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IEC 60068-2-38 Composite Temperature / Humidity Cyclic Test

IEC 60068-2-38 Composite Temperature / Humidity Cyclic Test

IEC 60068-2-38 testing provides a composite test procedure, primarily intended for component-type specimens, to determine, in an accelerated manner, the resistance of specimens to the deteriorative effects of high temperature/humidity and cold conditions. The IEC 60068-2-38 test is a cyclic temperature/humidity test that is designed to reveal defects in test specimens caused by “breathing” as distinct from the absorption of moisture.

The test programs associated with IEC-60068-2-38 differ from other cyclic damp heat tests in that they include increased severity from:

  • A greater number of temperature variations or “pumping” actions in a given time.
  • A greater cyclic temperature range.
  • A higher cyclic rate of change of temperature.
  • The inclusion of a number of excursions to sub-zero temperatures.

The accelerated breathing and the effect of the freezing of trapped water in cracks and fissures are the essential features of the IEC60068-2-38 composite temperature test. IEC 60068-2-38 compliance emphasizes that the freezing effect will occur only if the fissure dimensions are large enough to allow the penetration of a coherent mass of water as is normally the case in fissures between seals and metal assemblies, or between seals and wire terminations. The degree of condensation will depend mainly upon the thermal time constant of the surface of the test specimens and may be negligible for very small specimens but copious for large specimens.

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