ASTM D7680-10(2020)
Standard Practice for Preparing Prints of Paste Printing Inks by a Motor-Driven Printability Tester

Standard No.

ASTM D7680-10(2020)

Release Date

2020

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM D7680-10(2020)

Scope

1.1 This practice describes the procedure for preparing laboratory prints of paste printing inks using a motor-driven printability tester. 1.2 This practice covers printability testers of four different designs, referred to as Tester A, B, C, and D. These testers feature “push-button” control of printing speed and pressure and facilitate measurement of exact ink film thickness. 1.3 This practice is intended primarily for lithographic and letterpress inks that dry by oxidation or penetration. With appropriate drying or curing equipment, it is also applicable to other systems such as heat-set or energy curable. 1.4 This practice is applicable to the preparation of singlecolor solid-area prints by dry offset (also know as letterset) or by letterpress on any flat surface including paper, paperboard, plastic film, textiles, and metal. 1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The only other unit of measurement used is fpm. 1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM D7680-10(2020) Referenced Document

• ASTM D1475 Standard Test Method For Density of Liquid Coatings, Inks, and Related Products
• ASTM D5039 Standard Test Methods for Identification of Wire Side of Paper
• ASTM D528 Standard Test Method for Machine Direction of Paper and Paperboard
• ASTM D6073 Standard Test Method for Relative Setting of Heatset Printing Inks by the Sinvatrol Tester
• ASTM D7189 Standard Test Method for Relative Mileage of News Ink on Newsprint
• ASTM D7305 Standard Test Method for Reflection Density of Printed Matter
• ISO 187 Paper, board and pulps; standard atmosphere for conditioning and testing and procedure for monitoring the atmosphere and conditioning of samples*， 2022-01-01 Update

ASTM D7680-10(2020) history

• 2020 ASTM D7680-10(2020) Standard Practice for Preparing Prints of Paste Printing Inks by a Motor-Driven Printability Tester
• 2019 ASTM D7680-10(2019) Standard Practice for Preparing Prints of Paste Printing Inks by a Motor-Driven Printability Tester
• 2010 ASTM D7680-10 Standard Practice for Preparing Prints of Paste Printing Inks by a Motor-Driven Printability Tester