Designation:D5801−12StandardTestMethodforToughnessandTenacityofBituminousMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5801;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethoddescribestheprocedureformeasuringthetoughnessandtenacityofbituminousmaterials.Typically,thetestmethodhasbeenusedtocharacterizeelastomermodifiedasphalts,althoughvaluesfortoughnessandtenacitymaybeobtainedforanytypeofpolymer-modifiedornon-modifiedasphalt.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.2.1Exception—SamplemassisgivenonlyinSIunits.SamplemassasgiveninSIunitsshouldberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofsamplemassareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Warning—MercuryhasbeendesignatedbytheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandmanystateagen-ciesasahazardousmaterialthatcancausecentralnervoussystem,kidneyandliverdamage.Mercury,oritsvapor,maybehazardoustohealthandcorrosivetomaterials.Cautionshouldbetakenwhenhandlingmercuryandmercurycontainingproducts.SeetheapplicableMaterialSafetyDataSheet(MSDS)fordetailsandEPA’swebsite–http://www.epa.gov/mercury/index.htm-foradditionalinformation.Usersshouldbeawarethatsellingmercuryand/ormercurycontainingproductsintoyourstatemaybeprohibitedbystatelaw.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D5TestMethodforPenetrationofBituminousMaterialsD1754TestMethodforEffectsofHeatandAironAsphalticMaterials(Thin-FilmOvenTest)D2872TestMethodforEffectofHeatandAironaMo...
