Weathering testing plays a critical role in ensuring materials maintain their appearance, performance, and durability throughout their intended service life. Both indoor and outdoor materials - from architectural finishes and coatings to plastics, textiles, and consumer goods - can be degraded by UV radiation, moisture, and temperature over time. UV and xenon arc accelerated weathering tests provide manufacturers with validated, data-driven confidence that materials will perf

What is Aluminum Brazing? Metallurgical mount at 30x of aluminum braze showing voids Aluminum brazing is a specialized process that uses filler metal to bond two parts without melting the substrate. It is unique in its ability to create a strong, reliable joint without compromising the integrity of the aluminum. This is done by using a filler metal such as copper or silver that has a higher melting point than the aluminum being brazed. A metallurgical bond is formed betwee

Introduction Product longevity, both mechanical or cosmetic, depends selecting materials that can withstand real-world conditions over...

Introduction Outdoor electronic devices such as security cameras, lighting, smart entry devices, and other sensors are becoming...

Introduction Military equipment must perform under the harshest conditions—extreme temperatures, moisture, abrasion, corrosion, and...

Introduction At Assured Testing Services, we understand that next to accuracy and precision, short turnaround time is one of our...

Once arrangements are made to corrosion test a customer’s specimens for a given duration, it is not uncommon for the customer to ask,...

Scribes are a tool used in corrosion testing to evaluate coating performance.

MIL-DTL-5541 and MIL-DTL-81706 describe the requirements for chromate conversion coatings on aluminum for corrosion protection. The...

Learn more about dielectric materials and their physical properties.

What is Kesternich testing and why is it used? Kesternich testing is a corrosion resistance method that exposes the test specimen to...