Designation:D2042−15StandardTestMethodforSolubilityofAsphaltMaterialsinTrichloroethylene1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2042;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthedegreeofsolubilityintrichloroethyleneofasphaltmaterialshavinglittleornomineralmatter.NOTE1—Thismethodisnotapplicabletotarsandtheirdistillationresiduesorhighlycrackedpetroleumproducts.Formethodscoveringtars,pitches,andotherhighlycrackedpetroleumproducts,andtheuseofothersolvents,seeTestMethodsD4,D2318,andD2764.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thetextofthisstandardreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.SpecificprecautionstatementsaregiveninSection7.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C670PracticeforPreparingPrecisionandBiasStatementsforTestMethodsforConstructionMaterialsD4TestMethodforBitumenContentD2318TestMethodforQuinoline-Insoluble(QI)ContentofTarandPitchD2764TestMethodforDimethylformamide-Insoluble(DMF-I)ContentofTarandPitchD3666SpecificationforMinimumRequirementsforAgen-ciesTestingandInspectingRoadandPavingMaterials2.2AASHTOStandard:3T44SolubilityofBituminousMaterialsinOrganicSolvents3.SummaryofMethod3.1Thesampleisdissolvedintrichloroethyleneandfilteredthroughaglassfiberpad.Theinsolublematerialiswashed,dried,andwei...
