1.1 This test method covers the measurement of abrasion resistance of rubbers (vulcanized thermoset rubbers and thermoplastic elastomers) that are subject to abrasive/frictional wear in actual service. The abrasion resistance is measured by simultaneously moving 4 test pieces across the surface of abrasive sheets in a soft lissajous movement, and is expressed as volume loss in cubic millimeters where a smaller number indicates better abrasion resistance.
1.2 Test results obtained by this test method shall not be assumed to represent the wear behavior of rubber products in actual service.
1.3 Results obtained by this test have shown to be similar to those obtained using Test Method D5963 and ISO 4649.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.6 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
ASTM D8115-17 Referenced Document
ASTM D2240 Standard Test Method for Properties of Rubber &8212; Durometer Hardness*, 2024-04-21 Update
ASTM D297 Standard Test Methods for Rubber Products-Chemical Analysis
ASTM D5963 Standard Test Method for Rubber Property-Abrasion Resistance (Rotary Drum Abrader)
ASTM E177 Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods
ASTM E691 Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
ISO 2781 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of density*, 2018-06-01 Update
ISO 4649 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of abrasion resistance using a rotating cylindrical drum device
ISO 7619 Rubber - Determination of indentation hardness by means of pocket hardness meters
ISO 868 Plastics and ebonite - Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore hardness)
ASTM D8115-17 history
2021ASTM D8115-17(2021) Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—Abrasion Resistance (Multi-Directional Platform Abrader)
2017ASTM D8115-17 Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—Abrasion Resistance (Multi-Directional Platform Abrader)