1. 5000 HOURS SALT SPRAY PROJECT

2. Design of the experiment
ABL MEZ-IPF
PROJECT 5,000 SALT SPRAY HOURS
5,000 HOURS SALT SPRAY PROJECT
STEPS
Testing were performed by an independent lab 1
Design of the experiment 2
CASS RESULTS
5000 HOURS SALT SPRAY RESULTS 3

3. 5000 HOURS SALT SPRAY RESULTS
ABL MEZ-IPF
5000 HOURS SALT SPRAY RESULTS
Process:
B5: BCI 5 stages
B9: BCI 8 stages
H5: Houghton 5 stages
H9: Houghton 9 stages
Coating:
EC: Epoxy primer with superdurable paint
NC: Only superdurable paint from Vitracoat
ND: Only superdurable paint from Sherwin W
PD: S. Williams Primer with SW superdurable paint
An ASTM rating above 6 is acceptable according to ABL standards
All samples were obtained from the raw castings

4. RATING ASTM D
*All options above the “6 rating’ approved the test after 5000 hours of salt spray
BCI 5 stages
Epoxy Primer
Super Durable Paint
Houghton 9 stages
Epoxy Primer
Super Durable Paint
Houghton 9 stages
Without Primer
Super Durable Paint
BCI 9 stages
Without Primer
Super Durable Paint
BCI 9 stages
Epoxy Primer
Super Durable Paint

5. CASS 39 DAYS RESULTS ABL MEZ-IPF CASS 39 DAYS RESULTS
BEST PERFORMANCE COMBINATION
The best performance is the combination of: Paint: Vitra Epoxy + Super durable
Process: BCI 5 stages
ASTM RATE
*Every result represent the average of the 4 alloys tested

6. ABL MEZ-IPF
CONCLUSIONS
Based on 5000 hours salt spray testing we see a feasible process to deliver 5000 hours BCI 5 stages + Epoxy primer
Based on CASS testing the best performer process is BCI 5 stages + Epoxy primer.
As a conclusion BCI 5 stages + Epoxy primer process will be the best option due to:
Validated results with an external laboratory.
Assurance the 5,000 hrs with a rate of 7 astm
Is achievable with the current equipment.
Process is ready to run.
Conversion cost is not significant affected by adding the epoxy process.