ISO 48-4:2018

Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of hardness — Part 4: Indentation hardness by durometer method (Shore hardness)

This document specifies a method for determining the indentation hardness (Shore hardness) of vulcanized or thermoplastic rubber using durometers with the following scales:

— 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;

— the AM scale for thin rubber test pieces in the normal-hardness range.

Edition	2018
Standard Part No	4
Published Date	2018
Published By	International Standardization Organisation
Page Count	15