Active Standard ASTM D4402 / D4402M Developed by Subcommittee: D08.03
Book of Standards Volume: 04.04
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Significance and Use
5.1 This test method is used to measure the apparent viscosity of asphalts at handling, mixing, or application temperatures.
5.2 Some asphalts may exhibit non-Newtonian behavior under the conditions of this test method, or at temperatures within the range of this test method. Since non-Newtonian viscosity values are not absolute properties, but reflect the behavior of the fluid within the particular measurement system, it should be recognized that measurements made by this test method may not always predict field performance under the conditions of use.
5.3 Comparisons between non-Newtonian viscosity values should be made only for measurements made with similar conditions of temperature, shear rate, and shear history.