ASTM_D_546_-_17.pdf

Designation:D54617American Association StateHighway and Transportation Officials StandardAASHTO No.:T 37Standard Test Method forSieve Analysis of Mineral Filler for Asphalt Paving Mixtures1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D546;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This test method covers the sieve analysis of mineralfillers used in asphalt paving mixtures.1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system may not be exact equivalents;therefore,eachsystem shall be used independently of the other.Combiningvalues from the two systems may result in nonconformancewith the standard.NOTE1Regarding sieves,per Specification E11,“the values stated inSI units shall be considered standard for the dimensions of the wire clothopenings and the diameter of the wires used in the wire cloth.”When sievemesh sizes are referenced,the alternate inch-pound designations areprovided for information purposes and enclosed in parentheses.1.3 The text of this standard references notes and footnoteswhich provide explanatory material.These notes and footnotes(excluding those in tables and figures)shall not be consideredas requirements of the standard.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C110 Test Methods for Physical Testing of Quicklime,Hydrated Lime,and LimestoneC670 Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statementsfor Test Methods for Construction MaterialsC702 Practice for Reducing Samples ofAggregate to TestingSizeC786 Test Method for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement andRaw Materials by the 300-m(No.50),150-m(No.100),and 75-m(No.200)Sieves by Wet MethodsD8 Terminology Relating to Materials for Roads and Pave-mentsD242 Specification for Mineral Filler For Bituminous Pav-ing MixturesD422 Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils(With-drawn 2016)3D4753 Guide for Evaluating,Selecting,and Specifying Bal-ances and Standard Masses for Use in Soil,Rock,andConstruction Materials TestingE11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and TestSieves3.Terminology3.1 For definition of terms,see Terminology D8.4.Significance and Use4.1 The method is used to determine compliance of mineralfillers with the grading requirements of Specification D242.1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D04 on Roadand Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.51 onAggregate Tests.Current edition approved April 1,2017.Published April 2017.Originallyapproved in 1939.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D546 10.DOI:10.1520/D0546-17.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 5.Apparatus5.1 Balance or Scale,readable to 0.01 g and conforming tothe requirements of Guide D4753,Class GP-1,with a mini-mum capacity of 200 g.5.2 Sieves,conforming to Specification E11 with nominalopening sizes of 75-m(No.200),300-m(No.50),600-m(No.30),and 1.18-mm(No.16).5.3 OvenAn oven of sufficient size,capable of maintain-ing a uniform temperature of 110 6 5 C 230 6 9 F.6.Test Sample6.1 Obtain the sample for test in accordance with therequirements of Specification D242 and reduce to testing sizein accordance with Practice C702.Use a minimum of 100 g ofdry material for each sieve analysis.7.Procedure7.1 Dry the test sample to constant mass at a temperature of110 6 5 C 230 6 9 F and determine the mass to the