1、 Reference numberISO/IEC 15457-1:2001(E)ISO/IEC 2001INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC15457-1First edition2001-10-15Identification cards Thin flexible cards Part 1: Physical characteristics Cartes didentification Cartes flexibles fines Partie 1: Caractristiques physiques Adopted by INCITS (InterNational
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9、uester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyrightiso.ch Web www.iso.ch Printed in Switzerland ii ISO/IEC 2001 All rights reserved ISO/IEC 15457-1:2001(E) ISO/IEC 2001 All rights reserved iii Contents Page 1 Scope 1 2 Normativ
10、e references1 3 Terms and definitions .2 4 General characteristics.3 4.1 Introduction.3 4.2 Materials 4 4.3 Finishing4 4.4 Quality of TFC products.4 4.5 Reference edges .5 4.6 Card life5 4.7 Environmental conditions5 5 Outline geometry .6 6 Presentation .9 7 Positioning features 17 7.1 Punched posit
11、ioning hole17 7.2 Printed positioning mark .18 Annex A (normative) Paper TFC material characteristics .19 A.1 Paper TFC.0 19 A.1.1 Regular paper TFC.0.19 A.1.2 Specific paper TFC.0 exceptions.19 A.1.3 Optional additional paper TFC.0 specifications 20 A.2 Paper TFC.1 20 A.2.1 Regular paper TFC.1.20 A
12、.2.2 Specific paper TFC.1 exceptions.21 A.2.3 Optional additional paper TFC.1 specifications 21 A.3 Paper TFC.5 22 A.3.1 Regular paper TFC.5.22 A.3.2 Specific paper TFC.5 exceptions.22 A.3.3 Optional additional paper TFC.5 specifications 23 Annex B (normative) Composite TFC material characteristics.
13、24 B.1 Composite TFC.024 B.1.1 Regular composite TFC.0.24 B.1.2 Specific composite TFC.0 exceptions 24 B.1.3 Optional additional composite TFC.0 specifications 24 ISO/IEC 15457-1:2001(E) iv ISO/IEC 2001 All rights reserved B.2 Composite TFC.125 B.2.1 Regular composite TFC.1.25 B.2.2 Specific composi
14、te TFC.1 exceptions 25 B.2.3 Optional additional composite TFC.1 specifications 26 Annex C (normative) Plastic TFC material characteristics27 C.1 Plastic TFC.0.27 C.1.1 Regular plastic TFC.0 .27 C.2 Plastic TFC.1.28 C.2.1 Regular plastic TFC.1 .28 C.2.2 Optional additional plastic TFC.1 specificatio
15、ns.28 Annex D (informative) Recommended location of TFC.1 tactile identifiers .29 ISO/IEC 15457-1:2001(E) ISO/IEC 2001 All rights reserved v Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission) form the specialized system for world
16、wide standardization. National bodies that are members of ISO or IEC participate 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
17、 fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 3. In the field of information technology,
18、 ISO and IEC have established a joint technical committee, ISO/IEC JTC 1. 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 bodies casting a
19、vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this part of ISO/IEC 15457 may be the subject of patent rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. International Standard ISO/IEC 15457-1 was prepared by Joint Technical Com
20、mittee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, Subcommittee SC 17, Identification cards and related devices. ISO/IEC 15457 consists of the following parts, under the general title Identification cards Thin flexible cards: Part 1: Physical characteristics Part 2: Magnetic recording techniques Part 3:
21、Test methods Annexes A to C form a normative part of this part of ISO/IEC 15457. Annex D is for information only. INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 15457-1:2001(E) ISO/IEC 2001 All rights reserved 1 Identification cards Thin flexible cards Part 1: Physical characteristics 1 Scope Thin flexible cards, t
22、he 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
23、 as magnetic stripe, optical character recognition (OCR), bar code, 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.
