# ISO 15184:2012 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 15184:2012, item title is Paints and varnishes — Determination of film hardness by pencil test; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 15184:2020; withdrawn / published date is 2012-10-03, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 15184:2012 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Paints and varnishes — Determination of film hardness by pencil test _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 15184:2020
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 2012-10-03 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 55329,IS,,ISO 15184:2012,Paints and varnishes — Determination of film hardness by pencil test,Peintures et vernis — Détermination de la dureté du feuil par l'essai de dureté crayon,2012-10-03,2,['87.040'],ISO/TC 35/SC 9,9599,[25759],[76044],"['en','fr']",7,"<p>ISO 15184:2012 specifies a method for determining the film hardness by pushing pencils of known hardness over the film.</p><p>The test can be performed on a single coating of a paint, varnish or related product, or on the upper layer of a multi-coat system.</p><p>This rapid test has not been found to be useful in comparing the pencil hardness of different coatings. It is more useful in providing relative ratings for a series of coated

## 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Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).