RUBBER COMPOUNDS

PHYSICAL TESTING OF RUBBER

The Table presents the selected methods for ascertainment of compound, vulcanizate (vulcanized rubber) and armature (textile) properties.
More on testings and methods can be found on subsidiary pages.

Field	Measurement	Standard	Remark
Rheology	Mooney viscosity	ISO 289-1	accredited method
Rheology	Vulcanisation properties	ISO 6502	accredited method
Mechanical Testing of Rubber and Rubber Products	Shore A and Shore D hardness	DIN 53505	accredited method
	IRHD hardness	DIN ISO 48	in accordance with standard
	Tensile test	DIN 53504	accredited method
	Wear resistance according to Schopper	ISO 4649	in accordance with standard
	Wear resistance according to Taber	ISO 5470-1	in accordance with standard
	Compression set (CS)	ISO 815	in accordance with standard
	Tension set	ISO 2285	in accordance with standard
	Rubber-to-metal adhesion	DIN ISO 813	in accordance with standard
	Permeability of rubber to gases	ISO 2782	in accordance with standard
	Ozone resistance	DIN 53509-1	in accordance with standard
	Electrical conductivity	ISO 284	in accordance with standard
	UV ageing	DIN 53384	in accordance with standard
Testing of textiles	Thermal shrinkage of textiles	ASTM D 2646, ASTM D 4974	in accordance with standard
Testing of textiles	Rubber-to-textile adhesion	IS 36	in accordance with standard