ASTM D977-03

Standard Specification for Emulsified Asphalt

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers twelve grades of emulsified asphalt for use in pavement construction in the manner designated.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Feb-2003
• ICS: 91.100.50 - Binders. Sealing materials
• ICS: 93.080.20 - Road construction materials
• Technical Committee: D04 - Road and Paving Materials
• Drafting Committee: D04.41 - Emulsified Asphalt Specifications

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D977-98 - Standard Specification for Emulsified Asphalt
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM D977-05 - Standard Specification for Emulsified Asphalt
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2005
• Referred By: ASTM D1369-19 - Standard Practice for Quantities of Materials for Asphalt-Aggregate Surface Treatments
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D7497-21 - Standard Practice for Recovering Residue from Emulsified Asphalt Using Low-Temperature Evaporative Technique
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D5360-15 - Standard Practice for Design and Construction of Bituminous Surface Treatments
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D3910-21 - Standard Practices for Design, Testing, and Construction of Slurry Seal
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D4215-21 - Standard Specification for Cold-Mixed, Cold-Laid Asphalt Paving Mixtures
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D4223/D4223M-20 - Standard Practices for Preparation of Test Specimens of Asphalt-Stabilized Soils
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D7226-13(2023) - Standard Test Method for Determining the Viscosity of Emulsified Asphalts Using a Rotational Paddle Viscometer
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D3628-15(2021) - Standard Practice for Selection and Use of Emulsified Asphalts
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D7196-23 - Standard Test Method for Raveling Test of Cold-Mixed Emulsified Asphalt Samples
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D244-09(2017) - Standard Test Methods and Practices for Emulsified Asphalts
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D7496-18 - Standard Test Method for Viscosity of Emulsified Asphalt by Saybolt Furol Viscometer
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D5505-14(2020) - Standard Practice for Classifying Emulsified Recycling Agents
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003
• Referred By: ASTM D4057-22 - Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
• Effective Date: 10-Feb-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 977 – 03
Standard Specification for
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Emulsified Asphalt
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 977; 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 thorough mixing provided separation has not been caused by
freezing. Emulsified asphalts separated by freezing shall not be
1.1 This specification covers thirteen grades of emulsified
tested.
asphalt for use in pavement construction in the manner
3.2 Emulsified asphalt shall conform to the requirements
designated.
prescribed in Table 1.
2. Referenced Documents
4. Sampling
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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4.1 Samples of emulsified asphalt shall be taken in accor-
D 140 Practice for Sampling Bituminous Materials
2 dance with Practice D 140.
D 244 Test Methods for Emulsified Asphalts
4.2 Samples shall be stored in clean, airtight sealed contain-
D 3910 Practices for Design, Testing, and Construction of
2 ers as specified in Practice D 140 at a temperature of not less
Slurry Seal
than 4°C (39.2°F) until tested.
3. Requirements
5. Test Methods
3.1 The emulsified asphalt shall be tested within 14 days of
5.1 The properties of the emulsified asphalts given in Table
delivery. The emulsified asphalt shall be homogeneous after
1 shall be determined in accordance with Test Methods D 244.
1 6. Keywords
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D04 on Road
and Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.41 on
6.1 anionic; emulsion; emulsified asphalt; high float; me-
Emulsified Asphalt Specifications.
dium setting; rapid setting; slow setting
Current edition approved Feb. 10, 2003. Published April 2003. Originally
approved in 1948. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as D 977-98.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.03.
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TABLE 1 Requirements for Emulsified Asphalt
NOTE 1—QS-1H emulsions shall meet the requirements outlined in Practices D 3910 .
NOTE 2—QS-1h is used for Quick Set Slurry Seal systems.
Rapid-Setting Medium-Setting
Type RS-1 RS-2 HFRS-2 MS-1 MS-2 MS-2h
Grade min max min max min max min max min max min max
Tests on emulsions:
Viscosity, Saybolt Furol at 25°C 20 100 . . . . 20 100 100 . 100 .
(77°F), SFS
Viscosity, Saybolt Furol at 50°C . . 75 400 75 400 . . . . . .
(122°F), SFS
A
Storage stability test, 24-h, % . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1
Demulsibility, 35 ml, 0.02 N CaCl , % 60 . 60 . 60 . . . . . . .
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Coating ability and water resistance:
Coating, dry aggregate . . . good good good
Coating, after spraying . . . fair fair fair
Coating, wet aggregate . . . fair fair fair
Coating, after spraying . . . fair fair fair
Cement mixing test, % . . . . . . . . . . . .
A
Sieve test, % . 0.10 . 0.10 . 0.10 . 0.10 . 0.10 . 0.10
Residue by distillation, % 55 . 63 . 63 .
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