AS 2341.12:2020 pdf Methods of testing bitumen and related roadmaking products Method 12: Determination of penetration
1 Scope
The objective of this Test Method is to specify the procedures for the determination of the penetration of bitumen and related roadmaking products. It is applicable to bituminous materials with penetrations less than or equal to 200 (0.1 mm).
2 Application
ASTM D5/D5M-19 is the 2019 edition. Only the 2019 edition shall be used in accordance with this
Test Method.
3 Normative references
The following normative documents are referred to in this Standard in addition to those referenced in ASTM D5/D5M-19. The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of the content constitutes requirements of this Standard.
AS/NZS 2341.21, Method of testing bitumen and related roadmaking products, Method 21:
Sample preparation
AGPT-T102, Protocol for Handling Modified Binders in Preparation for Laboratory Testing
4 Terms and definitions
For the purpose of this document the terms and definitions in this Test Method and
ASTM D5/D5M-19 apply.
4.1 may
indicates the existence of an option
4.2 shall
indicates that a statement is mandatory
4.3 should
indicates a recommendation
5 Operation
The requirements of ASTM D5/D5M-19 shall apply subject to the modifications set out in Appendix A
for Australian conditions.
Cl 2.1 Delete clause and replace with the following:
The following documents are referred to in this Test Method:
AS/NZS 2341.1, Method of testing bitumen and related roadmaking products, Part 1: Precision
data — Definitions
AS/NZS 2341.21, Method of testing bitumen and related roadmaking products, Method 21: Sample
preparation
AGPT-T102, Protocol for Handling Modified Binders in Preparation for Laboratory Testing
ANSI B46.1, Surface Texture
Note—Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor,
New York, NY 10036, http:// www .ansi .org.
ASTM E1, Standard Specification for ASTM Liquid‐in‐Glass Thermometers
ASTM E2251, Standard Specification for Liquid‐in‐Glass ASTM Thermometers with Low‐Hazard
Precision Liquids
Note—For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www .astm .org, or contact
ASTM Customer Service at service@ astm .org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards volume
information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Cl 2.2 Delete clause.
Cl 2.3 Delete clause.
Cl 3.1 Delete clause.
Cl 3.2.1 Delete clause and replace with the following:
penetration — consistency of a bituminous material expressed as the distance in tenths of
a millimetre (0.1 mm) that a standard needle vertically penetrates a sample of the material
under known conditions of loading, time, and temperature.
Cl 5.1 Delete Note 2.
Cl 6.1.1 Delete clause.
Cl 6.2.1 Ninth sentence, delete “or ISO 468”.
Cl 6.2.2 Delete clause.
AS 2341.12:2020 pdf Methods of testing bitumen and related roadmaking products Method 12: Determination of penetration
