The hardness of a material (usually applied to elastomerics) as measured by a shore durometer. Back to the top

an arbitrary numerical value which measures the resistance to indentation of the blunt Indentor point of a durometer. Value may be taken immediately or after a very short specified time.

A measure of the hardness of a material. Low durometers indicate soft materials. Can be measured by any of three scales: Shore 00 (for very soft materials, such as flesh), Shore A (for average hardness, such as many cured elastomers), or Shore D (for very hard materials, such as plaster).

A measure of the hardness of a material as measured by a durometer. The resultant numerical rating of hardness in Shore A softer material (30 or 40) to higher numbered, harder material (80 to 90).

A numerical value which indicates the resistance to indenation of the blunt indentor of the durometer.