Designation:D6/D6M−95(Reapproved2011)´1AmericanAssociationStateHighwayandTransportationOfficialsStandardAASHTONo.:T47StandardTestMethodforLossonHeatingofOilandAsphalticCompounds1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6/D6M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.ε1NOTE—UnitsinformationwaseditoriallyrevisedinFebruary2011.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthelossinmass(exclusiveofwater)ofoilandasphalticcompoundswhenheatedashereinafterprescribed.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityandregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D5TestMethodforPenetrationofBituminousMaterialsE1SpecificationforASTMLiquid-in-GlassThermometersE145SpecificationforGravity-ConvectionandForced-VentilationOvens3.SummaryofTestMethod3.1Fiftygramsofmaterial,spreadoutinadish55mmindiameter,isheatedinmovingairfor5hat163°C[325°F]andthepercentlossofmassdeterminedalongwithacomparison,beforeandafter,ofanyotherdesiredcharacteristics.Thistestmethodprovidesonlyarelativemeasurementofthevolatilityofamaterialundertestconditions.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thistestmethodisusefulincharacterizingcertainpetroleumproductsbythedeterminationoftheirlossofmassuponheatingunderstandardizedconditions.5.Apparatus5.1Oven—Theovenshallbeelectricallyheatedandshal...
