The correlation between accelerated and natural weathering was examined by using white melamine alkyd paints pigmented various kinds of titanium dioxide at various pigment weight concentration (hereinafter called P. W. C.). Used were five kinds of titanium dioxide which differ in surface treatment, particle size, and particle size distribution, and are considered different in photochemical activities. The natural weathering was carried out at Florida, U. S. A. ; Yokkaichi, Kishu and Choshi Japan.' The accelerated weathering was made by using two kinds of testing machine at different cycles of operation, the details of which are shown below.
Dew Cycle Weather-
O-Meter (hereinafter called Dew-WOM)
Light-on/Darkness =60 min/60 min
Sunshine Weather-
O-Meter (hereinafter called Sun-WOM)
Spray cycle 1 : 18 min in 120 min
Spray cycle 2 : 12 min in 60 min
During the period of light-on without water-spray, black panel temperature was kept at 63±3°C.
Deterioration was periodically measured both by the degree of chalking and by the changes of 60°Cspecular gloss.
During the natural weathering at Florida and Yokkaichi, better durability was observed on the titanium dioxide having low photochemical activities and narrow particle size distribution, while at Choshi and Kishu, the better was the titanium dioxide of lower photochemical activities.
In the accelerated weathering by Dew-WOM or Sun-WOM at cycle 1, the titanium dioxide having smaller particle size with narrower distribution showed better results, irrespective of photochemical activities, while the weathering results by Sun-WOM at cycle 2 showed resemblances in gloss retention to those of the natural weathering at Florida and Yokkaichi, and in commencement of chalking to those at Kishu and Choshi.
In the natural weathering, the lower P. W. C. brought about the better gloss retention, and in the accelerated weathering by Dew-WOM or by Sun-WOM at cycle 1, the results were contrary. But, the weathering by Sun-WOM at cycle 2 gave similar results to those of the natural weathering.
It can be concluded that on melamine alkyd paint films pigmented with titanium dioxide, the results of natural weathering can be easily presumed by the results of Sun-WOM weathering at spray cycle of 12 min in 60 min because of the good correlation of results in the kinds of titanium dioxide and in P. W. C. between them.
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