ISO 24265:2020—Footwear – Test Methods For Uppers
Although shoes are an essential part of our everyday routine, have you thought about the different features of a shoe? There are up to 30…
ISO 188:2023—Rubber, Vulcanized Or Thermoplastic Heat Tests
Heat aging testing allows manufacturers to predict exactly how a rubber product or material— such as conveyer belts, shoe soles, erasers, rubber hoses, vibration dampers, and…
ISO 1817:2022: Rubber, Vulcanized Or Thermoplastic
99% of rubber is produced from rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis). When cutting the bark of rubber trees, latex is produced, which is then converted into…
ISO 2921:2019 – Vulcanized Rubber Temperature Refraction
An international standard, ISO 2921:2019 – Rubber, Vulcanized – Determination Of Low-Temperature Characteristics – Temperature-Retraction Procedure (TR Test), helps test vulcanized rubber. Vulcan is the…
ASTM D395-18: Standard Test Methods For Rubber Property—Compression Set
Rubber is often used in areas where it must withstand stress. In order to assure rubber will do its job correctly, tests are always helpful….
ASTM D2000-18: Standard Classification System for Rubber Products in Automotive Applications
ASTM D2000-18: Standard Classification System for Rubber Products in Automotive Applications has been released. ASTM D2000-18 includes the properties of vulcanized rubber material (natural rubber,…
Vulcanizing Rubber
Vulcan is the Roman God of fire. Comparable to the Greek deity Hephaestus, Vulcan was worshipped for volcanoes, metalworking, and the forge. In Ancient Rome, August…