Tinius Olsen
TO-561 - Softening Point – Ring and Ball Apparatus

Series: TO-561
Softening Point – Ring and Ball Apparatus
Features
The Ring and Ball Apparatus has a magnetic stirrer with adjustable heating facility and digital display of temperature. Each unit comes with a bath of heat-resistant glass, tapered rings, ball centering guide, steel balls, ring holder and a hot plate.
Application
This equipment is used to determine the temperature at which a sample of bituminous material loaded by a 9.5mm diameter steel ball drops a specified distance when heated under specified conditions.
The Ring and Ball Apparatus has a magnetic stirrer with adjustable heating facility and digital display of temperature. Each unit comes with a bath of heat-resistant glass, tapered rings, ball centering guide, steel balls, ring holder and a hot plate.

TO-561