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Hand-Held Durometer Has Interchangeable Probes.


A new portable digital durometer for instant hardness testing of plastics and elastomers features nine precalibrated and interchangeable test probes, eliminating the need for different test units. Available from Instron/Shore Instruments, Canton, Mass, the Shore S1 is said to provide accurate results simply by placing the presser foot the part of a sewing machine which rests on the cloth and presses it down upon the table of the machine.

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 on a sample and holding it for a dwell time The time cargo remains in a terminal's in-transit storage area while awaiting shipment by clearance transportation. See also storage.  that is adjustable from 1 to 99 sec.

This modular instrument displays results and test parameters on an LCD and has an audible alarm for quick pass/fail testing. It can store 6800 test results by lot or part number and can maintain statistics such as average, range, and standard deviation In statistics, the average amount a number varies from the average number in a series of numbers.

(statistics) standard deviation - (SD) A measure of the range of values in a set of numbers.
. The battery-powered unit has an RS-232 serial interface, and conforms to ASTM-D 2240, DIN 5305, JIS JIS Japanese Industrial Standard
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 L6301, and other applicable specifications. List price is $895.
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Publication:Plastics Technology
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 1, 2000
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