JIS K 6253, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of hardness, is the test method for hardness.
JIS K 6253 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of hardness
At a Glance
Document type: Test Method.
Edition: multi-part series; Parts 2, 3 and 5 in the 2012 editions.
Property determined: hardness.
Scope
Japanese Industrial Standard series for hardness of vulcanized or thermoplastic rubber.
Part 1 general guidance; Part 2 IRHD method for hardness between 10 IRHD and 100 IRHD; Part 3 durometer method; Part 4 IRHD pocket hardness; Part 5 calibration and verification of IRHD dead-load instruments, durometers and IRHD pocket meters.
The series carries a correspondence table with the ISO 48 series.
What the Result Tells You
A test to JIS K 6253 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 JIS K 6253:
Advanced Portable Shore Durometer System with Test Stand Options
Classic Analogue Shore Durometer with Test Stand Options
Reading the Designation
JIS K 6253: the designation as published by the issuing body.
Year suffix: the revision is identified by its year, as in JIS K 6253-12. 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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