Shore DuroMeter for Rubber and Plastics

The Shore durometer measures hardness by pressing a needle into the material surface under spring pressure and converting the penetration depth into a hardness value. It is used to assess the compressive performance of soft materials such as rubber and plastics, helping to determine whether the material's hardness meets usage requirements during quality inspection processes.
Selection
When selecting, consider materials with a thickness greater than 6 mm and a flat test surface; choose the model based on hardness range: Type A for medium-soft materials, Type D for high-hardness materials; compare the sample with the standard piece; maintain an ambient temperature of 23±2℃; regularly calibrate the indenter wear using a standard block.

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Instruments

Supporting D-type Shore DuroMeter, applying 5kg test force by weight, equipped with Glass bench and adjusting nut to ensure full contact with the sample and improve measurement Stability.

$ 248.00

Can be used with A type or C type Shore DuroMeter, fixed load weight mass 0.75 +/- 0.05kg, hardness Gauge clamping Rod connection size M7x0.5mm, improve hardness testing accuracy and Stability.

$ 180.00

Double pointer design for easy reading, Pin Travel 0~ 2.5mm, Measurement range 0~ 100HD, error +/- 1HD, lightweight and portable only 0.16kg, suitable for on-site Hardness detection.

$ 180.00

Adopt double-pointer design, pressure needle Travel 0~ 2.5mm, measurement error +/- 1HAO, can be handheld or used with the bench, suitable for stable and fast detection of low Hardness rubber materials.

$ 148.00

Measurement range 20~ 90A, error ≤ +/- 1H. With average value calculation, MAX Maximum latch function, support USB/RS-232 and Bluetooth Data output method.

$ 248.00

Adopt R1.2 hemispherical pressure needle, Accuracy ≤ +/- 1H, support multi-unit measurement and automatic shutdown, suitable for soft rubber, thermal plasticity plastic and other materials, Operating temperature 0~ 50 ℃.

$ 286.00

The all-in-one portable design weighs only 310g, supports metric and imperial unit switching, is equipped with average calculation and MAX Maximum latch function, Measurement accuracy ≤ 1HB, and can transfer data through USB/RS-232/Bluetooth interfaces.

$ 396.00

Suitable for materials such as high Hardness rubber and engineering plastics, pressing needle Travel 0~ 2.5mm, Measurement range 0~ 100HD, error +/- 1HD, in line with ASTM D 2240-05 and GB/T2411-2008 standards.

$ 864.00

Measurement range > 90B < 20D, support male/imperial unit conversion, with average calculation and MAX Maximum latch function, can output data in various ways through USB/RS-232/Bluetooth.

$ 396.00

The integrated design weighs only 310g, supports metric and British unit conversion and average calculation, Measurement accuracy ≤ 1H, and provides USB/RS-232/Bluetooth data output methods.

$ 812.00

The hemispherical stylus can measure soft materials below 20DO, with a resolution of 0.1H, supports average calculation and MAX Maximum latch function, and is equipped with a variety of data output interfaces for communication transmission.

$ 396.00

Double pointer design can be used with rack or hand, pressing needle Travel 0-2.5 mm, measurement error +/- 1HA, suitable for rubber and plastic hardness testing.

$ 138.00

Travel 0-2.5 mm, measurement error +/- 1HA, can be used with a rack or hand-held operation to meet the requirements of standard test pieces and field object Hardness measurement.

$ 135.00

With average value calculation and data latch function, support a variety of data output interfaces, Measurement accuracy of +/- 1H, suitable for testing rubber and plastic materials in different Hardness ranges.

$ 286.00

Suitable for low and medium Hardness material measurement, pressure needle end pressure 0.55N-8.06N, pressure needle stroke 0-2.5 mm, can be matched with test rack to reduce manual operation error, improve test accuracy and Repeatability.

$ 212.00

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