# ISO 4625:1980 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 4625:1980, item title is Binders for paints and varnishes — Determination of softening point — Ring-and-ball method; status code is 9599; successor is ISO/DIS 4625-1 | ISO 4625-1:2004; withdrawn / published date is 1980-03-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 4625:1980 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Binders for paints and varnishes — Determination of softening point — Ring-and-ball method _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO/DIS 4625-1 | ISO 4625-1:2004
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1980-03-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 10573,IS,,ISO 4625:1980,Binders for paints and varnishes — Determination of softening point — Ring-and-ball method,Liants pour peintures et vernis — Détermination du point de ramollissement — Méthode de l'anneau et de la bille,1980-03-01,1,['87.060.20'],ISO/TC 35,9599,,"[26994,40498]","['en','fr']",7,"<p>Specifies a method of test for resins (including rosin) and similar materials by means of the ring-and-ball apparatus. In general, with materials of this type, softening does not take place at a definite temperature. As the temperature rises, these materials gradually and imperceptibly change from brittle or exceedingly thick and slow-flowing materials to softer and less viscous liquids. For

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Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).