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Rubber material testing standards are published by ISO and ASTM. ASTM D4678 covers the standard practice for rubber testing, and is a good starting point for any organization that wants to work with the material. The other documents cover tensile stress testing, hardness testing, and testing using vibratory methods. These documents cover a variety of test methods to ensure the best possible quality of rubber.

ISO 37:2017

Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of tensile stress-strain properties

ISO 37:2017 specifies a method for the determination of the tensile stress-strain properties of vulcanized and thermoplastic rubbers. The properties which can be determined are tensile strength, elongation at break, stress at a given elongation, elongation at a given stress, stress at yield and elongation at yield. The measurement of stress and strain at yield applies only to some thermoplastic rubbers and certain other compounds.

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ASTM D4678-15a(2019)

Standard Practice for Rubber—Preparation, Testing, Acceptance, Documentation, and Use of Reference Materials

1.1 This practice covers materials used on an industry-wide basis as reference materials, which are vitally important to conduct product, specification, and development testing in the rubber industry. This practice describes the steps necessary to ensure that any candidate material, that has a perceived need, can become a Reference Material. The practice sets forth the recommendations on the preparation steps for these materials, on the testing that shall be conducted to permit acceptance of any candidate material, and on how the documentation needed for the acceptance shall be recorded for future use and review. 1.2 This practice shall be administered by ASTM Committee D11. 1.2.1 Important sections of this practice are as follows: 1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

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ISO 48-1:2018

Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of hardness - Part 1: Introduction and guidance

This document provides guidance on the determination of the hardness of vulcanized and thermoplastic rubbers. It is intended to provide an understanding of the significance of hardness as a material property and to assist in the selection of an appropriate test method.

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ASTM D5992-96(2018)

Standard Guide for Dynamic Testing of Vulcanized Rubber and Rubber-Like Materials Using Vibratory Methods

1.1 This guide covers dynamic testing of vulcanized rubber and rubber-like (both hereinafter termed rubber or elastomeric ) materials and products, leading from the definitions of terms used, through the basic mathematics and symbols, to the measurement of stiffness and damping, and finally through the use of specimen geometry and flexing method, to the measurement of dynamic modulus. 1.2 This guide describes a variety of vibratory methods for determining dynamic properties, presenting them as options, not as requirements. The methods involve free resonant vibration, and forced resonant and nonresonant vibration. In the latter two cases the input is assumed to be sinusoidal. 1.3 While the methods are primarily for the measurement of modulus, a material property, they may in many cases be applied to measurements of the properties of full-scale products. 1.4 The methods described are primarily useful over the range of temperatures from 70 C to +200 C ( 100 F to +400 F) and for frequencies from 0.01 to 100 Hz. Not all instruments and methods will accommodate the entire ranges. 1.5 When employed for the measurement of dynamic modulus, the methods are intended for materials having complex moduli in the range from 100 to 100 000 kPa (15 to 15 000 psi) and damping angles from 0 to 90 . Not all instruments and methods will accommodate the entire ranges. 1.6 Both translational and rotational methods are described. To simplify generic descriptions, the terminology of translation is used. The subject matter applies equally to the rotational mode, substituting torque and angular deflection for force and displacement. 1.7 This guide is divided into sections, some of which include: 1.8 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only. 1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.10 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

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