Designation:F2037−00(Reapproved2011)StandardPracticeforPredictingtheLifetimeofInkJetPrintsStoredinDarkKeepingConditionsinTypicalOfficeEnvironments1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2037;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticedescribesanacceleratedprocedurein-tendedtopredictthelifetimeofimagesstoredindarkkeepingconditionsintypicalofficeenvironments.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D2244PracticeforCalculationofColorTolerancesandColorDifferencesfromInstrumentallyMeasuredColorCoordinates2.2ANSIStandards:ANSI/NAPMIT9.9–1996StabilityofColorPhotographicImages—MethodsforMeasuring3ANSI/PIMAIT9.24–1997Arrhenius-TypePredictions—TestMethod3LimitationsofAcceleratedImageStabilityTesting43.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1inkjetmedia,n—recordingelementsusedbyinkjetprinterstoreceiveinks.Thesubstratemaybepaper,plastic,canvas,fabric,orotherinkreceptivematerial.Thesubstratemay,ormaynot,becoatedwithaninkreceptivelayer(s).3.1.2singleacceleratedtest,n—darkstabilitytestingatasinglesetofenvironmentalconditions,forexample50°Cand50%relativehumidity(RH).4.SummaryofPractice4.1Printedtestsamplesarecoveredwithpolyethyleneterephthalate(PET)sleeve5tosimulateanalbum,orwithasampleofthesamesampletypetosimulateastackofprints,andplacedinfoil-linedbags.Airisforcedoutofthebagsandthebagsaresealed.Thebagsareplacedindarkrecirculatingforced-airenvironmentalchambersatmultipletemperaturesat50%RH.Afterapredeterminedcolorchangeisobtained,thetestisterminatedandtheimagelifeispredictedbyANSI/PIMAIT9.24–1997.NOTE1—T...
