1、Designation:F60588(Reapproved 2011)Standard Practice forDetermining Compatibility of One-Time Carbon Paper withCarbonless Copy Papers When Interleaved into the SameManifold Set1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F605;the number immediately following the designation indicates the yea
2、r of originaladoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This practice covers a procedure for determining thecompatibilit
3、y of one-time carbon paper with carbonless copypapers,interleaved into the same manifold set by forced aging.1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety an
4、d health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D585 Practice for Sampling and Accepting a Single Lot ofPaper,Paperboard,Fiberboard,and Related Product(Withdrawn 2010)3F221 Terminology Relating to Carbon Paper and I
5、nkedRibbon Products and Images Made TherefromF497 Practice for Use of the Electric and Electronic Type-writer as a Test InstrumentF549 Terminology Relating to Carbonless Copy Products3.Terminology Definitions3.1 Refer to Terminology F221 and F549.4.Summary of Practice4.1 An evaluation is made by com
6、paring the quality ofcarbonless copy images obtained with and without carboninterleaved and force-aged at elevated temperature and pres-sure conditions.One-time carbon paper samples are inter-leaved into the upper half of a business forms set.The set isforce-aged at elevated conditions of temperatur
7、e and pressurefor three days on both the upper and lower halves.After aging,the carbon samples are removed and the manifold set is imagedat the top where carbon was interleaved and at the bottomwhere there was no carbon paper.The aged images arecompared for intensity,clarity,and cleanliness.5.Signif
8、icance and Use5.1 This practice is used primarily to determine the compat-ibility of carbon paper samples with carbonless copy paper inthe same manifold set.That is,to observe if the carbon paperhas or has not had an adverse effect on the carbonless paperimage quality.5.2 This practice can be used a
9、s an aid in predicting the fieldperformance of a specific carbon paper grade in an actualcarbonless form of designated composition.5.3 This practice can be used for research and development,production,and quality control purposes.6.Interferences6.1 Different typewriters can affect the carbonless ima
10、gequality.6.2 Different pressures and settings on the same typewritercan affect the image quality.6.3 Platens of varying durometer in the same typewriter canaffect the image quality.6.4 Pressure,temperature,and time during forced-aging canaffect image quality.6.5 Different carbon coatings can affect
11、 image quality andcompatibility.7.Apparatus7.1 Commercial Electric Typewriter(see Practice F497).7.2 Paper Cutter(bench model),any size suitable forcutting carbonless copy paper and carbon samples.7.3 Paper Knife,suitable for sampling roll carbon paper.1This practice is under the jurisdiction of AST
12、M Committee F05 on BusinessImaging Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F05.06 onCarbonless and Thermal Imaging Products.Current edition approved Oct.1,2011.Published March 2012.Originallyapproved in 1978.Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F60588(2006).DOI:10.1520/F0605-8
13、8R11.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is ref
14、erenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 7.4 Parallel Weight Fixtures(see Fig.1),used to applyuniform pressure to the manifold set at the interleaved andnoninterleaved areas.7.5 Template(see Fig.2),used for d
15、rawing squares to aid inpositioning the parallel weight fixtures.7.6 Drying Oven(constant temperature),equipped withmeans for ensuring adequate temperature and air circulation.7.7 Weights,two 16-lb(7.26-kg),used to apply pressure tothe parallel weight fixtures.They shall be compact enough to fitinto
16、 the drying oven.8.Materials8.1 Carbonless Copy Paper Sheets(CF,CFB,and CBSheets).8.2 One-Time Carbon Paper Samples.8.3 Forms Bond Paper,12 lb(17 by 22 by 500)(45.12g/m2).9.Sampling9.1 Sample the roll or sheet carbon in accordance withMethods D585.10.Test Specimen and Sample10.1 Cut the carbonless sheets to 812by 11 in.(216 by 279mm).The length should be in the machine direction,ifpossible.10.2 Cut the carbon paper samples to 812by 412in.(216 by114 mm),with the 412-in.dimension in the machine di
