Designation:F1319−94(Reapproved2011)StandardTestMethodforDeterminationofAbrasionandSmudgeResistanceofImagesProducedfromBusinessCopyProducts(CrockmeterMethod)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1319;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethoddescribesaprocedurefordeterminingtheamountofimagetransferredontothesurfaceofawhiteclothbyrubbing.1.2Thetestmethodcanbeemployedtoevaluatetheabrasionandsmudgeresistanceofbusinessimagingproductsproducedbyimpactprinters,thermaltransferprinters,andnon-impactprintersorcopiers.1.3Thetestmethodcanbeusedtoevaluatetheamountofmaterialremovedfromthesample(smudgeorcrock).Testingfocusesondeterminingtheamountofmaterialdepositedonthecrockmeterclothorredepositedinanewlocationonthesample.Thetestmethodcanalsobeemployedtomeasureperformancecharacteristicsforaproduct.Theusershouldselecttestequipmentwhichisappropriateformeasuringtheabrasiontothesamples.Samplesaretestedbeforeandafterrubbingandcomparisonsofresultsmade.Inthistestmethodproductperformanceevaluationsareoptional.1.4OthertestmethodsemployingtheSutherlandrubtester,TaberAbraderandGavartiGA-C.A.T.canbeemployedtoevaluatethesmudgeandabrasioncharacteristics.ResultsbytheseunitsarenotnecessarilyequivalenttothoseobtainedwiththeCrockmeter.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F335TerminologyRelatingtoElectrostaticImagingF360PracticeforImageEvaluationofElectrostaticBusinessCopiesF497PracticeforUseoftheElectricandElectronicType-writerasaTestInstrumentF1174PracticeforUsingaPersonalComputerPrinterasaTestInstrumentF1175Pra...
