within corrosion test standards. In this context they can be considered to be equivalent and interchangeable terms.

ISO 22479

Kesternich testing simulates acid rain or industrial chemical exposure  to evaluate the relative corrosion resistance of the coating, substrate, or part itself.  Parts or panels are placed inside a specially designed chamber and are exposed to Sulphur Dioxide (So2)  and humidity before being evaluated for resistance to corrosion.  The following standard used in this type of test.

ISO 22479  specifies a method for assessing the resistance of materials or products to a humid atmosphere containing sulfur dioxide.

This method is applicable to testing metals and alloys, metallic and non-organic coatings and organic coatings.