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Soles, tires and seals lose material every time they rub against a surface, and abrasion testing puts a number on that loss before the part goes into service. NextGen supplies abrasion testers for vulcanized rubber and thermoplastic elastomers, working to ASTM D5963 and ISO 4649 for the rotating drum method and ASTM D1630 for NBS abrasion.

The range covers drum, Akron, NBS and rotary wheel testers that report volume or weight loss under controlled load and speed, a linear tester for abrasion, scratch and color transfer, and Martindale and Wyzenbeek testers for rubber-coated fabrics, linings and footwear materials. Testers are installed and calibrated on site, your team is trained on specimen preparation and abrasive changes, and support continues for the life of the instrument.

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What Rubber Abrasion Tests Measure

Abrasion tests rub a specimen against an abrasive surface under a set load and speed, then report the material removed as volume loss, weight loss or an abrasion index. Different products wear in different ways, so several methods exist: a specimen drawn across abrasive paper on a rotating drum, held against a grinding wheel, pressed against an abrasive cylinder or rubbed on a turntable by wheels.

The results are comparative. They rank compounds, batches and suppliers under the same conditions and are not a direct prediction of service life.

Standards for Rubber Abrasion Testing

ASTM D5963 and ISO 4649 cover rotating drum abrasion of vulcanized rubber and thermoplastic elastomers. ISO 4649 has a method with a non-rotating test piece and one with a rotating test piece, and reports relative volume loss or an abrasion resistance index. DIN 53516, the earlier German drum method, has been replaced by DIN ISO 4649 in DIN's catalog. ASTM D1630 covers NBS abrasion of rubber used for the soles and heels of footwear and is not recommended for material thinner than 2.5 mm.

Fabric and coated-fabric abrasion uses different instruments. ISO 12947-1 defines the Martindale apparatus and auxiliary materials used with the ISO 12947 method family for textile fabrics, and ASTM D4157 covers abrasion of woven textile fabrics on an oscillatory cylinder tester, the Wyzenbeek method, with results in cycles or double rubs to a defined endpoint.

What Affects Abrasion Results

Specimen preparation, conditioning, the abrasive sheet and its condition, the load and the exact equipment setup all change the value. Abrasive media and prior wear influence absolute numbers, which is why reference compounds and a stated reporting format are used and why results are compared within the same method and edition.

Rubber Abrasion Testing Equipment from NextGen

The DIN abrasion tester runs loads of 2.5, 5 and 10 N over a 40 m test length, and the Akron tester measures volume loss on a grinding wheel in two models. The NBS tester runs three specimens at a time, the rotary abrasion tester comes in single and dual wheel versions, and the linear abrasion tester covers abrasion, scratch resistance and color transfer, dry or wet. For rubber-coated fabrics and footwear materials, the Martindale, 9-station Martindale and Wyzenbeek testers are cross-listed here. DIN abrasion consumables include abrasive paper, a circular cutting device and standard rubber slabs, and the rotary tester comes with auxiliary weights, specimen holders, abrasive wheels, a wheel refacer and a vacuum unit.

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Abrasion testing is one station of an elastomer laboratory. NextGen equips the rest of it too, from tensile frames to cure testing, hardness, flex and specimen preparation, and stays responsible for it after delivery.

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FAQs

Treat them as related but separate methods. NextGen's standard pages advise confirming the exact method, conditioning and reporting format when a requirement cites both, and avoiding the assumption that results are equivalent. ASTM D5963 and ISO 4649 both use a rotating drum, and the DIN abrasion tester is listed under both. Contact our team if your customer cites both.

The GenDIN moves a 16 mm diameter specimen, 6 to 16 mm thick, across abrasive paper on a drum turning at 40 ±1 rpm for 40 m, and the result is volume loss in cubic millimeters or an abrasion resistance index. Consumables include abrasive paper, a circular cutting device and standard rubber slabs, and they can be ordered with the machine.

The GenNBS holds three specimens of 25.4 × 25.4 × 6.35 mm against a normalized abrasive medium on a cylinder turning at 45 ±5 rpm under a 2,265 g load, and the result is read as volumetric loss. It recovers its count after a power failure and is used most often for soles and heels. ASTM D1630 is the related method.

Both Akron models share the drive, the counter and the frame, with a rubber wheel speed of 76 ±2 rpm and a grinding speed of 34 ±1 rpm. GenKron-A uses a granularity 36 grinding wheel and a 26.7 N load. GenKron-B uses granularity 40 and loads of 4 lb and 12 lb. The method suits harder materials such as shoe soles and tires.

They serve rubber-coated fabrics, linings and footwear materials. The GenDale rubs up to four specimens and counts the cycles before a hole appears, and the 9-station version runs nine at once. The Wyzenbeek tester rubs a specimen over a curved frame and rates it in double rubs until visible wear appears.

The rotary abrasion tester abrades a rotating specimen with wheels under 250, 500 or 1000 g loads at 60 or 72 rpm, takes material from 6.35 to 40 mm thick, and calculates a wear index as weight loss divided by turnovers times 1000. The linear abrasion tester rubs back and forth in a straight line, so it suits shaped parts and also measures scratch resistance and color transfer.