Cationic Emulsified Asphalt: Standard Specification For

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Designation: D 2397 – 98

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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM

Standard Specification for


Cationic Emulsified Asphalt1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 2397; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.

1. Scope 3.2 Emulsified asphalt shall conform to the requirements


1.1 This specification covers seven grades of cationic emul- prescribed in Table 1.
sified asphalt for use in pavement construction in the manner 4. Sampling
designated.
4.1 Samples of emulsified asphalt shall be taken in accor-
2. Referenced Documents dance with Practice D 140.
2.1 ASTM Standards: 4.2 Samples shall be stored in clean, airtight sealed contain-
D 140 Practice for Sampling Bituminous Materials2 ers at a temperature of not less than 4°C until tested.
D 244 Test Methods for Emulsified Asphalts2 5. Test Methods
3. Requirements 5.1 The properties of the emulsified asphalts given in Table
3.1 The emulsified asphalt shall be tested within 14 days of 1 shall be determined in accordance with Test Methods D 244,
delivery. The emulsified asphalt shall be homogeneous after with the following exception:
thorough mixing provided separation has not been caused by 5.1.1 Sieve Test—Use distilled water in all wetting and
freezing. Emulsions separated by freezing shall not be tested. washing operations in place of sodium oleate solution (2%).

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6. Keywords
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-4 on Road
and Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.41 on 6.1 cationic; emulsified asphalt; emulsion; medium setting;
Emulsified Asphalt Specifications. rapid setting; slow setting
Current edition approved Dec. 10, 1998. Published March 1999. Originally
published as D 2397 – 65 T. Last previous edition D 2397 – 97.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.03.

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TABLE 1 Requirements for Cationic Emulsified Asphalt
NOTE 1—CQS–1H emulsions shall meet the requirements outlined in D 3910 Standard Practices for Design, Testing and Construction of Slurry Seal.
NOTE 2—CQS-1h is used for Quick Set Slurry Seal systems.
Type Rapid-Setting Medium-Setting Slow-Setting Quick Setting
CRS-1 CRS-2 CMS-2 CMS-2h CSS-1 CSS-1h CQS-1H
Grade
min max min max min max min max min max min max min max
Test on emulsions:
Viscosity, Saybolt Furol at 25°C SFs 20 100 20 100 20 100
Viscosity, Saybolt Furol at 50°C SFs 20 100 100 400 50 450 50 450
Storage stability test, 24-h, %A 1 1 1 1 1 1
Demulsibility, 35 mL, 0.8 % dioctyl sodium 40 ... 40 ...
sulfosuccinate, %
Coating ability and water resistance:
Coating, dry aggregate good good
Coating, after spraying fair fair
Coating, wet aggregate fair fair
Coating, after spraying fair fair
Particle charge test positive positive positive positive positive positive positive
Sieve test, %A 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Cement mixing test, % 2.0 2.0 N/A
Distillation:
Oil distillate, by volume of emulsion, % 3 3 12 12
Residue, % 60 65 65 65 57 57 57
Tests on residue from distillation test:
Penetration, 25°C, 100 g, 5 s 100 250 100 250 100 250 40 90 100 250 40 90 40 90
Ductility, 25°C, 5 cm/min, cm 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

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Solubility in trichloroethylene, % 97.5 97.5 97.5 97.5 97.5 97.5 97.5


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This test requirement on representative samples is waived if successful application of the material has been achieved in the field.
D 2397
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