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Durometer Selection Guide

The following chart matches materials to the correct durometer type and model number for testing. If you have additional materials that you would like to confirm type and model for, please contact us and we’ll add them to this list. This selection guide is intended for reference only. Testing methods and durometer types may vary for the materials listed. To ensure the correct durometer Type and Model, send a sample of the material to our facility for a free evaluation.

Samples can be sent to:

Rex Gauge Company, Inc.
1250 Busch Parkway
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

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MATERIAL DUROMETER TYPE AVAILABLE MODELS
Armrests – Hardness CF 1600, 2000, DD-4
Aspirin – Hardness B All Rex Models
Automobile Tire – Hardness A All Rex Models
Bowling Ball – Hardness D All Rex Models
Composite Foam – Hardness CF 1600, 2000, DD-4
Cork – Hardness O All Rex Models
Cushions – Hardness CF 1600, 2000, DD-4
Dashboards – Hardness CF 1600, 2000, DD-4
Door Panels – Hardness CF 1600, 2000, DD-4
Epoxy – Hardness D All Rex Models
Felt – Hardness A All Rex Models
Fiberboard – Hardness RR 1600, DD-4
Fiberglass – Hardness D All Rex Models
Fibrous Materials – Hardness B All Rex Models
Flexible Polyacrylics – Hardness A All Rex Models
Foam – Hardness OO 1600, DD-4
Fruit – Hardness OO 1600, DD-4
Gasket – Hardness A All Rex Models
Gym Shoe – Hardness Asker C 1600, DD-4
Headrests – Hardness CF 1600, 2000, DD-4
Lead – Hardness D All Rex Models
Leather – Hardness A All Rex Models
Natural Rubber – Hardness A All Rex Models
Nitriles – Hardness A All Rex Models
O-Rings – Hardness M 1600, DD-4
Paper Products – Hardness B All Rex Models
Plastic – Hardness D All Rex Models
Plastic Specimens – Hardness M 1600, DD-4
Plastics, Extremely Soft – Hardness OO 1600, DD-4
Plastics, Hard – Hardness D All Rex Models
Plastics, Medium Hard – Hardness C All Rex Models
Plastics, Very Soft – Hardness O All Rex Models
Pool Ques – Hardness D All Rex Models
PVC – Hardness D All Rex Models
Roller, Printing – Hardness A, OO All Rex Models
Roller-skate Wheels – Hardness B All Rex Models
Rubber – Hardness A All Rex Models
Rubber, Extremely Soft – Hardness OO 1600, DD-4
Rubber, Hard – Hardness D All Rex Models
Rubber, Medium Hard – Hardness C All Rex Models
Rubber, Moderately Hard – Hardness B, DO All Rex Models
Rubber, Soft – Hardness O All Rex Models
Rubber, Thin – Hardness M 1600, DD-4
Seal – Hardness A All Rex Models
Silicone Sealants – Hardness OO, OOO 1600, DD-4
Skateboard Wheels – Hardness B All Rex Models
Soft Vulcanized Rubber – Hardness A All Rex Models
Sponge – Hardness OO 1600, DD-4
Sugarcane – Hardness O All Rex Models
Textile Windings, Dense – Hardness DO All Rex Models
Textile Windings, Low Density – Hardness 00 1600, DD-4
Textile Windings, Medium Dense – Hardness O All Rex Models
Thermoplastic Elastomers – Hardness A, B, C, D, DO, O All Rex Models
Thermoplastics – Hardness C All Rex Models
Thermoplastics, Extremely Soft – Hardness 00 1600, DD-4
Thermoplastics, Rigid – Hardness D All Rex Models
Thermoplastics, Soft – Hardness O All Rex Models
Thermosets – Hardness A All Rex Models
Tissue, Animal – Hardness OO 1600, DD-4
Vehicle Seats – Hardness CF 1600, 2000, DD-4
Wax – Hardness A All Rex Models
Wood – Hardness D All Rex Models

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