Methods and principles defined in this document apply to the various product classes of “commercial prints” that, following the terminology of ISO/TS 19300, include commercial production prints (flyers, brochures), transactional and stationary prints, signage, newspapers and periodical prints, book printing as well as packaging printing. These commercial prints often contain combinations of text, pictorial images and/or artwork. Prints for non-commercial use, including prints use and display in consumer home environments and prints exhibited or stored in museum context, are outside the scope of this document.
For each use profile a set of suitable accelerated test methods for the leading environmental and/ or mechanical or chemical stress factors is defined for representative testing. Guidance is given for translation of test results into suitable image permanence performance claims considering the variability of actual use in comparison to reference use profiles.
The test methods and guiding principle described in this document apply to both, analogue and digitally printed matter, and the corresponding test targets from the ISO 12647 series are used. Methods and principles apply to both colour and monochrome prints.
Cross References:
IEC 60068-2-30
ISO 18946
ISO 12647-8
ISO 12647-7
ISO 13655
ISO 18936
IEC 60068-2-38
ISO 5626
ISO 2836
ISO 18947
ISO 5-4
ISO 18941
ISO 18937
ISO 18948
ISO 18930
ISO 16925
ISO/CIE 11664-6
ISO 24789-1
ISO 24789-2
ISO/TS 15311-1
ISO 4892-2
ISO/TS 15311-2
ISO 18944
ISO 527-1
ISO 18950
ISO/TR 19300:2015
ISO/IEC 24790
ISO/TS 21139-21
ISO 105-B02
ISO/IEC 10373-1
ISO 527-3
ISO 105-E04
ASTM G177
ISO 16474-2
ISO/TR 18945
ISO 105-A series
CIE 85:1989
ISO 105-B04
ASTM G173
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