Designation:D2170/D2170M−10Designation:319/84(89)StandardTestMethodforKinematicViscosityofAsphalts(Bitumens)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2170/D2170M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversproceduresforthedetermina-tionofkinematicviscosityofliquidasphalts(bitumens),roadoilsanddistillationresiduesofliquidasphalts(bitumens)allat60°C[140°F]andofasphaltcementsat135°C[275°F](Note1)intherangefrom6to100000mm2/s[cSt].1.2Resultsofthistestmethodcanbeusedtocalculateviscositywhenthedensityofthetestmaterialatthetesttemperatureisknownorcanbedetermined.SeeAnnexA1forthemethodofcalculation.NOTE1—Thistestmethodissuitableforuseatothertemperaturesandatlowerkinematicviscosities,buttheprecisionisbasedondeterminationsonliquidasphaltsandroadoilsat60°C[140°F]andonasphaltcementsat135°C[275°F]onlyintheviscosityrangefrom30to6000mm2/s[cSt].1.3Warning—MercuryhasbeendesignatedbyUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)andmanystateagenciesasahazardousmaterialthatcancausecentralnervoussystem,kidneyandliverdamage.Mercury,oritsvapor,maybehazardoustohealthandcorrosivetomaterials.Cautionshouldbetakenwhenhandlingmercuryandmercurycontainingproducts.SeetheapplicableproductMaterialSafetyDataSheet(MSDS)fordetailsandEPA’swebsite—http://www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm—foradditionalinformation.Usersshouldbeawarethatsellingmercury,mercurycontain-ingproducts,orboth,inyourstatemaybeprohibitedbystatelaw.1.4ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associ...
