ASTM D946-82(2005)

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Designation: D 946 – 82 (Reapproved 2005)
Standard Specification for
Penetration-Graded Asphalt Cement for Use in Pavement
Construction
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 946; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope D 1754 Test Method for Effect of Heat andAir onAsphaltic
Materials (Thin-Film Oven Test)
1.1 This specification covers asphalt cement for use in the
D 2042 Test Method for Solubility of Asphalt Materials in
construction of pavements.
Trichloroethylene
1.2 This specification covers the following penetration
grades:
3. Manufacture
40–50, 120–150, and
3.1 Asphalt cement shall be prepared by the refining of
60–70, 200–300.
85–100,
crude petroleum by suitable methods.
2. Referenced Documents
4. Properties
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.1 The asphalt cement shall be homogeneous and shall not
D5 Test Method for Penetration of Bituminous Materials
foam when heated to 347°F (174°C).
D92 Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland
4.2 The various grades of asphalt cement shall conform to
Open Cup
the requirements prescribed in Table 1.
D113 Test Method for Ductility of Bituminous Materials
D 140 Practice for Sampling Bituminous Materials 5. Methods of Sampling and Testing
5.1 The material shall be sampled and the properties enu-
merated in this specification shall be determined in accordance
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D04 on Road
with the following ASTM methods:
and Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D 04.40 on
5.1.1 Sampling—Practice D 140.
Asphalt Specifications.
5.1.2 Penetration—Test MethodD5.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2005. Published December 2005. Originally
approved in 1947. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D 946 – 82 (1999).
5.1.3 Flash Point—Test MethodD92.
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
5.1.4 Ductility—Test MethodD113.
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
5.1.5 Thin Film Oven Test—Test Method D 1754.
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