TS 10692

TS 10692 is a test standard for determining the resilience of rubbers by vertical rebound. In practical terms, it turns the way a rubber specimen returns energy after impact into a measurable property. Rebound-based methods are widely used for elastomers because they reflect dynamic behavior, not just static stiffness, and they help describe how a material responds to short, repeated or impact-type loading.

What vertical rebound tells you about rubber

Rebound is a useful indicator of how quickly and how completely a material recovers after deformation. For rubber products, that characteristic matters in applications where shock absorption, vibration response, rolling behavior and overall feel are important. A vertical rebound method evaluates the specimen’s response under a controlled impact arrangement, providing insight into the balance between elastic energy return and internal damping typical of viscoelastic materials.

What this standard focuses on

Consistent with its title, the standard is centered on the determination of rubber resilience using a vertical rebound approach. Standards of this kind define the technical concept being measured so that results can be compared across materials and laboratories. That makes it easier to assess different rubber compounds using the same general dynamic-property concept, while the exact apparatus details, test conditions and any numerical limits are not inferred here beyond what the title supports.