Designation:F1571−95(Reapproved2008)StandardTestMethodforDeterminationofAbrasionandSmudgeResistanceofImagesProducedfromBusinessCopyProducts(SutherlandMethod)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1571;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversaprocedurefordeterminingtheamountofimagetransferredfromonesiteandredepositedatanothersite(smudge)onadocument.TheSutherlandInkRubTester2with4-lb(1.82-kg)testblockisthetestinstrumentforproducingthetransferandeitherareflectometerordensitom-eterisemployedformeasuringthechangeinimages.Alternatively,avisualratingordercanbeemployedtoestab-lisharankingorder.Thedegreetowhichtheoriginalimageisunaltereduponrubbingisconsideredtobetheabrasionresistance.1.2Thistestmethodcanbeemployedtoevaluatethesmudgeresistanceofbusinessimagingproductsproducedbytypewriters,andimpactprinters.1.3Thistestmethodcanalsobeemployedtomeasureperformancecharacteristicsforaproduct.Theusershouldselecttestequipmentthatisappropriateformeasuringthedegreeofabrasiontothesamples.Samplesaretestedbeforeandafterrubbingandcomparisonsofresultsmade.Inthistestmethodproductperformanceevaluationsareoptional.1.4OthertestmethodsemployingtheCrockmeter,TaberAbrader,andGavartiGA-C.A.T.canbeemployedtoevaluatethesmudgeandabrasioncharacteristics.ResultsbytheseunitsarenotnecessarilyequivalenttothoseobtainedwiththeSutherland.1.5Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.TheSIunitsgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D5264PracticeforAbrasionResist...
