Designation:D5167−13StandardPracticeforMeltingofHot-AppliedJointandCrackSealantandFillerforEvaluation1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5167;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeestablishestheprocedureformeltingorheating,orboth,ofhot-appliedjointandcracksealantsandfillersinpreparationforthemakingoftestspecimensusedinthelaboratoryevaluationsofthesealantsandfillers.Refertothespecificstandardmaterialspecificationforsamplingrequirements,testsamplequantity,temperaturesandtimesformeltingandheating,andthenumberofspecimensrequiredfortesting.1.2Thispracticeisapplicabletothehot-appliedjointandcracksealantsandfillersusedinbothportlandcementandasphaltic-concretepavements.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.4WARNING–MercuryhasbeendesignatedbyEPAandmanystateagenciesasahazardousmaterialthatcancausecentralnervoussystem,kidneyandliverdamage.Mercury,oritsvapor,maybehazardoustohealthandcorrosivetomaterials.Cautionshouldbetakenwhenhandlingmercuryandmercurycontainingproducts.SeetheapplicableproductMa-terialSafetyDataSheet(MSDS)fordetailsandEPA’swebsite–http://www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm-foradditionalinfor-mation.Usersshouldbeawarethatsellingmercuryand/ormercurycontainingproductsintoyourstatemaybeprohibitedbystatelaw.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.ForspecificprecautionsseeSection7.2.ReferencedDocu...
