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ASTM E104-02(2012)
Standard Practice for Maintaining Constant Relative Humidity by Means of Aqueous Solutions
Standard Practice for Maintaining Constant Relative Humidity by Means of Aqueous Solutions
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Standard Practice for Maintaining Constant Relative Humidity by Means of Aqueous Solutions
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Significance and Use
Standard value relative humidity environments are important for conditioning materials in shelf-life studies or in the testing of mechanical properties such as dimensional stability and strength. Relative humidity is also an important operating variable for the calibration of many species of measuring instruments.
e and rate of degradation and the performance rankings produced by exposures to unfiltered open-flame carbon-arcs can be much different from that produced by exposures to other types of laboratory light sources. Typically, exposures conducted according to this practice will produce degradation faster than similar exposures conducted according to Practice D822 or D5031 and may cause different types of degradation.4.3 Reproducibility of test results between laboratories has been shown to be good when the stability of materials is evaluated in terms of performance ranking compared to other materials or to a control.4,5 Therefore, exposure of a similar material of known performance (a control) at the same time as the test materials is strongly recommended. It is recommended that at least three replicates of each material be exposed to allow for statistical evaluation of results.
Scope
1.1 This practice describes one method for generating constant relative humidity (rh) environments in relatively small containers.
1.2 This practice is applicable for obtaining constant relative humidities ranging from dryness to near saturation at temperatures spanning from 0 to 50°C.
1.3 This practice is applicable for closed systems such as environmental conditioning containers and for the calibration of hygrometers.
1.4 This practice is not recommended for the generation of continuous (flowing) streams of constant humidity unless precautionary criteria are followed to ensure source stability. (See Section 9.)
1.5 Caution
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. For more specific safety precautionary information see 1.5 and 10.1.