The GM9200P standard, developed by General Motors, describes a test method for determining the resistance of automotive materials to accelerated aging and steaming. This procedure is used to accelerate the aging process of automotive materials.
In the automotive industry, the ability to bring products to market in less time, at a lower cost and with greater reliability, is extremely important.
Accelerated aging, when applied correctly, yields the same kinds of anomalies as detected during normal endurance testing. By allowing the design engineer to concentrate the life of a product on just a few days, design issues and process-related issues can be corrected in a timely manner. Accelerated aging allows several design iterations, each with test validation, to be performed within a few weeks. Products are well validated before they hit the market. In this way, defect rates can be kept very low without expensive over-design.
In the past, endurance, proficiency, or reliability tests typically followed normal simulation environments, where systems were exposed to environments within their expected operating limits. Accelerated aging tests products in environments above their design limits. All test environments are in the design forgiveness zone where a product is under stress but can operate without permanent damage. All equipment ages during its normal life as a function of the environment to which it is exposed.
To meaningfully verify product reliability, equipment must be exposed to environments that expose it to external design limits. This accelerated aging ensures that there is no deterioration as the product ages. Accelerated aging subjects parts or assemblies to certain test environments. In these tests, the design limits are exceeded and fault anomalies normally seen during operation are reproduced.
As all products age as a function of their usage environment, the vehicle has different aging factors depending on where they are located and how they are maintained.
As warranty periods increase, so does the testing period to verify product reliability. This minimizes the time available for the engineer to make design improvements. Therefore, accelerated aging is extremely important.
Among the numerous test, measurement, analysis and evaluation studies it provides for businesses in various sectors, our organization also provides accelerated aging and steaming test services for vehicles within the scope of the GM9200P standard, with its trained and expert staff and advanced technological equipment.
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