ASTM D7188-05 - 1.7.2005
 
1. Scope

1.1 This terminology standard covers terms used in the description of printing inks, printing materials, and printing processes.

1.2 This terminology standard does not include definitions related to Print Problems (see Terminology D 6488).

1.3 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 and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

 
2. Referenced Documents

D5181-24

Standard Practice for Abrasion Resistance of Printed Matter by the GA-CAT Comprehensive Abrasion Tester

D5010-08

Standard Guide for Testing Printing Inks and Related Materials

E430-23

Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Gloss of High-Gloss Surfaces by Abridged Goniophotometry

Kipphan:

Handbook of Print Media Technologies and Production Methods, Kipphan, Helmut: Springer 2001

D6687-07(2026)

Standard Guide for Testing Printing Ink Vehicles and Components Thereof

D5383-16(2021)

Standard Practice for Visual Determination of the Lightfastness of Art Materials by Artists and Art Technologists

D5403-93(2021)

Standard Test Methods for Volatile Content of Radiation Curable Materials

D6488-08(2020)

Standard Terminology Relating to Print Problems

D6493-11(2022)

Standard Test Methods for Softening Point of Hydrocarbon Resins and Rosin Based Resins by Automated Ring-and-Ball Apparatus

D5909-20(2026)

Standard Test Method for Drying Time of Oxidative-Drying Printing Inks by Squalene Resistance

D4449-15(2021)

Standard Test Method for Visual Evaluation of Gloss Differences Between Surfaces of Similar Appearance

D4361-10

Standard Test Method for Apparent Tack of Printing Inks and Vehicles by a Three-Roller Tackmeter (Withdrawn 2019)

D16-1989

Suggested Procedure for Development of Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans - (To Assist Conformance to Requirements of Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 112)

D1316-20

Standard Test Method for Fineness of Grind of Printing Inks By the NPIRI Grindometer

D1535-14(2023)

Standard Practice for Specifying Color by the Munsell System

D2066-07(2026)

Standard Test Methods for Relative Tinting Strength of Paste-Type Printing Ink Dispersions

D3732-23

Standard Practice for Reporting Cure Times of Ultraviolet-Cured Coatings

D4040-10(2025)

Standard Test Method for Rheological Properties of Paste Printing and Vehicles by the Falling-Rod Viscometer

D4302-14(2021)

Standard Specification for Artists’ Oil, Resin-Oil, and Alkyd Paints