Rust: Humidity Cabinet • Rust-preventing Characteristics

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Humidity Cabinet

ASTM D 1748

Rust Protection by Metal Preservatives in the Humidity Cabinet.
This test method is used for evaluating the rust-preventive properties of metal preservatives under conditions of high humidity.

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LT/HC-250000/M

Humidity Cabinet - ASTM D 1748

• Double wall thermostatic cabinet made of 18/8 stainless steel
• Hinged cover consisting of two layers of desized cotton cloth mounted on an aluminium frame
• Desized cotton cloth conforming to military specification MIL C-5646F
• Water level regulating system for automatic adjustment of the water level consisting of one 20 litres carboy, 2000 ml Erlenmeyer flask, glass and rubber tubing
• Low-level water device
• Air supply and metering system:
  • air filter
  • needle valve
  • rotameter
  • pressure gauge
  • pressure regulator
  • filtering trap and tubing
• Tank equipped with draining tap
• Electric heating with 2 armoured stainless steel immersion heaters
• Lin-Tech operating software Lab-Link running in Windows® ambient:
  • TFT/LCD 8”
  • resolution 800 × 640 and 16.2 M colours
  • USB Port
  • storage capacity for more than 60’000 analysis
• Temperature controlled by PID with over-temperature alarm and temperature sensor with provision for calibration
• Air flow rate automatically monitored
• Humidity sensor
• Rotating stage at 1/3 rpm geared by and electric motor for the suspension of 33 steel test panels by means of the suspension hooks
• Circular drip pan mounted on the rotating stage

Power Supply

• 220Vac 50/60 Hz

Dimensions

• cm 80 × 80 × 100

Weight

• kg 60

Accessories

• AB-102-502: steel test panel
• LAB-102-504: dummy panel made of PMMA
• LAB-102-507/A: aluminium oxide cloth 240 grit, pack of 100
• LAB-102-508: silica sand, pack of 1 kg
• LAB-102-509: PH paper

Spare Parts

• LAB-102-515: desized cotton cloth
• LAB-102-510: air diffuser stones not certified
• LAB-102-503: suspension hooks
• LAB-110-020: heater
• LAB-140-002: PT100 probe

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