ASTM C260-10

Standard Specification for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Concrete

ABSTRACT
This specification covers materials proposed for use as air-entraining admixtures to be added to concrete mixtures in the field. The air-entraining admixture shall conform to the requirements such as initial and final time of setting, compressive strength, flexural strength, and length change (maximum shrinkage). Samples shall either be a grab sample (one obtained in a single operation) or a composite sample (one obtained by combining three or more grab samples). For the purpose of this specification, it is recognized that samples shall be taken for quality tests and uniformity tests.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers materials proposed for use as air-entraining admixtures to be added to concrete mixtures in the field.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.3 The text of this specification references notes and footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the standard.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2010
• ICS: 91.100.30 - Concrete and concrete products
• Technical Committee: C09 - Concrete and Concrete Aggregates
• Drafting Committee: C09.23 - Chemical Admixtures

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM C260-06 - Standard Specification for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Concrete
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2010
• Replaced By: ASTM C260/C260M-10a - Standard Specification for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Concrete
• Effective Date: 15-Dec-2010
• Referred By: ASTM F2480-18 - Standard Guide for In-ground Concrete Skatepark
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2010
• Referred By: ASTM D5139-19 - Standard Specification for Sample Preparation for Qualification Testing of Coatings to be Used in Nuclear Power Plants
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2010

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: C260 – 10
Standard Specification for
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Air-Entraining Admixtures for Concrete
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C260; 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 (´) 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* use in the work is essentially identical in concentration,
composition, and performance to the air-entraining admixture
1.1 This specification covers materials proposed for use as
tested under this specification.
air-entraining admixtures to be added to concrete mixtures in
the field.
NOTE 1—It is recommended that, whenever practicable, tests with the
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the air-entraining admixture be made using all of the ingredients of the
concrete proposed for the specific work, because the effect produced by
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
the air-entraining admixture may vary with the properties of the other
only.
ingredients of the concrete.
1.3 The text of this specification references notes and
4.2 Requirements for establishing compositional or chemi-
footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and
footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be cal equivalence of a subsequent lot relative to a previous lot
thatwassubjectedtoqualitytestsandfoundtocomplywiththe
considered as requirements of the standard.
requirements of 5.1 shall be determined if agreed upon by the
2. Referenced Documents
purchaser and the manufacturer. At the request of the pur-
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2.1 ASTM Standards: chaser, the manufacturer shall recommend appropriate test
C183 Practice for Sampling and the Amount of Testing of procedures, such as infrared spectrophotometry (I.R.), pH
Hydraulic Cement value and solids content, for establishing the equivalence of
C185 Test Method for Air Content of Hydraulic Cement materials from different lots or different portions of the same
Mortar lot.
C233 Test Method for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Con-
NOTE 2—Ultraviolet light absorption (UV) of solutions and infrared
crete
spectroscopy of dried residues have been found to be valuable for these
purposes. The specific procedures to be employed and the criteria to
3. Terminology
establish equivalence should be stipulated with due regard to the compo-
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard: sition and properties of the sample.
3.1.1 air-entraining admixture, n—for the purpose of this
4.3 At the request of the purchaser, the manufacturer shall
specification, a material that is used as an ingredient of
state in writing the chloride content of the air-entraining
concrete, added to the batch immediately before or during its
admixture and whether or not chloride was added during its
mixing, for the purpose of entraining air.
manufacture.
4. General Requirements NOTE 3—Admixtures that contain chlorides may accelerate corrosion
of embedded metals.
4.1 At the request of the purchaser, the manufacturer shall
state in writing that the air-entraining admixture supplied for
5. Optional Uniformity Requirements
5.1 A series of two or more samples from a manufacturing
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C09 on
lot will be considered sufficiently uniform to be properly
Concrete and ConcreteAggregates and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
composited into a single sample for quality testing provided
C09.23 on Chemical Admixtures.
they do not differ more than the amounts indicated in 5.4.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2010. Published January 2011. Originally
5.2 A subsequent sample or composite sample shall be
approved in 1950. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as C260–06. DOI:
10.1520/C0260-10.
considered in compliance with these requirements, so long as
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amounts listed in 5.4. The reference sample is the original
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. sample tested to meet the requirements of 6.1. Any additional
*ASummary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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optional, appropriate tests, such as infrared spectroscopy and 6.1.1 Resistance to Freezing and Thawing—The relative
ultraviol
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Designation:C260–06 Designation: C260 – 10
Standard Specification for
1
Air-Entraining Admixtures for Concrete
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C260; 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 (´) 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*
1.1 This specification covers materials proposed for use as air-entraining admixtures to be added to concrete mixtures in the
field.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.3 The text of this specification references notes and footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes
(excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the standard.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
C183 Practice for Sampling and the Amount of Testing of Hydraulic Cement
C185 Test Method for Air Content of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
C233 Test Method for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Concrete
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1 air-entraining admixture, n—for the purpose of this specification, a material that is used as an ingredient of concrete,
added to the batch immediately before or during its mixing, for the purpose of entraining air.
4. General Requirements
4.1 At the request of the purchaser, the manufacturer shall state in writing that the air-entraining admixture supplied for use in
the work is essentially identical in concentration, composition, and performance to the air-entraining admixture tested under this
specification.
NOTE 1—It is recommended that, whenever practicable, tests with the air-entraining admixture be made using all of the ingredients of the concrete
proposed for the specific work, because the effect produced by the air-entraining admixture may vary with the properties of the other ingredients of the
concrete.
4.2 Requirements for establishing compositional or chemical equivalence of a subsequent lot relative to a previous lot that was
subjected to quality tests and found to comply with the requirements of 5.1 shall be determined if agreed upon by the purchaser
and the manufacturer. At the request of the purchaser, the manufacturer shall recommend appropriate test procedures, such as
infrared spectrophotometry (I.R.), pH value and solids content, for establishing the equivalence of materials from different lots or
different portions of the same lot.
NOTE 2—Ultraviolet light absorption (UV) of solutions and infrared spectroscopy of dried residues have been found to be valuable for these purposes.
The specific procedures to be employed and the criteria to establish equivalence should be stipulated with due regard to the composition and properties
of the sample.
4.3 At the request of the purchaser, the manufacturer shall state in writing the chloride content of the air-entraining admixture
and whether or not chloride was added during its manufacture.
NOTE 3—Admixtures that contain chlorides may accelerate corrosion of embedded metals.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C09.23 on
Chemical Admixtures.
Current edition approved Aug.Dec. 1, 2006.2010. Published August 2006.January 2011. Originally approved in 1950. Last previous edition approved in 20012006 as
C260–01.C260–06. DOI: 10.1520/C0260-106.
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volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
*ASummary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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5. Optional Uniformity Requirements
5.1 Aseries of two or more samples from a manufacturing lot will be considered sufficiently uniform to be properly composited
into a single sample for quality testing provided they do not differ more than the amounts indicated in 5.4.
5.2 Asubsequent sample or composite sample shall be considered in compliance with these
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