24、It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states 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 Thicker
25、 cards, for example ID-1 cards, specified in ISO/IEC 7810, do not come within this scope. 2 Normative references The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this part of ISO/IEC 15457. For dated references, subsequent amendment
26、s to, or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this part of ISO/IEC 15457 are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition
27、of the normative document referred to applies. Members of ISO and IEC maintain registers of currently valid International Standards. ISO 534, Paper and board Determination of thickness and apparent bulk density or apparent sheet density ISO 1184, Plastics Determination of tensile properties of films
28、 ISO 1831, Printing specifications for optical character recognition ISO 1924-2, Paper and board Determination of tensile properties Part 2: Constant rate of elongation method ISO 2144, Paper board and pulps Determination of residue (ash) on ignition at 900 C ISO 2471, Paper and board Determination
29、of opacity (paper backing) Diffuse reflectance method ISO/IEC 15457-1:2001(E) 2 ISO/IEC 2001 All rights reserved ISO 2758, Paper Determination of bursting strength ISO 4593 Plastics Film and sheeting Determination of thickness by mechanical scanning ISO 5626, Paper Determination of folding endurance
30、 ISO 5627, Paper and board Determination of smoothness (Bekk method) ISO 5629, Paper and board Determination of bending stiffness Resonance method ISO 5636-3, Paper and board Determination of air permeance (medium range) Part 3: Bendtsen method ISO 6383-2, Plastics Film and sheeting Determination of
31、 tear resistance Part 2: Elmendorf method ISO 8226-2, Paper and board Measurement of hygroexpansivity Part 2: Hygroexpansivity up to a maximum relative humidity of 86 % ISO 8295, Plastics Film and sheeting Determination of the coefficients of friction ISO 8570, Plastics Film and sheeting Determinati
32、on of cold-crack temperature ISO/IEC 15457-2, Identification cards Thin flexible cards Part 2: Magnetic recording techniques ISO/IEC 15457-3, Identification cards Thin flexible cards Part 3: Test methods 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this International Standard, the following terms and
33、 definitions apply. 3.1 back face face of the card opposite 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 ed
34、ge of the card 3.5 print contrast signal PCS the print contrast of a machine readable printed mark, defined as: wpwR RPCSR-=ISO/IEC 15457-1:2001(E) ISO/IEC 2001 All rights reserved 3 where Rpis the reflectance of the printed mark, measured in accordance with ISO 1831 for the B 900 spectral band RWis
35、 the reflectance of the background surrounding the printed mark, measured in accordance with ISO 1831 for the B 900 spectral band 3.6 recording technique technique, such as magnetic or optical encoding etc., used to store data on the card 3.7 reference edges datum edges for dimensioning and orientat
36、ion, having a fixed relationship to the front of the card 3.8 regular card card without thermal sensitive coating 3.9 tactile identifier a 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
37、the card 3.12 wood free (of paper) 100 % chemical pulp, containing no ground 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 fo
38、ur corners of the card not being co-planar 3.15 sizing and pen writing factor capacity of a paper for receiving lines of aqueous ink (pen ink) without smudging or going through the paper 4 General characteristics 4.1 Introduction Three card formats are recognized, and classified as follows to corres
39、pond with other existing schemes of classification: TFC.0, size 66 mm 30 mm; ISO/IEC 15457-1:2001(E) 4 ISO/IEC 2001 All rights reserved TFC.1, size 85 mm 54 mm; TFC.5, size 187 mm or 203 mm 83 mm. For each format of card, the geometrical and topographical characteristics are specified separately in
40、the relevant clause of this part of the standard. 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. All clauses in all parts of ISO/IEC 15457 apply to finished cards or to t
41、he 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 demonstrated that no significant change in that chara
42、cteristic 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 TFC size 011 5 Paper A270 A178, A250, A270 A178 Composite B270 B250 not specified Plastic C270 C250, C270 not
43、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 micron 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
44、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, positioning marks, where used); equipped for one or more recording techniques (e.g. magnetic stripes, optical bar codes). Thin flexible cards sh
45、all not be embossed. Regardless of any of these finishing processes, the finished cards shall continue to conform to the requirements of this 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 T
46、FCs or which detract from their visual appearance, such as joins, excessive dust, cutting debris, folds, tears, creases and thick spots. 1Note that TFC.0 materials are not necessarily the same as TFC.1 materials of the same thickness. ISO/IEC 15457-1:2001(E) ISO/IEC 2001 All rights reserved 5 4.5 Re
47、ference edges Any specification for 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. FrontFig
48、ure 1 Relationship between card front 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
49、held with one of the two reference edges 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 4.7.2, shall remain in conformance with this standard for at least one year. Cards stored in operational devices (e.
