This specification covers asphalt binders graded by performance. Grading designations are related to the average seven-day maximum pavement design temperature, and minimum pavement design temperature. Asphalt binder shall be prepared by the refining of crude petroleum by suitable methods, with or without the addition of modifiers, which may be any organic material of suitable manufacture that is used in virgin or recycled condition, and that is dissolved, dispersed or reacted in asphalt cement to enhance its performance. This specification incorporates an aid for determining the critical low cracking temperature using a combination of test procedures.

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1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers asphalt binders graded by performance. Grading designations are related to the average seven-day maximum pavement design temperature, and minimum pavement design temperature. This specification contains Table 1 and Table 2. Table 2 incorporates Practice D 6816 for determining the critical low cracking temperature using a combination of Test Method D 6648 and Test Method D 6723 test procedures. If no table is specified, the default is Table 1.

Note 1—For asphalt cements graded by penetration at 25°C, see Specification D 946. For asphalt cements graded by viscosity at 60°C see Specification D 3381.

Note 2—AASHTO R 29 provides non-mandatory information for determining the performance grade of an asphalt binder.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D8 Terminology Relating to Materials for Roads and Pavements

D92 Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester

D95 Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation

D140 Practice for Sampling Bituminous Materials

D946 Specification for Penetration-Graded Asphalt Cement for Use in Pavement Construction

D2042 Test Method for Solubility of Asphalt Materials in Trichloroethylene

D2170 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Asphalts (Bitumens)

D2171 Test Method for Viscosity of Asphalts by Vacuum Capillary Viscometer

D2872 Test Method for Effect of Heat and Air on a Moving Film of Asphalt (Rolling Thin-Film Oven Test)

D3381 Specification for Viscosity-Graded Asphalt Cement for Use in Pavement Construction

D4402 Test Method for Viscosity Determination of Asphalt at Elevated Temperatures Using a Rotational Viscometer

D5546 Test Method for Solubility of Asphalt Binders in Toluene by Centrifuge

D6521 Practice for Accelerated Aging of Asphalt Binder Using a Pressurized Aging Vessel (PAV)

D6648 Test Method for Determining the Flexural Creep Stiffness of Asphalt Binder Using the Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR)

D6723 Test Method for Determining the Fracture Properties of Asphalt Binder in Direct Tension (DT)

D6816 Practice for Determining Low-Temperature Performance Grade (PG) of Asphalt Binders

D7175 Test Method for Determining the Rheological Properties of Asphalt Binder Using a Dynamic Shear Rheometer

AASHTO Standards

Keywords

asphalt binder; asphalt cement; direct tension; flash point; modifier; performance specifications; pressure aging; rheology; Asphalt binder--specifications; Asphalt paving mixtures--specifications; Pavement surfaces--specifications; Performance--paving materials/applications;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 93.080.20 (Road construction materials)

Citing ASTM Standards

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