1、BRITISH STANDARD BS ISO/IEC 15457-1:2008 Identification cards Thin flexible cards Part 1: Physical characteristics ICS 35.240.15 BS ISO/IEC 15457-1:2008 This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 March 2008 BSI 2008 ISBN 978 0 580 574
2、49 8 National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of ISO/IEC 15457-1:2008. It supersedes BS ISO/IEC 15457-1:2001 which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee IST/17, Cards and personal identification. A list of organizations rep
3、resented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. Amendm
4、ents/corrigenda issued since publication Date Comments Reference number ISO/IEC 15457-1:2008(E)INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 15457-1 Second edition 2008-03-01 Identification cards Thin flexible cards Part 1: Physical characteristics Cartes didentification Cartes flexibles fines Partie 1: Caractrist
5、iques physiques BS ISO/IEC 15457-1:2008ii iii Contents Page Foreword iv 1 Scope . 1 2 Normative references . 1 3 Terms and definitions. 2 4 General characteristics 3 4.1 Introduction . 3 4.2 Materials 4 4.3 Finishing 4 4.4 Quality of TFC products. 4 4.5 Reference edges . 5 4.6 Card life 5 4.7 Enviro
6、nmental conditions 5 5 Outline geometry 6 5.1 Dimensions 7 5.2 Corners 7 5.3 Edges . 8 6 Presentation 9 6.1 Single card. 10 6.2 Fan-fold pack. 12 6.3 Reel. 15 7 Positioning features . 16 7.1 Punched positioning hole 16 7.2 Printed positioning mark . 17 8 Characteristics specific to contactless TFCs
7、18 8.1 Local overthickness due to the presence of the chip. 18 8.2 Antenna location in Special TFC.1 cards .18 8.3 Location of chip and forbidden area for thermal printing 19 8.4 Joins and splices 20 8.5 Ultra-violet light. 22 8.6 X-rays . 22 8.7 Dynamic bending stress 22 8.8 Dynamic torsional stres
8、s . 22 8.9 Static electricity 22 8.10 Operating temperature . 22 Annex A (normative) Paper TFC material characteristics 23 Annex B (normative) Composite TFC material characteristics. 28 Annex C (normative) Plastic TFC material characteristics 31 Annex D (informative) Recommended location of TFC.1 ta
9、ctile identifiers . 33 Bibliography . 34 BS ISO/IEC 15457-1:2008iv Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members of ISO or IEC parti
10、cipate in the development of International Standards through technical committees established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity. ISO and IEC technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmenta
11、l and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work. In the field of information technology, ISO and IEC have established a joint technical committee, ISO/IEC JTC 1. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
12、The main task of the joint technical committee is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the joint technical committee are circulated to national bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the national bodie
13、s casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO/IEC 15457-1 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, In
14、formation technology, Subcommittee SC 17, Cards and personal identification. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/IEC 15457-1:2001), which has been technically revised. ISO/IEC 15457 consists of the following parts, under the general title Identification cards Thin flexibl
15、e cards: Part 1: Physical characteristics Part 2: Magnetic recording technique Part 3: Test methods BS ISO/IEC 15457-1:20081 Identification cards Thin flexible cards Part 1: Physical characteristics 1 Scope Thin flexible cards (TFC), the subject of ISO/IEC 15457, are used to automate the controls fo
16、r 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, contactless
17、, etc. This part of ISO/IEC 15457 specifies the physical characteristics of thin flexible cards at two points in the card life cycle: 1. at the point of loading into the card issuing equipment; 2. at the point of issue to the public. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and sta
