ASTM-F2406 › Standard Practice for Determining Yield of Solid Ink Sticks (Withdrawn 2020)
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Scope
1.1 This practice covers a procedure to determine the yield in number of pages per solid ink stick used in a solid ink/phase change printer for printing an 8 by 10 in. image area on a letter size page at 50 ± 0.5 % fill of each individual color. This practice requires an accurate gram scale to weigh the solid ink sticks and the printed pages, a personal computer able to print a 50 ± 0.5 % fill of each color, as well as a test printer.
1.2 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.
Significance and Use
4.3 This practice is suitable to extrapolate ink yield (Ye) of each color at other percent coverages (Ce) from the calculated yield (Y) using the following formula (see Table 1):
Number of pages printed at varying percents of coverage | ||||
| ACTUAL | |||
| 5 % | 10 % | 25 % | 50 % |
Cyan | 1036.23 | 488.05 | 206.65 | 105.89 |
Magenta | 1000.00 | 527.88 | 223.62 | 110.04 |
Yellow | 1036.23 | 543.73 | 194.03 | 105.20 |
Black | 1048.15 | 518.32 | 214.39 | 107.81 |
| PROJECTED from results taken at 50 % | |||
Cyan | 1058.90 | 529.45 | 211.78 | 105.89 |
Magenta | 1100.40 | 550.20 | 220.08 | 110.04 |
Yellow | 1052.00 | 526.00 | 210.40 | 105.20 |
Black | 1078.10 | 539.05 | 215.62 | 107.81 |
Keywords
computer printer; ink yield; phase change; solid ink
To find similar documents by ASTM Volume:
15.09 (Paper; Business Imaging Products)
To find similar documents by classification:
87.080 (Inks. Printing inks Materials for graphic technology, see 37.100.20)
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Document Number
ASTM-F2406-04(2012)
Revision Level
2004 R12 EDITION
Status
Cancelled
Modification Type
Withdrawn
Publication Date
Dec. 1, 2012
Document Type
Practice
Page Count
2 pages
Committee Number
F05.03