Both ozone chambers and climatic chambers are essential laboratory instruments for carrying out tests on products and materials.
In particular, they have in common the accelerated aging tests.
But what are the differences?
Which tests can be conducted in the ozone chamber and which in the climatic chamber?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of one and the other?
We will answer these questions in the following article.
What is an Ozone Chamber and What is it for
There are many environmental factors that contribute to the aging of products and materials that surround us in everyday life. Ozone is one of these.
The ozone chamber is a laboratory instrument specifically designed to test the effects of ozone on products and materials.
Consisting of a compartment hermetically isolated from the outside, the ozone chamber houses a sample of the material to be tested and precisely regulates the ozone values inside it in order to observe its effects.
Rubber and plastics are the materials most subject to the degrading effect of ozone and for this reason they are the most tested in the ozone chamber.
In What Sectors is the Ozone Chamber Used?
There are many sectors in which ozone chambers find application, considering how widespread rubber and plastic are in the modern world. In the automotive sector, they are used to test tires, gaskets and engine components exposed to extreme conditions.
In the aerospace sector, they are used to test the resistance of materials used in airplanes.
The construction industry also uses them, to evaluate the durability of materials such as gaskets and plastic coatings.
These tests are regulated by standards issued by internationally recognized bodies such as ISO, the International Organization for Standardization.
The reference standard in this case is ISO 1431-1.
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What does a Climatic Chamber do
For their part, climatic chambers are laboratory instruments specialized in all types of climatic tests.
Climatic chambers also consist of compartments completely isolated from the outside in which to place the sample to be tested.
Unlike ozone chambers, however, climatic chambers can simulate a very wide range of environmental conditions.
In fact, in each climatic chamber it is possible to alter and monitor with precision the parameters of temperature and relative humidity. Furthermore, with appropriate implementations, climatic chambers can also simulate precipitation or the impact of sunlight on products and materials.
Climatic Chamber Vs. Ozone Chamber
Also with regard to the accelerated aging test on plastic and rubber materials, climatic chambers allow for more complete tests to be performed on materials in variable environmental conditions. Climatic chambers, in fact, allow for testing the resistance of materials not only to ozone, but also to extreme temperature and humidity conditions, simulating a wider range of scenarios.
The Ozone chamber is recommended for those who must subject products and materials exclusively to the degrading action of ozone, where the climatic chamber is the essential tool for testing products and materials in all environmental conditions.
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The FDM Climatic Chamber
FDM climatic chambers allow you to perform all the tests mentioned above, in a practical and reliable way.
The products of FDM - Environment Makers, with over 70 years of experience in the sector, are equipped with the most modern environmental simulation technologies and a simple and intuitive interface that assists the operator in all phases of the procedure.
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