18、tes the minimum requirements. The principal card sizes are identified and the characteristics and dimensions are specified. Guidance concerning the storage and use of cards under various environmental conditions is given. NOTE ID-1 cards, specified in ISO/IEC 7810, do not come within this scope. 2 N
19、ormative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. ISO 1831, Printing specificat
20、ions for optical character recognition ISO 1924-2, Paper and board Determination of tensile properties Part 2: Constant rate of elongation method (20 mm/min) ISO 2144, Paper, board and pulps Determination of residue (ash) on ignition at 900 C ISO 2471, Paper and board Determination of opacity (paper
21、 backing) Diffuse reflectance method ISO 5626, Paper Determination of folding endurance ISO 5627, Paper and board Determination of smoothness (Bekk method) ISO 5629, Paper and board Determination of bending stiffness Resonance method BS ISO/IEC 15457-1:20082 ISO 6383-2, Plastics Film and sheeting De
22、termination of tear resistance Part 2: Elmendorf method ISO 8570, Plastics Film and sheeting Determination of cold-crack temperature ISO/IEC 10373-1, Identification cards Test methods Part 1: General characteristics ISO/IEC 10373-6, Identification cards Test methods Part 6: Proximity cards ISO/IEC 1
23、5457-2, Identification cards Thin flexible cards Part 2: Magnetic recording technique ISO/IEC 15457-3, Identification cards Thin flexible cards Part 3: Test methods 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 back face face of the card op
24、posite the front 3.2 finished card card at the point of issue to the public 3.3 front face reference face of the card (which normally bears printed information relating to its origin and ownership) 3.4 height dimension parallel to the shortest edge of the card 3.5 print contrast signal PCS print con
25、trast of a machine readable printed mark, defined as: w p w R R R PCS =where R pis the reflectance of the printed mark, measured in accordance with ISO 1831 for the B 900 spectral band; R Wis the reflectance of the background surrounding the printed mark, measured in accordance with ISO 1831 for the
26、 B 900 spectral band. 3.6 recording technique technique, such as magnetic, contactless or optical encoding etc., used to store data on the card 3.7 reference edges datum edges for dimensioning and orientation, having a fixed relationship to the front of the card BS ISO/IEC 15457-1:20083 3.8 regular
27、card card without thermal sensitive coating 3.9 tactile identifier feature used to determine the orientation of the card 3.10 thermal card card with thermal sensitive coating 3.11 width dimension parallel to the longest edge of the card 3.12 wood free (of paper) 100% chemical pulp, containing no gro
28、und wood 3.13 normal use use as an identification card involving equipment processes appropriate to the card technology and storage as a personal document between equipment processes 3.14 twist off-axis curl resulting in the four corners of the card not being co-planar 3.15 sizing and pen writing fa
29、ctor capacity of a paper for receiving lines of aqueous ink (pen ink) without smudging or going through the paper 3.16 join or splice link made between two lengths of continuous conjoined cards (e.g. to eliminate one or more defective contactless cards) 3.17 Limited Use Card LUC card conforming to I
30、SO/IEC 15457-1 that is equipped for contactless applications 4 General characteristics 4.1 Introduction Three card formats are recognized, and classified as follows to correspond with other existing schemes of classification: TFC.0, size 66 mm x 30 mm; TFC.1, size 85 mm x 54 mm normal Thickness (see
31、 Table 1); Special TFC.1, size 85 mm x 54 mm with increased thickness (see Table 1); TFC.5, size 187 mm or 203 mm x 83 mm. BS ISO/IEC 15457-1:20084 For each format of card, the geometrical and topographical characteristics are specified separately in the relevant clause of this part of the standard.
