Shore and IRHD hardness testers (IRHD = International Rubber Hardness Degree) determine the indentation depth of materials, from foams to rigid plastics and rubber.
These electronic hardness testers (Shore A, D, B, C, D0, 0, 00, 000) are used for determining hardness of plastics and rubber to DIN 53505, ASTM D 2240, ISO 868, NFT 51109 and BS 903 Part A26.
The Zwick 3105 digi test is a microcomputer-controlled hardness tester with very high measurement accuracy in several IRHD (plus IRHD-ss supersoft) and Shore measurement ranges.
The ball rebound tester (Zwick 3107) is used for determining the rebound resilience of foams to DIN EN ISO 8307 and ASTM D 3574 plus latex foam rubber to JIS K 6382.
The Pusey & Jones hardness tester (Zwick 3108) meets the requirements of ASTM D 531-89 and was specially developed for testing rubber rollers and other similar specimens.