Shore® Durometer Selection Guide

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Shore® Durometer Selection Guide

The Shore® Durometer Selection Guide is designed to assist in the selection of the proper durometer for your testing application. It is generally recognized that durometer hardness determinations below 20 and above 85 are unreliable, please consider using the next lower or higher type (scale) in these situations.

It is also highly recommended that, whenever possible, an operating stand be employed in performing durometer hardness tests. Please visit the Shore® Operating Stand WebPages to select either a suitable Automatic Operating Stand or Manual Operating Stand for your application.

CCSi has included a vast amount of durometer testing information on our WebSite, including an informative article on Basic Durometer Testing.

Guide to Shore® Durometer Models

· ‘S1’: Modular	· ‘CL’: Constant Load Style
· ‘X’: Round Style	· ‘MX’: Maximum Hand Option
· ‘Q’: Quadrant Style	· ‘TH’: Tolerance Hands Option
· ‘P’: Pencil Styles ^NOTE	· Letter designation indicates type (scale)

Example for Model XAMX
where:

‘X’ indicates a Round Style durometer;
‘A’ indicates Type A (ASTM D2240, ISO 868, ISO 7619);
‘MX’ indicates a Maximum Reading Hand.

Detailed descriptions of the various configurations are available on the individual durometer pages, which may be visited directly from the Shore® Durometer Selection Guide using the text link in the ‘Part Number’ column.

^NOTE Shore® Pencil Style Durometers no longer conform to ASTM D2240.

Shore® Durometer Selection Guide

Type	Selection Guide	Part Nº	Model Nº	Standards	Spring (gf)	Indentor Geometry
A	Rubber: Soft vulcanized, natural, nitrile Elastomers: neoprene, thiokol, polyacrylics Other: Wax, felt, leather, etc.	9130—021 407000000 407010000 407020000 407030000 407040000 407041000 407041100 407041200 407041300 407041400	S1A PA QA QAMX XA XAMX XACL XACLMX XATH XAHAF XAMXHAF	ASTM D2240 ISO 868 ISO 7619	822	35º Truncated Cone Ø 1.40 mm
JIS A		9130—030 407042600 407042700 407042800 407042900	S1JISA JXA JXAMX JXAHAF JXAMXHAF	JIS K 6253	855	35º Truncated Cone Ø 1.40 mm
SRIS		405020000 405030000	FWC FWCHAF	SRIS0101 ASKER C	855	Sphere Ø 5.08 mm
B	Rubber: Moderately Hard	9130—022 407010100 407020100 407030100 407041500 SPECIAL	S1B QB QBMX XB XBHAF XBMX	ASTM D2240	822	30º Cone Ø 1.40 mm
Type	Selection Guide	Part Nº	Model Nº	Standards	Spring (gf)	Indentor Geometry
C	Rubber: Medium Hard Plastics: Medium Hard	9130—023 407010200 407020200 407030200 407040200 407041700	S1C QC QCMX XC XCMX XCHAF	ASTM D2240	4536	35º Truncated Cone Ø 1.40 mm
JIS C	Rubber: Medium Hard Plastics: Medium Hard	9130—031 407043000 407043100	S1JISC JXC JXCMX	JIS K 6253	4500	35º Truncated Cone Ø 1.40 mm
D	Rubber: Hard Plastics: Harder grades, Thermoplastics	9130—024 407010300 407020300 407030300 407040300 407041900 407042000	S1D QD QDMX XD XDMX XDHAF XDMXHAF	ASTM D2240 ISO 868 ISO 7619	4536	30º Cone Ø 1.40 mm
DO	Textile Windings: Very Dense	9130—025 407010400 407020400 407030400 407040400 407042100	S1DO QDO QDOMX XDO XDOMX XDOHAF	ASTM D2240	4536	Sphere Ø 2.40 mm R 1.20 mm
M	Rubber: Thin & irregular	407140000 9130-032 902-719	714 719 (S1) 902-719 (S1)	ASTM D2240 ISO 7619	78	30º Cone Ø 0.79 mm
O	Rubber: Soft Textile Windings: Medium Density	9130—026 407010500 407020500 407030500 407040500 407042300	S1O QO QOMX XO XOMX XOHAF	ASTM D2240	822	Sphere Ø 2.40 mm R 1.20 mm
OO	Rubber: Sponge Plastics: Foams Textile Windings: Low Density	9130—027 407010600 407030600 407042500	S1OO QOO XOO XOOHAF	ASTM D2240	113	Sphere Ø 2.40 mm R 1.20 mm
Type	Selection Guide	Part Nº	Model Nº	Standards	Spring (gf)	Indentor Geometry
OOO-S	Rubber: Sponge Plastics: Foams	407030800	XOOO	ASTM D2240	197	Sphere Ø 12.0 mm R 12.7 mm
T	Textile Windings: Medium Density bobbins & spools	407010700 407030700 SPECIAL	QTMX XT XTMX	Pending	113	Sphere Ø 2.40 mm R 1.20 mm
IRHD	Rubber: Variable Hardness	903/2000 770/2000	IRHD	ASTM D1415 ISO 48 / N		2.50 mm ball

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