ASTM F2734-08
Standard Practice for Testing the Shelf Life of Ink Jet Printer Cartridges

Standard No.

ASTM F2734-08

Release Date

2008

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM F2734-08

Scope

This practice can be used to determine the stability and performance of ink jet ink when exposed to elevated temperatures in an ink jet cartridge.

This practice can be used for the evaluation of an OEM or other reference ink jet cartridge compared to a corresponding remanufactured, or refilled, or other sample ink jet printer cartridge.

This practice is applicable to all ink jet cartridges, whether single or multicolor.

This practice can be used to assess design goals of manufacturers of ink jet printer cartridges for ink capability, ink filling, and packaging effectiveness.

This practice may be used for research and development, and for quality acceptance evaluation.

1.1 This practice describes a practical procedure to help determine the shelf life confidence of a sample ink jet cartridge in a short period of time. This practice uses an accelerated aging test based on the Arrhenius principle which states that for every 10°C increase in temperature there is, approximately, a two times rate increase of a chemical reaction.

1.2 This practice consists of comparing the ability of an ink jet cartridge to print after exposure to elevated temperature as compared to a reference ink jet cartridge, such as an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) ink jet cartridge.

1.3 This practice can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the overall production of remanufactured or refilled ink jet cartridges.

1.4 To confirm the results of accelerated aging, real-time aging should also be conducted.

1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

ASTM F2734-08 Referenced Document

• ASTM F1174 Standard Practice for Using a Personal Computer Printer as a Test Instrument
• ASTM F1857 Standard Terminology Relating to Ink Jet Printers and Images Made Therefrom
• ASTM F1942 Standard Practice for Creating Test Targets for Determining the Ink Yield of the Imaging Supplies Used in Ink Jet Printers
• ASTM F2555 Standard Practice for Determining Page Yield of Ink Jet Printer Cartridgesmdash;Continuous Printing Method
• ASTM F909 Standard Terminology Relating to Printers

ASTM F2734-08 history

• 2008 ASTM F2734-08 Standard Practice for Testing the Shelf Life of Ink Jet Printer Cartridges