IS : 217- 1988

Indian Standard

( Reaffirmed 1999 )

SPECIFICATION FOR CUTBACK BITUMEN

(Second Revisibn )
First Reprint JULY

UDC

BU.REAU
MANAK
CT 3

OF

BHAVAN,

1993

665745

INDIAN

STANDARDS

9 BAHADUR SHAH
NEW DELHI 110002

ZAFAR

MARG

~unuary 1989

IS I 217- 1988

Indian Standard

SPECIFICATION FOR CUTBACK BITUMEN

( Second Revision)
0. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard
( Second Revision)
was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards
on 8 August 1988, after the draft finalized by
the Bitumen, Tar and Their Products Sectional
Committee
had
been
approved
by
the
Petroleum, Coal and Related Products Division
Council.

produced

liblethorls

fur testing

tar and

IJituminous

1.1 This
standard
covers
the physical and
chemical
requirements
of cutback
bitumen
produced by fluxing bitumen with distillates of
tar
for use in road
petroleum
or coal
construction.

3.1 Cutback
three types:
a) Rapid

bitumen

(second

for rounding

off numerical

values

( revised ).

3.2.1 Rabid Curing ( RC) 7 These shall be

used with aggregates containing practically no
fine aggregates passing through 236 mm sieve
and shall be classified into four grades with
following designations:
a) RC 70,
c) RC 800, and

GRADES
shall be of the following

curing ( RC ),

d) RC 3 000.
3.2.2 Medium Curing ( MC) -These
shall be
used with aggregates containing
less than 20
percent
of fine aggregates
passing through
236 mm sieve and shall be classified into five
grades with designations:
a) MC 30,

curing ( MC ), and

b) MC 70,

c) Slow curing ( SC: ).

c) MC: 250,

3.2 The three types of cutback

classified
kinematic

Industrial

b) RC 250,

bitumen

b) hledium

IS : 702-1988

*Rules

2.1 For the purpose of this standard, the definitions given in IS : 334-1982* shall apply.
AND

Paving bitumen
Digboi type cutback bitumen
(retied)

0.5 For the purpose of deciding whether a

particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis,
shall be rounded
off in accordance
with
The number of significant places
IS : 2-1960*.
retained in the rounded off value should Abethe
same as that off the specified value in this
standard.

2. TERMINOLOGY

3. TYPES

IS : 73-1961
IS : 454-1961

revision ) .

materials.

1. SCOPE

in the country.

0.4 This standard is one of the series of Indian

Standards on bitumen. Other specifications so
far published in the series are:

0.2 This standard was published in 1951, and

was revised in 1961 in view of the publication of
IS : 1201 to 1220-1958*.
0.3 The Committee responsible for the preparation of this standard decided to revise the
standard
in order to update the same in
accordance with the revised version of IS : 1201
to 1220-1978*.
In the present version, six grades
of rapid curing type ( RC),
medium curing
type ( MC ) and slow curing type ( SC) have
been unified into four grades, five grades and
four grades respectively,
which are currently

and marketed

Kturncn shall be
on the basis of inital
into
grades
viscosity and designated
as under.

d) MC 800, and
e) MC: 3 000.
3.2.2.1

MC 30 grade shall bc used as primer.

IS t 217 - lB%b

3.2.3
SlowCuring
(SC)- These shall be used
with aggregates containing more than 20 percent of fine aggregates passing throught 2'36mm
sieve and shall be classified into four. grades
with designations:
a)

SC

b) SC

70,

7.1 PackingThe material shall be supplied

in drums of Type A or Type, B according
to
IS : 3575-1977*
or as agreed to between the
purchaser and the supplier.
7.2 Marking - Each
container
of bitumen
shall be legibly and indelibly marked with the
following:

250,

c) SC 800,and
d) SC

7. PACKING AND MARKING

a) Manufacturers
any;

3000.

4. MANUFACTURE

c) Type and grade of material;

shall be prepared by fluxing

with distillate from petroleum or coal

4.2 The source

manufacturer.

and type shall be stated by the

7.2.1 Each container

may
with the Standard Mark.

