ASTM D490-92(2005)

Standard Specification for Road Tar

ABSTRACT
This specification covers 14 grades of road tar as follows: RT-1, RT-2, RT-3, RT-4, RT-5, RT-6, RT-7, RT-8, RT-9, RT-10, RT-11, RT-12, RT.C.B.-5, and RT.C.B.-6. The tar shall conform to the requirements prescribed for (1) water content, (2) specific gravity, (3) specific viscosity, (4) distillate content, (5) softening point of residue from distillation, and (6) total bitumen soluble in carbon disulfide. The properties enumerated shall be determined by the specified test methods including Engler and float tests, distillation test, and ring-and-ball test.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers 14 grades of tar as follows: RT-1, RT-2, RT-3, RT-4, RT-5, RT-6, RT-7, RT-8, RT-9, RT-10, RT-11, RT-12, RT.C.B.-5, and RT.C.B.-6.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2005
• ICS: 93.080.10 - Road construction
• Technical Committee: D04 - Road and Paving Materials
• Drafting Committee: D04.43 - Specifications and Test for Tar and Tar Products

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D490-92(2001) - Standard Specification for Road Tar
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2005
• Replaced By: ASTM D490-92(2011) - Standard Specification for Road Tar
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2011
• Referred By: ASTM D6945/D6945M-03(2023) - Standard Specification for Emulsified Refined Coal-Tar (Ready to Use, Commercial Grade)
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2005
• Referred By: ASTM D3320/D3320M-18 - Standard Specification for Emulsified Coal-Tar Pitch (Mineral Colloid Type)
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2005
• Referred By: ASTM D5727/D5727M-00(2023) - Standard Specification for Emulsified Refined Coal Tar (Mineral Colloid Type)
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2005
• Referred By: ASTM D5360-15 - Standard Practice for Design and Construction of Bituminous Surface Treatments
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2005
• Referred By: ASTM D6948/D6948M-03(2023) - Standard Practice for Application of Refined Coal Tar (Ready to Use, Commercial Grade)
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2005

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D490 – 92 (Reapproved 2005)
Standard Specification for
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Road Tar
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D490; 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 D140 Practice for Sampling Bituminous Materials
D1665 Test Method for Engler Specific Viscosity of Tar
1.1 This specification covers 14 grades of tar as follows:
Products
RT-1, RT-2, RT-3, RT-4, RT-5, RT-6, RT-7, RT-8, RT-9, RT-10,
RT-11, RT-12, RT.C.B.-5, and RT.C.B.-6.
3. Physical Requirements
2. Referenced Documents 3.1 The tar shall conform to the requirements in Table 1.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Sampling
D4 Test Method for Bitumen Content
4.1 The material shall be sampled in accordance with
D20 Test Method for Distillation of Road Tars
Practice D140.
D36 Test Method for Softening Point of Bitumen (Ring-
and-Ball Apparatus)
5. Test Methods
D70 Test Method for Density of Semi-Solid Bituminous
5.1 The properties enumerated in Table 1 shall be deter-
Materials (Pycnometer Method)
mined in accordance with the following methods, with the
D95 Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and
exception of the test specified in 5.1.3:
Bituminous Materials by Distillation
5.1.1 Water—Test Method D95.
D139 Test Method for Float Test for Bituminous Materials
5.1.2 Specific Gravity— Test Method D70.
5.1.3 Specific Viscosity—Test Method D1665. The results
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D04 on Road
shall be reported as specific viscosity compared with water at
and Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.43 on
25°C.
Specifications and Tests for Tar and Tar Products.
5.1.4 Float Test—Test Method D139.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2005. Published December 2005. Originally
approved in 1938. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as D490 – 92 (2001). 5.1.5 Distillation— Test Method D20.
DOI: 10.1520/D0490-92R05.
5.1.6 Softening Point— Test Method D36.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
5.1.7 Total Bitumen— Test Method D4.
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D490 – 92 (2005)
TABLE 1 Requirements for Tar
Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade
RT-1 RT-2 RT-3 RT-4 RT-5 RT-6 RT-7
Water by volume %, max 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.5 1.5 1.0
Specific gravity at 25/25°C 1.08 1.08 1.09 1.09 1.10 1.10 1.12
(77/77°F), min
A
Specific viscosity:
Engler, 50 mL:
at 40°C (104°F) 5to8 8to13 13 to 22 22 to 35 . . .
at 50°C (122°F) . . . . 17 to 26 26 to 40 .
A
Float test, s:
at 32°C (89.6°F) . . . . . . 50 to 80
at 50°C (122°F) . . . . . . .
Distillation test on water-free
material
Total distillate, mass %:
to 170°C (33
...