American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved July 1, 2005. Published July 2005. Originally approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 1996 as D 5894 – 96. 3 p. This practice covers basic principles and operating practice for cyclic corrosion/UV exposure of paints on metal, using alternating periods of exposure in two different cabinets: a cycling salt fog/dry cabinet, and a fluorescent UV/ condensation cabinet.