ASTM_C_602_-_13a.pdf

Designation:C60213aStandard Specification forAgricultural Liming Materials1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C602;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers agricultural liming materials,such as quicklime(burnt lime),hydrated lime,limestone,(calcitic and dolomitic),marl,shells,and by-products includ-ing slag,lime kiln dust and other materials.1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2C25 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Limestone,Quicklime,and Hydrated LimeC50 Practice for Sampling,Sample Preparation,Packaging,and Marking of Lime and Limestone ProductsC110 Test Methods for Physical Testing of Quicklime,Hydrated Lime,and LimestoneC125 Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Ag-gregatesC1271 Test Method for X-ray Spectrometric Analysis ofLime and LimestoneC1301 Test Method for Major and Trace Elements in Lime-stone and Lime by Inductively Coupled Plasma-AtomicEmission Spectroscopy(ICP)and Atomic Absorption(AA)D3176 Practice for Ultimate Analysis of Coal and CokeE11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and TestSieves3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 agricultural liming materiala product whose cal-cium and magnesium compounds are capable of neutralizingsoil acidity.3.1.2 air-cooled blast-furnace slag and granulated blast-furnace slagair-cooled blast-furnace slag and granulatedblast furnace slag as defined in Terminology C125.3.1.3 calcium carbonate equivalent(C.C.E.)the acid-neutralizing capacity(of an agricultural liming material)of thematerial expressed as weight percent of calcium carbonate.4.Chemical Classifications4.1 Agricultural liming materials shall be classified in termsof calcium carbonate equivalent(C.C.E.),as shown in Table 1.NOTE1Marl and some by-product liming materials are used forneutralizing soil acidity,but due to their varying composition,theirchemical limits are not included.In some economic circumstanceslimestone,lime kiln dust,slag,and shells of less than 80%C.C.E.may beused.5.Sieve Analysis Classifications for AgriculturalLimestone5.1 Agricultural limestone shall be classified according tothe minimum percentages passing the 2.36-mm(No.8)and250-m(No.60)sieves conforming to Specification E11,asshown in Table 2.NOTE2These classifications apply where the agricultural limestone isobtained by the normal crushing procedure and the product contains thefines of fracture.In some economic circumstances,coarser products areused.The 250-m(No.60)sieve was selected because research has shownthat this sieve gives a more accurate representation of the particle sizedistribution of most agricultural limestones presently produced than a fineror coarser sieve.The 2.36-mm(No.8)sieve is used to control the upperlimit on the amount of coarse limestone particles that may be in theproduct.6.Sieve Analysis Classifications for Agricultural Slag6.1 Air-Cooled Blast-Furnace SlagAir-cooled blast-furnace slag shall be classified the same as agriculturallimestone as described in Section 5.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C07 on Limeand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C07.02 on Specifications andGuidelines.Current edition approved Dec.1,2013.Published January 2014.Originallyapproved in 1967.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as C602 13.DOI:10.1520/C0602-13A.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 6.2 Granulated Blast-Furnace SlagGranulated blast-furnace slag shall be classified the same as agriculturallimestone as described in Section 5.7.Sieve Analysis Classifications for Agricultural LimeKiln Dust7.1 Lime kiln dust sieve analysis shall be classified the sameas agricultural limestone as described in Section 5.8.Particle Size Requirements for Hydrated Lime andQuicklime8.1 Hydrated lime and quicklime for agricultural use shallbe classified in accordance with the minimum percentagespassing the 2.36-mm(No.8)and 25