# ISO 1516:1981 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 1516:1981, item title is Paints, varnishes, petroleum and related products — Flash/no flash test — Closed cup equilibrium method; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 1516:2002; withdrawn / published date is 1981-07-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 1516:1981 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Paints, varnishes, petroleum and related products — Flash/no flash test — Closed cup equilibrium method _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 1516:2002 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1981-07-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 6108,IS,,ISO 1516:1981,"Paints, varnishes, petroleum and related products — Flash/no flash test — Closed cup equilibrium method","Peintures, vernis, produits pétroliers et assimilés — Essai de point d'éclair par tout ou rien — Méthode à l'équilibre en vase clos",1981-07-01,2,"['75.080','87.040']",ISO/TC 28,9599,,[28656],"['en','fr']",5,"
Specifies a method to determiine if a flammable material, when maintained at a selected equilibrium temperature and under the conditions of the test, gives off sufficient flammable vapour at this temperature to cause ignition on application of an external source of flame applied in a standard manner. The method is suitable for use over the temperature rang ## 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 Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).