# ISO 27588:2008 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 27588:2008, item title is Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of dead-load hardness using the very low rubber hardness (VLRH) scale; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 27588:2012; withdrawn / published date is 2008-07-29, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 27588:2008 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of dead-load hardness using the very low rubber hardness (VLRH) scale _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 27588:2012
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 2008-07-29 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 44235,IS,,ISO 27588:2008,"Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of dead-load hardness using the very low rubber hardness (VLRH) scale",Caoutchouc vulcanisé ou thermoplastique — Détermination de la dureté sous charge constante au moyen de l'échelle de très faible dureté (VLRH),2008-07-29,1,['83.060'],ISO/TC 45/SC 2,9599,,[61509],['en'],6,<p>ISO 27588:2008 specifies a dead-load method for the determination of the hardness of very soft vulcanized or thermoplastic rubbers.</p><p>The relation between the depth of penetration and the VLRH scale is linear.</p>

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).