Type |
Application /
Materials |
Standards |
Spring Load
0-100 |
Size of Indentor(mm)
Size / Height |
Model |
A |
For the most popular rubber, elastomers |
JIS K 6253
JIS K 7215
ISO 7619
ISO 7619
ISO 868
ASTM D2240
(DIN 53 505)
Type A Durometer |
550-8050mN
(56.1 - 821.1gf) |
Truncated Cone of Ø0.79 with 35° angle / 2.50 |
GS-719N : Standard type
GS-719G : Peak Pointer type
GSD-719 : Digital type
GS-719H : Deep Hole type
GSD-719H : Deep Hole and Digital type
GS-719L : Long Leg type
GSD-719L : Long Leg and Digital type
GS-709N : Standard type
GS-709G : Peak Pointer type |
D |
For the hardest materials ,
plastics,
hard rubbers |
JIS K 6253
JIS K 7215
ISO 7619
ISO 7619
ISO 868
ASTM D2240
(DIN 53 505)
Type D Durometer |
0-44450mN
( 0 - 4533gf) |
Conical cone of R0.1 with 30° angle / 2.50 |
GS-720N : Standard type
GS-720G : Peak Pointer type
GSD-720 : Digital type
GS-720H : Deep Hole type
GSD-720H : Deep Hole and Digital type
GS-720L : Long Leg type
GSD-7ZOL : Long Leg and Digital type
GS-702N : Standard type
GS-702G : Peak Pointer type |
E |
Materials of hardness of eraser.
Dense textile winding |
JIS K 6253
Type E Durometer |
550-8050mN
(56.1 - 821.1gf) |
Hemisphere of R2.50 / 2.50 |
GS-721N : Standard type
GS-721G : Peak Pointer type
GSD-721 : Digital type |
SRIS |
SRIS 0101
JIS S6050 |
539-8379mN
(55-855gf) |
Hemisphere of Ø5.08 / 2.54 |
GS-701N : Standard type
GS-701G : Peak Pointer type
GSD-701 : Digital type |
(old) A |
For the most popular rubber, elastomers |
JIS K 6301
Spring Type A Style |
Truncated Cone of Ø0.79 with 35° angle / 2.54 |
GS-706N : Standard type
GS-706G : Peak Pointer type
GSD-706 : Digital type |
(old) C |
Hard rubber |
JIS K 6301
Spring Type A Style |
980-44100mN
(100-4500gf) |
GS-703N : Standard type
GS-703G : Peak Pointer type |
E2 |
Rubber softer than eraser |
TECLOCK E2 Durometer |
550-4300mN
(56.1 - 438.6gf) |
Hemisphere of R2.50 / 2.50 |
GS-743G : Peak Pointer type
GSD-743 : Digital type |
FO |
Soft foam materials such as urethane foam |
TECLOCK FO Durometer |
Cylindrical Cone of Ø25.2 / 2.50 |
GS-744G : Peak Pointer type
GSD-744 : Digital type |
B |
Materials slightly harder than the materials for the TYPE A.
Possible for biscuit ware clay |
ASTM D 2240
Type B Durometer |
550-8050mN
(56.1 - 821.1gf) |
Conical cone of R0.1 with 30° angle / 2.50 |
GS-750G : Peak Pointer type
GSD-750 : Digital type |
C |
For hard rubber usable for the golf ball |
ASTM D 2240
Type C Durometer |
0-44450mN
( 0 - 4533gf) |
Truncated Cone of Ø0.79 with 35° angle / 2.50 |
GS-751G : Peak Pointer type
GSD-751 : Digital type |
DO |
For hard rubber free from the measuring trace.Hardness of like the automobile's handle |
ASTM D 2240
Type DO Durometer |
Hemisphere of R1.19 / 2.50 |
GS-752G : Peak Pointer type
GSD-752 : Digital type |
O |
Similar to Type E
Good for packing materials such as the styrene foam |
ASTM D 2240
Type O Durometer |
550-8050mN
(56.1 - 821.1gf) |
GS-753G : Peak Pointer type
GSD-753 : Digital type |
OO |
For soft materials easy to distort a soft touch of a finger |
ASTM D 2240
Type OO Durometer |
203-1111mN
(20.7 - 113.31gf) |
GS-754G : Peak Pointer type
GSD-754 : Digital type |