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    Durometer is used to measure the hardness of nonmetallic materials like rubber and plastic on standardized hardness scales. The Shore A scale ranges from 0 to 100, with lower numbers indicating softer materials like rubber bands or baby skin and higher numbers indicating harder materials like vinyl watch straps. The Shore D scale ranges from 0 to 100, comparing material hardness to examples like bungee cords or skateboard wheels. Durometer measures a material's resistance to surface penetration, with harder materials having more wear resistance but less flexibility.

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    Durometer is used to measure the hardness of nonmetallic materials like rubber and plastic on standardized hardness scales. The Shore A scale ranges from 0 to 100, with lower numbers indicating softer materials like rubber bands or baby skin and higher numbers indicating harder materials like vinyl watch straps. The Shore D scale ranges from 0 to 100, comparing material hardness to examples like bungee cords or skateboard wheels. Durometer measures a material's resistance to surface penetration, with harder materials having more wear resistance but less flexibility.

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    Durometer is used to measure the hardness of nonmetallic materials like rubber and plastic on standardized hardness scales. The Shore A scale ranges from 0 to 100, with lower numbers indicating softer materials like rubber bands or baby skin and higher numbers indicating harder materials like vinyl watch straps. The Shore D scale ranges from 0 to 100, comparing material hardness to examples like bungee cords or skateboard wheels. Durometer measures a material's resistance to surface penetration, with harder materials having more wear resistance but less flexibility.

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    DUROMETER MADE EASY

    DUROMETER HARDNESS SCALES GENERAL REFERENCE GUIDE


    PARAMOUNT PDS GUIDE
    SHORE A

    SHORE D

    MATERIAL COMPARISON EXAMPLES


    Very soft, flesh like (babys bottom)

    10

    Very soft, rubbery

    20

    Soft (rubber bands)

    30

    Medium soft (art gum eraser, bathtub caulk)

    40

    Firm (red rubber pencil eraser)

    50

    Bungee strap, auto radiator hose

    60

    15

    Vinyl feet for chairs, sneaker sole

    70

    25

    Vinyl garden hose, rubber ducky

    80

    35

    Extension cord plug, Tupperware

    90

    45

    Vinyl watch strap

    100

    55

    Rubber printing press rollers

    65

    Skate wheels, polyethylene

    75

    Computer housings, ABS

    85

    Very hard

    95

    Kitchen counter laminate

    MCMASTER-CARR GUIDE

    Durometer is the international standard for measuring the hardness of rubber, plastic,
    and most nonmetallic materials. The hardness of a material is its resistance to surface
    penetration. Harder materials have more wear resistance, but they are also less flexible.
    Note that an object may fall within more than one scalefor example, a typical shoe heel
    is 95 Shore OO, 70 Shore A, and 22 Shore D.

    Durometer Made Easy2008 - Paramount Industries Inc.

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