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Standard Practice for Determining Yield of Solid Ink Sticks
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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.
Keywords
computer printer; ink yield; phase change; solid ink; ICS Number Code 87.080 (Inks. Printing inks)
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
Revision Level
2004 EDITION
Status
Superseded
Modification Type
New
Publication Date
May 1, 2004
Document Type
Practice
Page Count
2 pages
Committee Number
F05.03