32、 The remaining physical characteristics, which are common to all sizes, are specified in this clause. Magnetic stripe and track characteristics are specified in ISO/IEC 15457-2. Contactless characteristics are specified in ISO/IEC 10536, ISO/IEC 14443 or ISO/IEC 15693. All clauses in all parts of IS
33、O/IEC 15457 apply to finished cards or to the reels/packs from which such cards are taken. Certain clauses however concern the characteristics of the card throughout its life. As a matter of convenience and practicality, certain tests can be carried out on unfinished cards where it can be demonstrat
34、ed that no significant change in that characteristic can arise during subsequent processing. 4.2 Materials Materials for TFCs of various thicknesses are defined in Annexes A, B and C, as shown in Table 1. Table 1 Permitted materials v TFC size Permitted materials TFC.0 1TFC.1 Special TFC.1 TFC.5 Pap
35、er A270 A178, A250, A270, A 290-680 A178 Composite B270 B250, B250, B360, B400-680 not specified Plastic C270 C250, C270 C250, C270, C290-680 not specified NOTE Table entries refer to the nominal thickness of the material and the annex in which its specification is given, e.g. A178 refers to 178 mic
36、ron material from Annex A. 4.3 Finishing Thin flexible cards are finished in a variety of ways, in accordance with the requirements of the system in which they are to be used. They may be printed or pre-printed except in areas used by recording techniques and machine functions (e.g. magnetic stripes
37、, positioning marks, where used); equipped for one or more recording techniques (e.g. magnetic stripes, optical bar codes, contactless). Thin flexible cards shall not be embossed. Regardless of any of these finishing processes, the finished cards shall continue to conform to the requirements of this
38、 standard. 4.4 Quality of TFC products All cards, however presented, shall be generally free from minor defects which could interfere with the performance of TFCs or which detract from their visual appearance, such as joins, excessive dust, cutting debris, folds, tears, creases and thick spots. 1Not
39、e that TFC.0 materials are not necessarily the same as TFC.1 materials of the same thickness. BS ISO/IEC 15457-1:20085 Due to characteristics of product, stripe of contactless cards when presented in reel or in fan-fold can have join defined in section 8.4. 4.5 Reference edges Any specification for
40、a thin flexible card conforming to this standard shall nominate a reference face (the front) and two reference edges, having the relationship shown in Figure 1, such that all features of the finished card can be located within the same frame of reference. FrontFigure 1 Relationship between card fron
41、t and reference edges It is preferred that the front of the card should be that which is designated to carry the major printed identification information (e.g. system logo or name) and that human readable information on the front shall be upright when the card is held with one of the two reference e
42、dges at the top. Once identified, these same reference edges shall be used exclusively and consistently when locating all features specified in this and the other applicable parts of ISO/IEC 15457. 4.6 Card life 4.6.1 Before issue Cards stored in their original packing, under conditions specified in
43、 4.7.2, shall remain in conformance with this standard for at least be one year. Cards stored in operational devices (e.g. issuing machines), under the conditions specified in 4.7.3, shall remain in conformance with this standard for at least two months. 4.6.2 After issue Finished cards stored under
44、 the conditions specified in 4.7.2, without further use, shall remain in conformance with this standard at least one year. NOTE Paper materials specified in Annex A may be expected to withstand up to 50 transaction cycles, composite materials specified in Annex B may be expected to withstand up to 5
45、00 transaction cycles; plastic materials specified in Annex C may be expected to withstand up to 2 500 transaction cycles. The actual lifetimes achieved will of course be affected by many external factors. Cards shall resist deterioration from exposure to light and other environmental factors encoun
46、tered in normal use. Where abnormally demanding conditions of use are likely to affect life expectancy, these shall be taken into account when selecting suitable card materials and methods of manufacture. 4.7 Environmental conditions 4.7.1 Testing environment Each of the characteristics specified in
47、 this standard shall be measured under the environmental conditions specified in ISO/IEC 15457-3. For most characteristics, these conditions are 23 C and 50 % relative humidity. BS ISO/IEC 15457-1:20086 NOTE Under different conditions, certain characteristics will change significantly, including dim
48、ensions (width, height, thickness), weight, flatness and many of the physical parameters listed in Tables A.1, B.1 and C.1. At the extremes of the operating environment (see 4.7.3), these changes can be substantial, and should be taken into account in the design of TFC handling devices. 4.7.2 Storag
49、e environment and packaging Thin flexible cards shall be stored under the conditions specified in Table 2. Table 2 Storage conditions Card type Temperature C Relative humidity % Regular cards 0 to 50 30 to 65 Thermal cards 0 to 40 30 to 65 The purpose of the packaging is to protect cards from physical damage and to reduce the rate of humidity variation. As a consequence: cards shall be kep