1.

5.2 Medium
curing
cutback
bitumen
shall
comply
with the requirements
specified
in
Table 2..

5.3 Slow curing cutback

with the requirements

bitumen shall comply

specified in Table 3.

samples of the material shall

be drawn and their conformity of the requirements to this standard be judged as prescribed
in Appendix A.

appropriate,Indian
Standards specified in co1 7,
8 and 7 of Tables 1, 2 and 3 for rapid curing,
and slow curing
cutback
medium
curing
bitumens, respectively.
TABLE

1 REQUIREMENTS

CHARACTERISTICS

No.

RC 70
~_--h-~
Min
Max

viscosity at

ii)

Flash point, Pensky Martens

closed type, C

iii)

Distillate volume percent of

total distillate up to 360C.
Up
Up
Up
Up

to
to
to
to

190C
225C
260C
315C

*Specification

RC 250
c_---~
Max
Min

RC 80
r_-*--7
Min
Max

140

26

250
26

500
-

800
26

BITUMEN

RC 3 000
rL-*--.T
Min
Max

(5)

(4)

70

for bitumen drums (firsf revision ).

OF RAPID CURING ( RC ) CUTBACK

( ckauss 5.1 )

(3)

(2)
I$..mcat~c
3

a)
b)
c)
d)

be marked

8.1 Representative

6.1 Tests shall be carried out as described in the

(1)
i)

also

8. SAMPLING

6. TESTS

SL

and

NOTE - The use of the Standard Mark is governed

by the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act,
1986 and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder.
The Standard Mark on products covered by an Indian
Standard
conveys the assurance that they have been
produced to comply
with the requirements
of that
standard under a well- defined system of inspection,
testing and quality control which is devised and supervised by BIS and operated by, the producer.
Standard
marked products are also continuously checked by BIS
for conformity to that standard as a further safeguard.
Details of conditions under which a licence for the use
of the Standard Mark may be granted to manufacturers
or processors may. be obtained from the Bureau of Ilidia
Standards.

5.1 Rapid curing cutback bitumen shall comply

in Table

if

d) Batch number.

5. REQUIREMENTS
with the requirementsl,specified

or trade-mark,

b) Month and year of manufacture;

AND SOURCE

4.1 The material

bitumen
tar.

name

MET;;;,","

(6)
1 600
-

3000
26

TEIT,

(7)
sOOd
-

10

50
50
85

35
60
80

15
45
75

25
70

IS
1978.
: 1206 ( Part 3~)IS

: 1209-1978t

IS

: 1213-1978$

Methods for testing tar and biturninous materials: Determination of viscosity: Part 3 Kinematic
viscosity
revision ) .
tMethods for testing tar and bituminous materials: Determination of flash point and fire point (Jlrsl rcr,iGo~t).
SMethods for testing tar and bituminous materials: Distillation test (jirst revision ).

(first

( Conlimed)

IS t 217 - 1986
TABLE

REQUIREMENTS

RC 70
C--h--~
Min
Max

CUARACTERISTL~S

SL

No.

v)

Residue from distillation

up to 36OC, percent by
volume (by difference)

RC 250
r-_A7
Min
Max

RC
r_---y
Min

(4)

BJTUMEN

RC 3000
raI-__Y
Min
Ma.%

800
MaX

Conrd

METHODO~TEOT,

Rler TO

(6)

(5)
-

(7)

55

65

75

80

600

2400

600

2400

600

100

100

100

100

IS

99

99

99

99

IS

02

02

02

Tests on residue from

distillation up to 360C
a) Viscosity
Poises
b) Ductility

at 60X,
at 27C,

cm

c) Matter soluble in
trichloroethylene,
percent by mass
vi)

(ICC ) CUTBACK

CURING

(3)

(2)

(1)
iv)

OF RAPID

Water content,
mass

*Methods
reoision ) .
TMethods

percent

for testing

by

tar and bituminous

for testing tar and bituminous

materials:
materials:

Determination
Determination

GO0

2 400

of viscosity:
of ductility

2 400

o-2

Part

:g7;!206

: 1208-1978+
: 1216-1978J

IS : 121 l-19781

3 Kinematic

(jr/irstw&ion

( Part 3 )-

viscosity

(jrs:

).

