Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Principle and choice of durometer type
4 Apparatus
4.1 Durometer Types A, D and AO
4.2 Durometer Type AM
4.3 Stand
4.4 Durometer spring force calibration
5 Test piece
5.1 General
5.2 Thickness
5.3 Surface
6 Conditioning
7 Procedure
7.1 General
7.2 Test time
7.3 Number of measurements
8 Calibration and checking
8.1 Calibration
8.2 Checking using standard rubber blocks
9 Precision
9.1 Interlaboratory test
9.2 Precision results
9.3 Repeatability
9.4 Reproducibility
10 Test report
Annex A (Informative) - Precision for Type AM durometer
compared to Micro IRHD
Bibliography