SOFTENING POINT APPARATUS

SOFTENING POINT APPARATUS (Ring & Ball Apparatus) For determination of sotening point or bituminious materials according to IP 58 and 1P 1205 – 1958. Softening point is that temperature at which the specimen under test becomes soft enough to allow a steel ball of specific dimensions to fall at a required distance under test conditions. The apparatus consists of glass beaker, ring stand, two steel balls with ring, ball guides and hand stirrer.