Shore ceased all production operations in 2012 and their products are no longer available. CCSi continues to support Shore equipment in regard to service, calibration and ISO/IEC 17025 certification.
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.
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- ‘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.
| Type | Selection Guide | Part Number | Model Number | 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 | Rubber: Soft vulcanized, natural, nitrile | Elastomers: neoprene, thiokol, polyacrylics | Other: Wax, felt, leather, etc. | 9130—030 407042600 407042700 407042800 407042900 | S1JISA JXA JXAMX JXAHAF JXAMXHAF | JIS K 6253 | 855 | 35º Truncated Cone Ø 1.40 mm |
| SRIS | Rubber: Soft vulcanized, natural, nitrile | Elastomers: neoprene, thiokol, polyacrylics | Other: Wax, felt, leather, etc. | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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