1 Scope
This document specifies test parameters, test procedures, test targets, and reporting
requirements for determining the scratch resistance of photographic prints using the
sclerometer test method. It is applicable to photographic prints that have no protection as well
as photographic prints that are protected by a coating or lamination. It is specifically
useful as a low-cost, easily implemented procedure for evaluating scratch resistance
of these prints.
It is not the purpose of this document to define limits of acceptability or failure.
Limits would be determined by the user and the intended application.