Abstract
Abstract A torsional apparatus and a hardness indentation tester have been found to be essentially equivalent for use in evaluating the stiffness characteristics of elastomers over a range of low temperatures. The torsion apparatus, requiring the use of relatively small specimens, facilitates carrying out various conditioning cycles on a material, such as liquid immersion or atmospheric aging. The indentometer, on the other hand, permits the employment of larger sized specimens or even samples, such as relatively thick gasket stocks. There are, then, individual advantages in each apparatus which would determine the choice to be made in selecting a test method for a particular specification.
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