Standard

Type ID No. Topic

Standard Test Methods for Evaluating the

Printing ink /Paper ASTM D3424 Relative Lightfastness and Weatherability of
Printed Matter

Dark & WaterSpray

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Cycle/ Filter Irradiance Wavelength
Method

- W/m2 nm

real sunlight
1 Window Glass* -
(0.5 MJ/m2)
real sunlight
2 Window Glass* -
(0.5 MJ/m2)
3 Window Glass 0.35 ± 0.02 340
4 Daylight 0.40 ± 0.02 340
 Cycle 1

Humidity
Temperature Temperature
Cycle
(Black Panel) (Chamber Air)
Effective humidity

- ̊C ̊C %

- - - -

- - - -

Light 63 ± 3 - -
Light 63 ± 3 - -
 Test Method

Cycle 2

Humidity
Temperature
Exposure time Cycle
(BPT)
Relative humidity

% RH min - ̊C

- - - -

- - - -

40 ± 5 up to user* - -
40 ± 5 102 - -
st Method

Cycle 2

Temperature
Relative humidity Exposure time Cycle
(Chamber Air)

̊C % min -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -
- - - -
 Cycle 3

Temperature Temperature
Relative humidity Exposure time
(BPT) (Chamber Air)

̊C ̊C % min

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -
- - - -
 Cycle 4

Temperature Temperature Relative Exposure

Cycle
(BPT) (Chamber Air) humidity time

- ̊C ̊C % min

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -
- - - - -
 Note

open racks at an angle of 45 ̊ on outdoor exposure testing.

open racks at an angle of 45 ̊ on outdoor exposure testing.

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