Designation:F597–83(Reapproved2003)StandardPracticeforEvaluationofOne-TimeCarbonPaperinCarbon-InterleavedBusinessFormsbyUseofanElectricTypewriter1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF597;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversastandardizedprocedureusinganelectrictypewritertodeterminetheimagequalityofone-timecarbonpaperforuseincarbon-interleavedbusinessforms.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D585PracticeforSamplingandAcceptingaSingleLotofPaper,Paperboard,Fiberboard,andRelatedProduct2F221TerminologyRelatingtoCarbonPaperandInkedRibbonProductsandImagesMadeTherefrom2F497PracticeforUseoftheElectricandElectronicType-writerasaTestInstrument23.TerminologyDefinitions3.1RefertoTerminologyF221.4.SummaryofPractice4.1Thispracticeconsistsofacomparisontestunderactualuseconditionswherebyasampleofone-timecarbonpaperisinterleavedsidebysidewithacontrolcarbonofknownimagequalityintoabusinessform(orwithformsbondpapertosimulateabusinessform)andimagedonanelectrictypewriteratadesignatedsettingandpressure.Avisualcomparisonismadeofthetypedimagesfrombothsampleandcontrolcarbon.4.2Thispracticeisusedprimarilytodeterminewhetherornotaone-timecarbonwillproduceasatisfactoryimageinabusinessformofpredeterminedcompositionwithaqualitysimilartothatofthecontrolcarbon.5.SignificanceandUse5.1Thispracticeisusedprimarilytoevaluatetheimagequalityofaone-timecarbonpaperbycomparisonwithacontrolcarbonofknownperformanceinabusinessformofpredeterminedcompositiononanelectrictypewriter.5.2Thispracticecanalsobeusedfortheselectio...
