On 2/19/2018 7:30 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
I've heard there are different rubber compounds
in tires which makes them harder or softer.

What property is that, and how can it
be measured?

I take it in Northen Europe and Scandinavia,
one would like hard tires rather than soft?


Hardness is measured with a Shore durometer:
http://blairrubber.com/determining-r...rt-or-science/

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