{"id":2107,"date":"2023-06-02T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T09:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plastikcity.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2023-08-11T09:18:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T09:18:36","slug":"what-is-shore-hardness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plastikcity.co.uk\/blog\/what-is-shore-hardness\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Shore Hardness?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Shore hardness is a measure of the hardness of different materials, and measures the resistance of a material to indentation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--> If you are using material such as a TPE for your project, knowing a shore hardness will aid in sourcing a material that can be used for the application required.<\/p>\n<h6>The Shore Hardness Scale<\/h6>\n<p>There are 3 Shore Hardness Scales &#8211; Shore 00, Shore A and Shore D. Shore 00 measures rubbers and gels that are very soft, like a gel insole. The Shore A Hardness Scale measures the hardness of softer more flexible materials that range from very soft and flexible to extra hard with almost no flexibility at all. Semi-rigid plastics can also be measured on the higher end of the Shore A Scale at 90-95A. Shore A is the most commonly used scale. The Shore D Hardness Scale measures the hardness of hard rubbers, semi-rigid plastics and hard plastics, such as those used in a PVC Pipe. There are overlaps between the scales as seen below, a material with a hardness of A95 is also a Shore D50.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plastikcity.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shore-hardness.png\" alt=\"Shore hardness chart\" width=\"600\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plastikcity.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shore-hardness.png 600w, https:\/\/www.plastikcity.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shore-hardness-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>How is a material measured?<\/h6>\n<p>To measure a material\u2019s hardness, mainly rubber, elastomers and polymers, a Shore durometer is used. Depending on the scales that a material is being tested for, a different presser foot might be used. For Shore A, a flatter presser foot is used and for a Shore D, a more pointed presser foot is used. A Shore Durometer has a meter from 0-100 that it uses to record a reading. A sample is positioned straight and under the durometer. The durometer is pressed against the material until the flat metal plate is level with the sample. 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