Designation:D3581–02StandardSpecificationforJointSealant,Hot-Applied,Jet-Fuel-ResistantType,forPortlandCementConcreteandTar-ConcretePavements1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3581;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversonetypeofthermoplastic,hot-applied,jet-fuel-resistantjointsealantforuseinsealingjointsandcracksinpavements.1.2Units—ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesinparenthesesareforinformationonly.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancetothestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.SpecificprecautionstatementsaregivenintheAppendix.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D5167PracticeforMeltingofHot-AppliedJointandCrackSealantandFillerforEvaluation2D5249SpecificationforBackerMaterialforUsewithCold-andHot-AppliedJointSealantsinPortlandCementConcreteandAsphaltJoints2D5329TestMethodsforSealantsandFillers,Hot-Applied,forJointsandCracksinAsphalticandPortlandCementConcretePavements23.PhysicalProperties3.1MaximumHeatingTemperature—Themaximumheat-ingtemperatureisthehighesttemperaturetowhichthesealingcompoundcanbeheatedandstillconformtoalltherequire-mentsspecifiedherein.Forpurposesoftestingasspecifiedhereinafter,thepouringtemperatureshallbethemaximumheatingtemperature.Themaximumheatingtemperatureshallbesetforthbythemanufacturerandshallbeshownonallcontainersandshallbeprovidedtothetestingagencybeforeanylaboratorytestsarebegun(seeAppendix).3.2Penetration—At2560...