ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 12757-1 Third edition 2017-12 Ball point pens and refills - Part 1: General use Stylos a pointe bille et recharges - Partie 1: Utilisation générale Reference number IS0 12757-1:2017(E) @ IS0 2017 IS0 12757-1:2017(E) COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT @ IS0 2017, Published in Switzerland All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either Iso at the address below or ISo's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Ch. de Blandonnet 8 . CP 401 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 [email protected] www.iso.org ii @ IS0 2017 - All rights reserved IS0 12757-1:2017(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. .V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references ..1 3 Terms and definitions 1 4 Requirements 2 4.1 Tip classification. 2 4.2 Shapes and dimensions of refills 2 4.3 Performance. 4 4.3.1 Writing performance 4 4.3.2 Strike through 4 4.3.3 Drying time 4 4.3.4 Reproducibility. 4.3.5 Water resistance. 4 4.3.6 Light resistance .4 4.3.7 Shelf life 4 5 Test equipment and accessories 4 5.1 Write test machine.. .4 5.2 Performance testing paper 4 5.3 Eraser 5 5.4 Reproducibility apparatus 5 5.5 Light test apparatus. .5 6 Testing. ..5 6.1 Sampling. 5 6.2 Climatic conditions for testing .6 6.3 Procedure ..6 6.3.1 Writing performance test .6 6.3.2 Strike through test. .6 6.3.3 Drying time test. 6 6.3.4 Reproducibility test 6 6.3.5 Water resistance test. 6 6.3.6 Light resistance test. .6 6.3.7 Shelf life test 7 7 Designation and marking 7 7.1 Designation 7 7.2 Marking 7 8 Test report. .7 Bibliography .9 IS02017-Allrightsreserved iii