Standard Method of Test for Softening Point of Bitumen (Ring-and-Ball Apparatus) | AASHTO Designation: T 53-06 ASTM Designation: D 36-95 (2000)*" AASHTO T 53-06 is identical to ASTM D 36-95 (2000)¢" except for the following provisions: 1. Replace all references to the ASTM standards listed in the following table with the Referenced Standards ASTM ‘AASHTO pe 74 Diao a0 2. Adit the following sentence to Section 5.7: “An ASTM Wide Range Softening Point Thermometer, having a range from 1 10 +175°C or 30 to 350°P and conforming o the requirements for Thermometer 113C or |13F as presesibed in Specification E 1." Replace the last sentence of Section 5.7.3 with the following, “An electronic ternperature-messuring device, such as a resiatance thermometer oF thermocouple, may be used if itexhibits the same temperature response as the mercury thermometer.” Replace Figure 1 with the figure on the next page: Replace Section 6.1.3 with the following: “6.1.3 Ethylene Glycol, witha boiling point between 193 and 204°C: (379 and 39°F)” Replace Section 9.1.3 with the following: “9.1.3 Ethyletic glycol for softening points between 30 and 130°C (86 and 230°F); use ‘Thermometer 113C or L13K. The staring bath teraperature shall be $= [°C (41 42°F)" Replace Section U.2 with the following: “11.2 When using ASEM Thermometer 16C, 16F, L13C, or 13F report to the nearest 0.S°C oF 1.0°F the mean or corrected mean of the tempetetures recorded in 9.6 es the softening point’ TS TSst BASHTOes SS eo BE 4 " a re Te Tesi {oes Keel F kai Figure 1 (a) Shouldered Ring Figure 1 (¢) Bal-Centering Guide Azomme03mm —— (031" £001") 1A 20.1 mm (See Note 3) (091" See Note) Bigamms03rm (078 +0077 B azmmtGeonot 4), (028 (See Note 4) Etesmnsoamn (024 e009") © tomms0 5mm (oe, 2002) Bts8mns0arm (063, F00"%) Ddermsosmm (Oe 2000) Edammeodnm (047008) E 0gmm205mn (oss 007) F 20mmsoamm (0081008) F 3dmmz0smm (o1r2002) & Gammecamm (0252007) GiSams0dmm {006 200r) Ho Séemidamm (Ore eoor) H48mms03 mm (bag 2001 1 28mm 203mm tyr e001 1 homme oaimm 47 s000) > re | jor tee ee I s-———l Figure 1 (b) Ring Holder ‘A 19.0 mm (S0e Note t} (075° (See Note 4} BZammsosam — (084"=002) Grezrmedsinm — ou 2002) 5 "Sammi 08mm 122" £0.02) (6) Two-Ring Assembl E Semmsdsnm (0222002) OG tve-siea i Fessmminsrm (2622002) on 1, Tian ob light Iason 0S ny (0.02 a scion “Cf gue (08 poco fo, aa ‘sob he ober lb al We va an @ 8 n)o ute ue eal 12. 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Ths nme bo lip Ive apr C5 rs (2.002 in} ha meson "A of Fg 0) Shed King 3 OF | 4. tis dinnetr so be shy as apn 5 (002 9) a 6 am (6.3) waliow plac cig of tt al Figure 1—Shouldered Ring, Ring Holder, Ball-Centering Guide, andl Assembly of Apparatus Showing Two Rings TS-20 T5382 ‘AASHTODesignation: D 36-95 (Reapproved 2000)"* Standard Test Method for Softening Point of Bitumen (Ring-and-Ball Apparatus)" ‘okeusoast ined ose st tance D he eben lla destin kta oye ne ac ef we te ere et rence Ante eps ne eo as gion ‘yet nce aoa nage uae an von a ep Th sed a one poy ees Ge Dar Eee ‘Nae Bona satchel Fo Bago arin © ST Santa 1 Senpe JA This 26: med covers the determination of the soft: tg point of bitamen in the ssmge from 30 to LS7°C 485 to SIS?) sing the ring-an-ball appara iamarsed in dsilled ‘Water (30 fo SIPC), USP glycerin (above 80 to 157°C), of etnylene alycol (30 to 110°C), 12 The valuos stated in ST unis are to be regarded a8 the sander 4.3 Thur mandard does not purport fo address all of the safety conceras, f any, associated with Us swe. It i the responsility of he nser of tis standard to emails appro= pate safety end health practices and determine the eppea- ‘iley of reasons toniatons prior to xe 2. Referenced Docu 2.1 ASTAE Standards: (C670 Practice foe Peparing Precision aud Bias Statements ‘or Test Methods fer Consievetion Materlale= 92 Test Method for Flash atl Fire Points by Cleveland ‘Open Cop D140 Practice fer Sampling Bitsminous Materials D346} Test Method for Sofering Point of Asphalt ane Ditch (Metter Cupand-Ball Method) 1 Specification for ASTM Thermonnstars 3. Summary of Test Method 4.1 Two horizontal disks of bitaen, cast in shouldered Drasssings are heated ats controled ate uta liquid bah while ‘ach support a soe ball. he saening poi is eporced asthe seat of the temperatures ar which te to disks sofen enough: ts is tr etd is ue be editen of ATR Canatee Da ea Rog Btapetng 2! Dian Noes al fhe ie ee ky ot Seanineee Dordt eo Suacnp a! Sieces Mois Meat ‘Neon an en Rong ‘carat ee sped 1998 Poblee Deen 198 Oras lait wD e087 Las pes ebioe DS)", mal Bat <7 Se, NS mal Seto SB Sa, mat Sef 8 oe, os 8 oma Sot of ST Sab, Na ‘ema! bat of aSa Stas 2 to allow each ball, envelopes in bitumen, 9 fll a distance of 25 mm (1.9 im). 4 Significance and Use 4.1 Bitunens are viscoelastic materials without sharply defined meting points; they gradually became softer and less viooous a the temperatire rises. For this reason, softer, poluis must be determines ny an arbi ary and closely cefned meted if ests are to be reproduce 442 The softening pois 1s useH) in the classileation of Diuunens, as one elecuent in establishing the uniformity of shipments or sources of supply, and is indioaive of the tendensy of tie material to flow st elevates tempershies enceuntored in service S. Apparatas Sul Rings—Two sousce-souldered bast rings conforming to the dicensions bows in Fig. La). 32 Powring Plate— A Au, sinooth, brass plate opprex'- nately 50 by 75 men (2 by 3 in) S.3Balls—Two steel balls 95 mn (4 ni diameter, each having 2 mars of 350 + 005 Sa Ball-Centering Guides —Twe brass guides for entering the stee| balls, ne for eset ring, conforming to the general shape aru leneions shown in Fig. | (6). 3S Bath—A glass ves, copable of being Deated, not less than 85 mm in inside diameter and not Ie than 120 men in slept tom tke botom cf the laze. Nore 1—An 600-mis fs Gr ke sf esereisam ass ees is isomer 5.6 Ring Hoider und Assembly —A brass hoes designed to support the two rings in a horizontal postion, conforming {0 ‘he Shape ane dimensions sown in Fig. 1 (c), supported inthe assembly lustrated in Fig | (8). The bottom ofthe shouldered ‘ings an the sing folder stall bo 28 mm (1.0 in. above the upper suriee ofthe bottom plate, and the lover snface of the boitom plate shall be 16 Sem (4 + Vs.) fom the bottom ‘ofthe bath 5.7 Thermometers: STL] AaASTM Low Softening Point Thermometer, taving TS T 58-3 ‘AASHTO