Digital Durometer HPE III Basic Series Digital Durometers are high-end hardness testers for accurate and repeatable hardness measurement of rubber, plastics and other elastomers within the Shore A, A0, B, 0, C, D, D0, 00, 000, 000S, E, scales and much more.
Companies that develop or use the products made of soft elastic materials produce have usually a laboratory in which the products and raw material are regularly tested according to the standard.
What happens to the hardness property when the product leaves the laboratory and in real use?
HPE III Basic provides significant test data for the material use in laboratory or field
This is a method for determining the indentation hardness (Shore hardness) of vulcanized or thermoplastic rubber by means of durometers using the A scale for rubbers in the normal-hardness range; the D scale for rubbers in the high-hardness range; the AO scale for rubbers in the low-hardness range and for cellular rubbers; and the AM scale for thin rubber test pieces in the normal-hardness range.
Test Method |
Range of Application |
Standard |
Minimum |
Indenter |
Rubber- and plastics hardness |
||||
Shore A |
soft rubber, elastomers, |
DIN EN ISO 868 |
4 |
|
DIN ISO 7619, |
6 |
|||
Shore D |
hard rubber, hard plastics, |
DIN EN ISO 868 |
4 |
|
DIN ISO 7619, |
6 |
|||
Shore B |
middle hard materials from |
ASTM D 2240 |
6 |
|
Shore C |
plastics and middle hard |
ASTM D 2240 |
6 |
|
Shore D0 |
plastics and middle hard |
ASTM D 2240 |
6 |
|
Shore 0 |
soft elastic materials, |
ASTM D 2240 |
6 |
|
Shore 00 |
sponge- and foam rubber, |
ASTM D 2240 |
6 |
|
Shore 000 |
sponge- and foam rubber, |
ASTM D 2240 |
6 |
|
Shore A0 |
see Shore A |
DIN ISO 7619 |
6 |
|
Shore 000 S |
see Shore 00 / 000 |
ASTM D 2240 |
6 |
|
1-877-884-8378