Re: hardness convertion

From: Greg Pettengill (gpetteng@bellsouth.net)
Date: Tue Dec 24 2002 - 05:37:37 EET


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Happy Holidays
Greg Pettengill

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Subject: Re: hardness convertion

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From: Jean-Marc Boéchat jean-marc.boechat@mimsystems.com
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 17:46:17 +0100
To: rcosta@agiltec.pt, rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi
Subject: Re: hardness convertion

Hi!
There's no way you will be able to convert Rockwell C into Shore D or A or
backwards. The three scales are basically based on the
same principle: A penetrator is forced in the material with a given load
for a certain time and the systems measures the depth of
the penetration. However the comparison ends right there.

For Rockwell C (HRC) the penetrator is a diamond cone with a tip radius of
.2 mm and an angle of 120° the load is 1471 N.

For Shore A the penetrator is a steel pin with a conical flat tip and an
angle of 35°, the load is 9.8 N whereas the Shore D has
a pointed steel pin with a 30° angle cone, a 0.1 mm tip radius and a load
of about 49 N.

To be practical, let say that HRC is fit for hard materials like quenched
and high yield steels, Shore A is used for rubber like
materials and soft polymers and Shore D is used for the more "technical"
polymers.

It is the old oranges and apples story once again.

Have a nice and safe Holliday Season

J.-M. Boéchat

Rui Costa wrote:

> Hello list!
>
> Does anyone know where can I find a way to convert the Rocwell C hardness
scale in to the Shore D and shore A hardness scale?
>
> Thank you in advanced and merry Christmas to all.
>
> With my regards,
> Rui Costa

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