Ranges of Application / technical data

Minimum Indenter
material
Test Method Range of Application Standard
thickness
[mm] [mm]

Rubber- and plastics hardness

Shore A soft rubber, elastomers,
DIN EN ISO 868 4
natural rubber products,
neoprene, casting resin, DIN ISO 7619, DIN
polyester, soft PVC, 53505, ASTM D 2240,
leather, pressure 6
NFT 51-174,
rollers, etc... BS903 Part. A 26
Asker C see Shore A SRIS 0101,
ABNT NBR 14455
6

Shore A0 DIN ISO 7619

Shore E ASTM D 2240
see Shore A 6

M Shore A see Shore A Bareiss standard 0,5

Shore D hard rubber, hard DIN EN ISO 868 4
plastics, acrylic glass,
polystyrene, rigid DIN ISO 7619, DIN
thermoplastics, 53505, ASTM D 2240,
NFT 51-174, 6
Resopal, pressure
rollers, Vinyl plates, BS903 Part. A 26
cellulose-Acetate, etc...
Asker CS see Shore D SRIS 0101 6

M Shore D/C/D0 see Shore D 0,5 Bareiss standard 1,5

M Shore D/C/D0 see Shore D 0,2 Bareiss standard 1,5
Shore B middle hard materials ASTM D 2240
from rubber, typewriter 6
roles, flat materials

Shore C plastics and middle ASTM D 2240

hard rubber materials 6

Shore D0 plastics and middle ASTM D 2240

hard rubber materials 6

Shore 0 soft elastic materials, ASTM D 2240

pressure rolls, middle 6
firm, textile fabrics,
nylon, orlon, perlon,
rayon

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 Minimum Indenter
material
Test Method Range of Application Standard Ball Ø
thickness
[mm] [mm]
Shore 00 sponge- and foam ASTM D 2240
rubber, cellular rubber, 6
silicone

Shore 000 sponge- and foam ASTM D 2240

rubber, cellular rubber, 6
silicone

Shore 000 S see Shore 00 / 000 ASTM D 2240

6

Type AM/M see Shore A DIN ISO 7619

ASTM D 2240 1,5

IRHD M thin walled O-rings, DIN ISO 48,

moulded parts, ASTM D 1415, 0,6
standard plates NFT 46-003,
BS903 Part. A 26
IRHD H see Shore D DIN ISO 48,
ASTM D 1415, 6
NFT 46-003,
BS903 Part. A 26
IRHD N soft rubber, high elastic DIN ISO 48,
materials, plastic ductile ASTM D 1415,
6
materials
NFT 46-003,
BS903 Part. A 26
IRHD L sponge- and foam DIN ISO 48,
rubber, cellular rubber, ASTM D 1415, 10
silicone NFT 46-003,
BS903 Part. A 26
VLRH sponge- and foam DIN ISO 27588
rubber, cellular rubber, 2
silicone

Pusey & Jones rubber- or rubberlike ISO 7267-3, ASTM D 13

materials, rubber rollers 531
for the paper industry

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Metal hardness
Barcol fibre-glass reinforced DIN EN 59, ASTM D 1,5
plastics, thermosetting 2583
plastics, hard
thermoplastics,
aluminium
Vickers determination of DIN EN ISO 6507
hardening depth CHD –
Determination of the DIN EN 2639 CDD
hardness profile within (EHT), HV 0,1 – HV
the - - low force range
DIN 10328 DS (RHT), 10
- micro hardness
DIN 50190 Teil 3 HV 0,01 –
range
(NHT) HV 2

Rockwell / M1/2 ball indentation DIN EN ISO 2039-1

plastics hardness on plastics
M1/3 DIN EN 10109-1 different
Rockwellhardness on
indenters
metals
DIN 51917, DIN EN
M1/4 Rockwellhardness
IEC 413
on carbon materials
M1/5 Hardness test on
building plaster DIN EN 13279
More products
Gelomat determination of no standard Ø 10
0-20 N material hardening on
gelatine capsules and
elasticity
Gelomat determination of gel no standard area 10 mm²
0-2 N stability and gel = Ø 3,75
capacity, agar- agar
HPEII-Fff determination of fruit no standard different
Determination of pulp and vegetable indenters
fruit pulp hardness
HPEII KFZ- foam materials covered no standard 6 Ø 10 - Ø 15
Interior with leather or fabrics
Impression
force N
Tensiometer for measuring tension no standard Ø 13
Fabric tension in of forming and dryer length 80
Newton/cm fabrics during rotating mm
operation on drive side
and on operator side

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