BS ISO/IEC 15457-3:2008

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Test methods for physical characteristics
  4.1 General
  4.2 Dimensions (except thickness)
  4.3 Thickness
  4.4 Separation force
  4.5 Reel winding
  4.6 Bursting strength
  4.7 Stiffness
  4.8 Folding endurance
  4.9 Ash content
  4.10 Smoothness
  4.11 Opacity (paper backing) and opacity (700-1000 nm)
  4.12 Coefficient of friction and destacking force
  4.13 Reflectance factor
  4.14 Air permeance
  4.15 Sizing and pen-writing factor
  4.16 Tear resistance
  4.17 Delamination resistance
  4.18 Cold-crack temperature (brittleness)
5 Test methods for magnetic stripe physical characteristics
  5.1 Preparation and storage of samples
  5.2 Conditioning and test environments
  5.3 Protrusion
  5.4 Profile deviation
  5.5 Roughness R[a] and R[z]
  5.6 Warpage
  5.7 Adherence
  5.8 Wear test
  5.9 Dimensional measurement of the magnetic stripe
6 Test methods for static magnetic characteristics
  6.1 Principle
  6.2 Apparatus
  6.3 Preparation and storage of sample
  6.4 Procedure
  6.5 Expression of results
  6.6 Coercivity, H[cM]
  6.7 Squareness, SQ
  6.8 Switching field distribution, (SF[D])
  6.9 Test report
7 Test method for dynamic magnetic characteristics
  7.1 Principle
  7.2 Reference cards
  7.3 Apparatus
  7.4 Preparation and preservation of test samples
  7.5 Test procedure
  7.6 Expression of results
  7.7 Test report
8 Tests for cards containing contactless chips and
  antennas
  8.1 Reliability of the chip/antenna connection for
      a strip of connected cards
  8.2 Reliability of the chip/antenna connection for
      a single card
  8.3 Test for chip/antenna connection withstanding
      scratch test
  8.4 Test for card withstanding to Crumpling/Folding
Bibliography

Describes the test methods and procedures required to carry out measurements of the magnetic stripe and encoding characteristics of thin flexible cards.

Thin flexible cards (TFC), the subject of this International Standard, are used to automate the controls for access to goods or services such as mass transit, highway toll systems, car parks, vouchers, stored value, etc.

For these applications, data can be written and/or read by machines using various recording techniques such as magnetic stripe, optical character recognition (OCR), bar code, etc.

This part of ISO/IEC15457 specifies the test methods and procedures required to carry out measurements of the magnetic stripe and encoding characteristics of thin flexible cards.

Many of the standard methods available for checking physical properties of base materials are intended to be applied to samples cut from continuous material or large sheets. However, all test methods given herein, unless explicitly stated otherwise, apply to finished cards.

The test methods described are to be performed on separate samples. It is not intended that any individual card should pass through more than one test procedure, unless explicitly stated.

Acceptance criteria are not covered by this part of ISO/IEC15457.