# ISO 4498:2005 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 4498:2005, item title is Sintered metal materials, excluding hardmetals — Determination of apparent hardness and microhardness; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 4498:2010; withdrawn / published date is 2005-06-13, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 4498:2005 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Sintered metal materials, excluding hardmetals — Determination of apparent hardness and microhardness _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 4498:2010 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 2005-06-13 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 39961,IS,,ISO 4498:2005,"Sintered metal materials, excluding hardmetals — Determination of apparent hardness and microhardness","Matériaux métalliques frittés, à l'exclusion des métaux-durs — Détermination de la dureté apparente et de la microdureté",2005-06-13,1,"['77.160','77.040.10']",ISO/TC 119/SC 3,9599,"[10396,10395]",[55425],"['en','fr']",12,"
ISO 4498:2005 specifies methods of hardness testing of sintered metal materials, excluding hardmetals.
Procedure 1 determines the apparent hardness of the whole material.
Procedure 2 determines the microhardness of the metal phase.
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