ASTM D5963-97a(2001) - 10.11.1997
 
1. Scope

1.1 This test method covers the measurement of abrasion resistance of vulcanized rubbers that are subject to abrasive/frictional wear in actual service. The abrasion resistance is measured by moving a test piece across the surface of an abrasive sheet mounted to a revolving drum and is expressed as volume loss in mm, that is, a smaller number indicates better resistance to abrasion.

1.2 Test results obtained by this test method shall not be assumed to represent the wear behavior of rubber products experienced in actual service.

1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.

1.4 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

 
2. Referenced Documents

D2240-15(2021)

Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—Durometer Hardness

D3182-21a(2025)

Standard Practice for Rubber—Materials, Equipment, and Procedures for Mixing Standard Compounds and Preparing Standard Vulcanized Sheets (Includes all amendments and changes 12/2/2025).

D4483-25

Standard Practice for Evaluating Precision for Test Method Standards in the Rubber and Carbon Black Manufacturing Industries

DIN 53516

Determination of Abrasion Resistance Available from Beuth Verlag GmbH (DIN-- DIN Deutsches Institut fur Normung e.V.), Burggrafenstrasse 6, 10787, Berlin, Germany.

ISO 2393

Rubber Test MixesPreparation, Mixing and VulcanizationEquipment and Procedures

ISO 4649

RubberDetermination of Abrasion Resistance Using a Rotating Cylindrical Drum Device

ISO 5725

Precision of Test MethodsDetermination of Repeatability and Reproducibility for a Standard Test Method by Interlaboratory Tests

ISO 7619

RubberDetermination of Indentation Hardness by Means of Pocket Hardness Meters

ISO 9298

Rubber Compounding IngredientsZone Oxide Test Methods

D297-21(2026)

Standard Test Methods for Rubber Products—Chemical Analysis

D1765-23b

Standard Classification System for Carbon Blacks Used in Rubber Products (Includes all amendments and changes 1/29/2024).

ISO 2781

Rubber, VulcanizedDetermination of Density