Designation:F2498−05(Reapproved2011)StandardPracticeforDeterminingtheDryingTimeofInkjetMediaandInksUsingaSmudgeMethod1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2498;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticedescribesaprocedureforassessingthedryingtimeofblackandwhiteorcolorimagesproducedbyinkjetprintersbysmudgingyellow,magentacyan,red,green,blue,andblackprintedcolorbars.1.2Thispracticecanbeusedtotestdifferentmediawithagivensetofinksoritcanbeusedtoevaluatedifferentinkswithagivenmedia.1.3Thismethodisapplicabletoprintedimages,wheretheimagemaybecontactedafterprinting.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.Terminology2.1Definitions:2.1.1inkjetmedia—refertorecordingelementsusedbyinkjetprinterstoreceiveinks.Thesubstratemaybepaper,plastic,canvas,fabric,orotherinkreceptivematerial.Thesubstratemay,ormaynot,becoatedwithaninkreceptivelayer(s).3.SignificanceandUse3.1Inadditiontoprovidingacceptableimagequality,inkjetmediahavetodryinareasonabletimeperiodsothattheimageisnotperturbedbyhandlingafterimaging.3.2Gooddryingtimeisaprimeconsiderationforinkjetinksandmedia.Aninkjetprintwhichdoesnotdryinareasonabletimeperiodhaslimitedusefulness.Thispracticeisusedtoobtaincomparativedataofdryingtimesforinkjetinksandmedia.4.Interferences4.1Sincethedryingtimeofinkjetinksandmediaisdependentontemperatureandhumidity,itisimportantthatthemeasurementsbemadeundertheconditionsappropriatetotheenduseapplications.Whileprintedmediamaybehandledanddisplayedunderavarietyofconditions,thistestpracticeisintendedtodeterminedryingtimeinindoorenvironments.4.2Thedryingtimeisdep...
