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Rubber & Rubber Products: Material/Product Testing
Type of Tests/Properties Measured
Standard Test Methods/Specificaions
1

Abrasion

ISO Abrasion
ISO abrasion

Akron Abrasion
Akron abrasion

 

ISO 4649:2002
BS 903:Pt. A9:1988
[Method A]
DIN 53516-1987
MS 1157:Part 40/1:1999

BS 903:Pt. A9:1988
[Method B]
MS 1157:Part 40/2:1999
2

Ageing

Ageing

 

ISO 188:2001
BS ISO 188:2001
ASTM D573-99
JIS K 6301-1995
[Clause 6]
DIN 53508-1977
AS 1180.3:1972
MS ISO 3383:1998
3

Air Permeability

Air permeability

 

ISO 2782:1995
MS ISO 2782:1999
4

Density/Sg

Density/Sg

 

ISO 2781:1988 3rd ed
BS 903:Pt. A1:1996
MS 1157:Pt.22:1991
AS 1683.4-1992

5

Dimension

Dimension Dimension

 

BS 903:Pt. A38:1991
ASTM D3767-96
MS ISO 4648:1998

6

Effects of Liquids

Water, Standard organic
Fuels, Standard oils



ASTM D471-98
JIS K 6301-1995 [Clause 12]
AS 1683.23-2000
MS ISO 1817:2002
7

Electrical Resistivity

Electrical resistivity

 

ASTM D257-99
BS 903: Pt. C1:1991 and Pt. C2:1982

8

Fatique

Resistance to flex cracking




Resistance to crack growth

Tension fatigue
Tension fatigue

Heat build-up
Heat build-up

 

BS ISO 132:1999
ASTM D430-2000 [Method B]
DIN 53522-1979 (Part 1 & 3)


BS ISO 132:1999
JIS K 6031 - 1995 [Clause 15]


ISO 6943:1984
BS 903:Pt. A51:1986 (1992)
MS 1157:Pt.35:1991

 

 

ISO 4666/3:1982
ASTM D623-93 [Method A]
BS 903:Pt. A50:1984(1992)
MS 1157: Part 41:1999

9

Hardness

Hardness

 

MS ISO 48:2002
BS 903:Pt. A26:1995
[Method M & N]
DIN 53519-1972
Sheets 1 & 2
ASTM D1415-1999
AS 1683.15.1-2000
BS 903:Pt. A57:1997
ISO 7619-1:2004
ISO 7619-2:2004
ASTM D2240-03
DIN 53505-2000
AS 1683.15.2-1990
JIS K 6301-1995 [Clause 5]
10

Preparation of Test Pieces

Preparation of test pieces

 

ISO 4661-1:1993
BS 903:Pt. A36:1995
MS ISO 4661-1:1998

11

Ozone Resistance

Ozone resistance

 

ISO 1431-1:2004
ISO 1431-2:1994
BS 903:Pt. A43:1990(1995)
ASTM D1149-99
MS ISO 1431-2:1999
JIS K 6301-1995 [Clause 16]
DIN 53509-1964 Sheet 1
AS 1683.24-1984
MS 1157:Pt.16:1992
12

Resilience

Rebound resilience
Rebound resilience

 

BS 903:Pt. A8:1990
ISO 4662:1986
JIS K 6301-1995 [Clause 11]
MS 1157:Pt.27:1993
13

Ply Adhesion

Rubber-to-metal

 

 

 

 

Rubber-to-flexible substrate

 

ISO 813:1997
BS 903:Pt. A21:Sec.21.1:1997
[Method B]
ASTM D429-03
[Method B]
DIN 53531:Pt 1-1990
JIS K 6301-1995 [Clause 8.3]
MS ISO 813:1999
AS 1683.14.1-1992

BS ISO 36:1999
ASTM D413-98 (2002)
[Machine Method Type A]
JIS K6301-1995 [Clause 7.0]
14

Set

Compression set

 






Tension set
Tension set

 

ISO 815:1991
BS 903:Pt. A6:1992
ASTM D395-1997 [Method B]
JIS K6301-1995
[Clause 10; Method B]
MS ISO 815:1998
DIN 53517-1987
AS 1683.13-1992

ISO 2285:2001
ASTM D412-98 (2002) [Clause 11.2]
DIN 53518-1979
MS ISO 2285:1999
AS 1683.9-1992

15

Shear Modulus

 

BS 903:Pt. A14:1992(1998)
ISO 1827:1991
ASTM D4014-89
(Annex A1)
MS 1157:Pt.18:1992
16

Brittleness

Temperature

ASTM D347-98
ASTM D2137-94 (R2000)
ISO 812-1991
JIS K6261:1997
JIS K6301-1995 [Clause 14]
17

Stiffness

Compression











Shear
Shear stiffness

 

BS 5400:Section 9.2 (1983)
[Clause 7.2(b)(2)(ii)]
MS 671:Part 1:(1991)
[Appendix B2]
AS 1523 (1981) [Appendix A2]
PLUS 2100 (1988)
[Clauses 12 to 17]
JKR Section 13 - 1991
ASTM D4014-89
[Clause 8.1.2]
AASHTO:Section 25 (1983)

BS 5400:Section 9.2 (1983)
[Appendix A.3]
MS 671:Part 1:(1991)
[Appendix B3]
AS 1523-1981
[Appendix A3]
PLUS 2100 (1988)
[Clauses 18 to 21]
JKR Section 13-1991

18

Stress-Relaxation

Compression stress relaxation
Compression stress relaxation

 

BS 903:Pt. A42:1999
[Method A]
BS ISO 3384:1999
[Method B]
MS ISO 5384:2002
ASTM D575-91 (2001)
19

Tear

Crescent tear
Angle tear
Trouser tear


Delft tear

Crescent tear
Angle tear





Analysis of multiple-peaks (e.g. tear test)

 

ISO 34-1:2004
BS 903:Pt. A3:1995
AS 1683.12-1992
DIN 53507-1983

ISO 34-2:1996

BS 903:Pt. A3. Sec. 3.2 1997
ASTM D624-00
JIS K 6301-1995 [Section 9]
DIN 53515-1990
MS 1157:Part 6:1994
MS ISO 34-2:1999

BS ISO:6133:1998
AS/NS 3889:1993
20

Tensile Properties


Tensile strength
Tensile strength
Elongation at break
Stress at given strain

Relaxed modulus

 

ISO 37:1998
BS 903:Pt. A2:1995
ASTM D412-98 (2002) [Method A]
MS ISO 37:1998
JIS K 6301-1995 [Clause 3]
DIN 53504-1985
AS 1683.11-2001


LGM in house TEM 6:2002
21
Compression Stress Strain Properties
 BS 903:Part A4:1990
JIS K6301-1995[Clause 17]
JIS K6380-1976[Clause 5.7]
22
Low Temperature Resistance Test
(Range 0°C to -80°C)
 MMC Test Method
ES-X60053 ES-X71017 ES-X60080
ES-X60036 ES-X60023 ES-X60031
ES-X60030 ES-X60026 ES-X60014
ES-X60160 ES-X60528 ES-X60629
ES-X60607 ES-X60606 ES-X60602
ES-X60662
ES-X60073
ES-X83224
DMM Test Method
DTSM 1707G
DTSM 1700
DTSM 3750G
DTSM 55019G
DTSM 5500G
JIS B 2401
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