Designation:F2832−11StandardGuideforAcceleratedCorrosionTestingforMechanicalFasteners1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2832;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstestproceduresforperformingaccel-eratedteststoevaluaterelativecorrosionresistanceofvariouscoatingsappliedtomechanicalfasteners.Corrosionmecha-nismssuchasgeneralandcrevicecorrosionmaybeevaluatedwiththismethod.Testdurationmaybeselectedtoachieveanydesiredlevelofcorrosionexposureandprovidesaframeofreferencetodeterminerelativecoatingresistancetocorrosion.Fastenerstightenedtoadesiredtensionandsubjectedtothistestproceduremaybeevaluatedtosimulateavarietyofserviceconditions.Withoutlargeamountsofaccumulatedfieldresults,itisdifficulttorelatetestdurationorthenumberoftestcyclestoactualservicelifeforagivenapplication.1.2Thisstandardisnotintendedtocovertestsofdrivenfastenerssuchasnails,staples,screwsandlagbolts.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A480/A480MSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforFlat-RolledStainlessandHeat-ResistingSteelPlate,Sheet,andStripB117PracticeforOperatingSaltSpray(Fog)ApparatusB605SpecificationforElectrodepositedCoatingsofTin-NickelAlloyD1193SpecificationforReagentWaterF1470PracticeforFastenerSamplingforSpecifiedMe-chanicalPropertiesandPerformanceInspectionF1789TerminologyforF16MechanicalFastenersG1PracticeforPreparing,Cleaning,andEvaluatingCorro-sionTestSpecimens2.2ASMEStandard:3ASMEB18.12–GlossaryofTermsforMechanicalFasten-ers2.3IFIStandards4IFI-170–AcceleratedCorrosionTestforMechanicalFasten-ers3.T...
