ANSI IT9.5 : 1992

1. Scope
2. Referenced Standards and Publications
2.1 Referenced American National Standards
2.2 Other Standards
2.3 Other Publications
3. Definitions
3.1 Medium-Term Film
3.2 Long-Term Film
3.3 Archival Film
3.4 Class A Films
3.5 Class B Films
3.6 Film Base
3.7 Safety Cellulose-Ester Base
3.8 Safety Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Base
3.9 Safety Photographic Film
3.10 Medium-Term Storage Conditions
3.11 Archival Storage Conditions
3.12 Density
3.13 Visual Density
3.14 Printing Density
4. Physical Requirements
4.1 Type of Film Base
4.2 Viscosity Retention
4.3 Safety Film
4.4 Base Physical Property Loss
4.5 Tape-Stripping Emulsion Adhesion
4.6 Humidity-Cycling Emulsion Adhesion
4.7 Blocking
4.8 Binder Stability
4.9 Thermal Sticking
5. Image Requirements
5.1 Proper Development
5.2 Image Stability - Light Fading
5.3 Image Stability - Dark Aging
6. Accelerated Aging
7. Physical Test Methods
7.1 Identification of Film Base
7.2 Relative Viscosity Test
7.3 Base Physical Property Loss
7.4 Tape-Stripping Adhesion Test
7.5 Humidity Cycling Adhesion Test
7.6 Blocking Test
7.7 Thermal Sticking Test
8. Image Test Methods
8.1 Densitometry
8.2 Proper Developing Test
8.3 Image Stability - Light Fading Test
8.4 Image Stability - Dark Aging Test
9. Classification for Reporting
Tables
1. Limits for Physical Property Loss on Accelerated
     Aging of Film
2. Limits for Image Density Change after Accelerated
     Testing
Appendixes
A. Microfilm Image Quality
B. Distinction between Film Storage Copies and Work
     Copies
C. Cellulose-Ester and Polyester Bases
D. Light Fading of Diazo Images
E. Measurement of Printing Density
F. Proper Diazo Development Test
G. Bibliography