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Softening Point Apparatus

Article No. 13298

Ring & Ball Softening Pt Apparatus 2Ball

The Softening Point Apparatus is a ring and ball method apparatus used to determine the softening point of asphalts, pitches, tars and most resins. The softening point is the degree of temperature at which a solid substance starts to convert into a liquid state under certain specific conditions.

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Features

  • One of the most common ways to determine a softening point is through the use of a ring-and-ball apparatus.
  • During this test, steel balls are placed on top of bitumen disks within a bath.
  • As the temperature of the bath rises, the samples soften and are unable to hold the balls.
  • The temperature at which the balls drop 25mm (1 inch) is then recorded.

Standards

Conforms to ASTM D36, ASTM D2398, ASTM E28, AASHTO T53, AASHTO IP198

Procedure

  1. One of the most common ways to determine a softening point is through the use of a ring-and-ball apparatus.
  2. During this test, steel balls are placed on top of bitumen disks within a bath.
  3. As the temperature of the bath rises, the samples soften and are unable to hold the balls.
  4. The temperature at which the balls drop 25mm (1 inch) is then recorded.

Delivery Content

800ml beaker with brass, double set-up fixture with cover and thermometer port with stopper, 2 shouldered rings, 2 ball centering guides and 2 standard balls. Order required thermometer separately.

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