Designation: B 117 – 03Standard Practice forOperating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus 1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 117; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon (e ) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use byagencies of the Department of Defense.1. Scope1.1 This practice covers the apparatus, procedure, andconditions required to create and maintain the salt spray (fog)test environment. Suitable apparatus which may be used isdescribed in Appendix X1.1.2 This practice does not prescribe the type of test speci-men or exposure periods to be used for a specific product, northe interpretation to be given to the results.1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard. The inch-pound units in parentheses are provided forinformation and may be approximate.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibilityof the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bilityof regulatorylimitations prior to use.2. Referenced Docu ments2.1 ASTM Standards:B 368 Method for Copper-Accelerated Acetic Acid-SaltSpray (Fog) Testing (CASS Test)2D 609 Practice for Preparation of Cold-Rolled Steel Panelsfor Testing Paint, Varnish, ConversionCoatings, andRelated Coating Products 3D 1193 Specification for Reagent Water4D 1654 Test Method for Evaluation of Painted or CoatedSpecimens Subjected to Corrosive Environments 3E 70 Test Met...
