DIN ISO 48-4, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of hardness — Part 4: Indentation hardness by durometer method (Shore hardness), is the test method for hardness.
DIN ISO 48-4 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of hardness — Part 4: Indentation hardness by durometer method (Shore hardness)
At a Glance
Document type: Test Method.
Edition: German adoption of ISO 48-4:2018.
Property determined: hardness.
Scope
Specifies a method for determining the indentation hardness (Shore hardness) of vulcanized or thermoplastic rubber using durometers with various scales, including the A scale for rubbers and the AM scale for thin rubber test pieces in the normal hardness range.
What the Result Tells You
A test to DIN ISO 48-4 characterises the hardness of the material or assembly under the conditions the method fixes: specimen form, rate of loading and the environment in which the test is run.
Because the numbers depend on those fixed conditions, a result is only meaningful when the report names the standard, the edition and any options the method allows.
Equipment for This Standard
Equipment on our site referenced against DIN ISO 48-4:
digiChamber – Temperature Controlled Hardness Testing
Reading the Designation
DIN ISO 48-4: the designation as published by the issuing body.
Year suffix: the revision is identified by its year, as in DIN ISO 48-4-18. A specification that names an edition fixes that edition; a later revision does not apply to an order retroactively.
When a drawing, purchase order or quality procedure cites this document, the test setup, the specimen and the report follow that citation.
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Part of a Series
DIN ISO 48-4 is one part of DIN ISO 48. The other parts of the series cover related requirements, so the part cited in your specification is the one that governs the test.
