scope:

This International Standard specifies two methods of test for the determination of density of solid vulcanized rubber. Such determinations are of importance in the control of the quality of a rubber compound and in the calculation of the mass of rubber required to produce a given volume of vulcanizate. This International Standard does not cover the determination of the relative density of rubber, which is the ratio of the mass of a given volume of the rubber to the mass of an equal volume of pure water at a given temperature. In this International Standard the determination is made by observation of gravitational forces under different conditions but, for convenience, these forces are expressed in mass units.