1、Designation:D768010(Reapproved 2020)Standard Practice forPreparing Prints of Paste Printing Inks by a Motor-DrivenPrintability Tester1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7680;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of re
2、vision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This practice describes the procedure for preparinglaboratory prints of paste printing inks using a moto
3、r-drivenprintability tester.1.2 This practice covers printability testers of four differentdesigns,referred to as Tester A,B,C,and D.These testersfeature“push-button”control of printing speed and pressureand facilitate measurement of exact ink film thickness.1.3 This practice is intended primarily f
4、or lithographic andletterpress inks that dry by oxidation or penetration.Withappropriate drying or curing equipment,it is also applicable toother systems such as heat-set or energy curable.1.4 This practice is applicable to the preparation of single-color solid-area prints by dry offset(also know as
5、 letterset)orby letterpress on any flat surface including paper,paperboard,plastic film,textiles,and metal.1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as thestandard.The only other unit of measurement used is fpm.1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any
6、,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.7 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally
7、recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D528 Test Method for
8、 Machine Direction of Paper andPaperboard(Withdrawn 2010)3D1475 Test Method for Density of Liquid Coatings,Inks,and Related ProductsD5039 Test Methods for Identification of Wire Side of Paper(Withdrawn 2009)3D6073 Test Method for Relative Setting of Heatset PrintingInksD7189 Test Method for Relative
9、 Mileage of News Ink onNewsprintD7305 Test Method for Reflection Density of Printed Matter2.2 Other Standards:4ISO 187 Paper,board and pulpsStandard atmosphere forconditioning and testing and procedure for monitoring theatmosphere and conditioning of samplesISO/DIS 28351 Graphic technologyLaboratory
10、 prepara-tion test printsPart 1:Paste inksISO 28461 Graphic technologySpecification for colorand transparency of printing ink setsPart 1:Inks forheat-set web offset lithographic printingISO 28462 Graphic technologySpecification for colorand transparency of printing ink setsPart 2:Inks forcoldset off
11、set lithographic printing3.Terminology3.1 Symbols:fpm=feet per minute(fpm 200=m/s)1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D01 on Paint andRelated Coatings,Materials,and Applications and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D01.56 on Printing Inks.Current edition approved Ju
12、ne 1,2020.Published July 2020.Originally approvedin 2010.Last previous edition approved in 2019 as D7680 10(2019).DOI:10.1520/D7680-10R20.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume info
13、rmation,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.Copyright ASTM Internat
14、ional,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides an
15、d Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.kgf=kilograms of force(kgf=9.81 N)kp=kilopascals of pressure(kp=9.81 N)m/s=meters per second(m/s 200=fpm)3.2 Symbols for Ink Film Thickness Calculations:AS=printed area on the substrate,cm2D=density of
16、 the ink,g/cm2IFTP=ink film thickness on the plate,mIFTS=ink film thickness on the substrate,mm=micrometersWA=weight of inked plate after printing,gWB=weight of inked plate before printing,gWP=weight of ink carried on the plate,gWPO=weight of the clean uninked plate,gWS=weight of ink on the substrate,gWSA=weight of ink on the substrate per unit area,g/m24.Summary of Practice4.1 The designated printing speed and pressure are preset onthe print maker of the printability tester.A specified volume o
