What Is Softening Point?
The Softening Point Is the Temperature at Which a Material Softens Beyond Some Arbitrary Softness. It Can Be Determined, for Example, by the Vicat Method, Heat...
The softening point is the temperature at which a material softens beyond some arbitrary softness. It can be determined, for example, by the Vicat method, Heat Deflection Test or a ring and ball method. A ring and ball apparatus can also be used for the determination of softening point of bituminous materials.
What you mean by softening point?
: the temperature or range of temperatures at which a substance softens.
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What is softening point of bitumen?
The softening point is reported as the mean of the temperatures at which the two disks soften enough to allow each ball, enveloped in bitumen, to fall a distance of 25 mm (1.0 in.). ...