# ISO 4625-1:2004 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 4625-1:2004, item title is Binders for paints and varnishes — Determination of softening point — Part 1: Ring-and-ball method; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 4625-1:2020; withdrawn / published date is 2004-08-24, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 4625-1:2004 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Binders for paints and varnishes — Determination of softening point — Part 1: Ring-and-ball method _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 4625-1:2020 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 2004-08-24 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 40498,IS,,ISO 4625-1:2004,Binders for paints and varnishes — Determination of softening point — Part 1: Ring-and-ball method,Liants pour peintures et vernis — Détermination du point de ramollissement — Partie 1: Méthode de l'anneau et de la bille,2004-08-24,1,['87.060.20'],ISO/TC 35,9599,[10573],[76362],"['en','fr','ru']",10,

ISO 4625-1:2004 specifies methods of determining the softening point of resins (including rosin) and similar materials by means of the ring-and-ball apparatus.

Both manual and automatic methods are specified.

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