About Harboro Rubber Engineering in Rubber      Contents      Introduction      Uses of Rubber      Processing Rubber      Designing With Rubber      Selecting / Specifying Rubber      Quality In Rubber      Rubber Directory      Health & Safety      Measuring Properties          Measuring Properties          Measuring Hardness          Tensile Strength          Elongation          Modulus          Compression Set          Permanent Set (Tensile Set)          Density (Specific Gravity)          Resilience          Chemical Resistance          Fluid Resistance          Weather Resistance          Ozone Resistance          Electrical Properties          Tear Strength          Abrasion Resistance          Electric Strength          Flame Resistance          Low Temperature          Staining          Accelerated Ageing      Glossary of Terms      Request A Copy Contact Information

Tensile Strength   Property: Tensile Strength Method of Measurement: This is measured in various units and is expressed as a force per unit area. A standard dumbell type test piece of known cross sectional area is stretched until it breaks. The force required to do so is recorded and expressed as force per unit area. ASTM REFERENCE: D412 BS REFERENCE: BS903 Part A2 ISO REFERENCE: ISO37* * technically equivalent ** identical