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RING-AND-BALL TEST [1 record]

Record 1 2002-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Materials Engineering
  • Petroleum Asphalts
DEF

Method for determining the softening point of certain petroleum products, in particular bituminous products. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

CONT

The most commonly used softening-point test is the "ring-and-ball" method. ... This test ... has become a valuable consistency test ... particularly in the production of air-blown asphalt.

OBS

ring-and-ball method: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Génie des matériaux
  • Bitumes
DEF

Méthode permettant de déterminer le point de ramollissement de certains produits pétroliers et, en particulier, des produits bitumineux. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

CONT

L'essai bille et anneau consiste à couler un disque de bitume dans un anneau de 15,9 mm de diamètre intérieur [...] et à placer sur le disque de bitume une bille d'acier.

OBS

méthode bille et anneau : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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