Designation:D2026/D2026M−15StandardSpecificationforCutbackAsphalt(Slow-CuringType)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2026/D2026M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverscutbackpetroleumasphaltsoftheslow-curingtypeforuseintheconstructionandtreatmentofpavements.1.2Units—ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D92TestMethodforFlashandFirePointsbyClevelandOpenCupTesterD95TestMethodforWaterinPetroleumProductsandBituminousMaterialsbyDistillationD113TestMethodforDuctilityofBituminousMaterialsD140PracticeforSamplingBituminousMaterialsD243TestMethodforResidueofSpecifiedPenetrationD402TestMethodforDistillationofCutbackAsphaltD2042TestMethodforSolubilityofAsphaltMaterialsinTrichloroethyleneD2170TestMethodforKinematicViscosityofAsphalts(Bitumens)D7553TestMethodforSolubilityofAsphaltMaterialsinN-PropylBromide3.Properties3.1ThecutbackasphaltshallnotfoamwhenheatedtoapplicationtemperatureandshallconformtotherequirementsprescribedinTable1.4.TestMethods4.1ThematerialshallbesampledinaccordancewithPracticeD140,andthepropertiesenumeratedinthisspecifi-cationshallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththefollowingASTMtestmethods:4.1.1FlashPoint(ClevelandOpenCup)—TestMethodD92.4.1.2Viscosity,Kinematic—TestMethodD2170.4.1.3Distillation—TestMethodD402.NOTE1—Ifa100-mLgraduatedoesnotpermitsufficientlyclosereadingstodetermineconformitytothisspecificationwiththedesiredaccuracy,receiversgraduatedin0.1-mLdivisionss...