ISO 48-4:2018

Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of hardness — Part 4: Indentation hardness by durometer method (Shore hardness) ISO 48-4:2018

Publication date:   Aug 20, 2018

General information

90.93 Standard confirmed   Jan 4, 2024

ISO

ISO/TC 45/SC 2 Testing and analysis

International Standard

83.060   Rubber

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Scope

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.

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PREVIOUSLY

ABANDON
ISO/DIS 7619-1

WITHDRAWN
ISO 7619-1:2010

NOW

PUBLISHED
ISO 48-4:2018
90.93 Standard confirmed
Jan 4, 2024