# ISO 4506:1979 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 4506:1979, item title is Hardmetals — Compression test; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 4506:2018; withdrawn / published date is 1979-10-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 4506:1979 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Hardmetals — Compression test _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 4506:2018 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1979-10-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 10402,IS,,ISO 4506:1979,Hardmetals — Compression test,Métaux-durs — Essai de compression,1979-10-01,1,"['77.160','77.040.10']",ISO/TC 119/SC 4,9599,,[69221],"['en','fr']",4,"
Specifies a method of determining the ultimate strength and proof stress of hardmetals under uniaxial compressive loads: a test piece, placed between two hardmetal bearing blocks, is axial loaded, until the intended deformation occurs or until the test apparatus, test piece, procedure, expression of results and test report.
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