The hardness of rubber can be measured using Durometer Shore Hardness Scales [Figure 1].
Shore Hardness measures the resistance of a material to indentation.
We measure our rubbers using the Shore OO & Shore A Scales, and we measure our very hard rubbers and plastics with the Shore D scale.
The higher the number, the harder the rubber.
Figure 1: Durometer Shore Hardness Scale
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