$Methods for testing tar and bituminous materials: Determination

of solubility in carbon disulphide or trichloroethylene (&f revision ).
#Methods for testing tar and bituminous materials: Determination
of water content ( Dean and Stark method ) (Jirst
revision ),

TABLE

REQUIREMENTS

OF MEDIUM

CURING

m(MC)

CUTBACK

BITUMEN

( Clausa 5.2 )
MC 30

CHARACTEWISTIC

SL

r_2s-y

No.

Min
(1)

Max

Min

(3)

(2)

MC 250

MC 800

Max

Min

(4)

Max

Min

MC 3 000

i)

30

60

70

140

250

500

800

ii)

Flash point Pensky

hlartens closed cup, C

38

38

65

65

iii)

Distillate volumes
percent of total distillate
upto 360%.

Max

Min

3 000

65

25
70
93

20
65

20
60
90

15
60

10
55
87

45

35
80

15

iv)

Residue from distillation up to 36OC, percent

volume by difference

50

55

67

75

80

v)

Test on residue from

distillation up to 360C.

*Methods
r&ion ) .
th4ethods
jMethods
Ihlethods
ilXlethods
B-Methods
rcviGorc ).

for
for
for
for
for

testing
testing
tes$ng
testing
testing

300 1200

300

100
99

100
99

for testing
tar
tar
tar
tar
tar

0.2

tar and bituminous

and
and
and
and
and

(8)
GO00

:g;8!206

1200

300

02
materials:

bituminous materials:
bituminous materials:
bituminous materials:
bituminous materials:
bituminous material\:

1200

300

1200

100
99

100

99

02

o-2

Determination

of viscosity:

(Part3

)-

IS : 1209-19787
IS

40
75

Water content,
percent by mass

Max

(7)
1600

a) Up to 225C
b) Up to 260%
c) up to 315C

vi)

METOD
OF TEST,
REFTO

r--*--y

(6)

(5)

Kinematic viscosity
at 6OC, cSt

a) Viscosity
at 6OC, Poises
b) Ductility at 27C, cm
C) Solubility
in
trichloroethylene,
percent

MC 70

~_*_~c__*_-~r--*-_~

: 1213-19783

is

300
100
99

75

1200
-

IS : 1206 ( Part 3 )1978.

IS : 1208-19780
IS : 1216-19781

0.2

IS

: 1211-19780

Part 3 Kinematic

viscosity

(Jirst

Determination
of residue of specified penetration (J;rJr r&ion ).
Distillation test.
Determination
of ductility (Jifir~Irevision ).
Determination
of solubility in trichloroethylene
(jirsr revision ).
Determination
of water content ( Dean and Stark method (first

IS I 217 - 1988
TABLE

REQUIREMENTS

FOR

SLOW

CURING

(SC)

CUTBACK

BITUMEN

( Clause 5.3 )
SL
No.

CHARACTERISTICS

SC70
c_-A--y

Min
(1)
8

(2)
Kinematic
60C, cSt

Max

SC 250
r--A--T
Min
Max

140

70

at

250

65

800

Min

(4)

(3)

viscosity

SC
p-_h-_y

Max

SC3
r-_h--~
Min

(5)
800

500

METHOD OF TEST,
REB TO

000
Max

(6)
1600

3 000
107

(7)
6 000
-

ii)

Flash point, Pensky

Martens closed type,

iii)

Total distillate up to 36OC

volume, percent

10

30

20

iv)

Kinematic
viscosity on
distillation residue ;p to
6OC, Stokes

70

100

10

160

40

350

v)

Tests on residuefrom
tillation up to 360%:

C,

b) Ductility of 100 penetration residue at 27C, cm

vi)

intrichloropercent

Water content,
by mass

93

12

Is :

1209-i97at

Is :

1203-197at

dis-

a) Residue of 100 penetration percent

c) Solubility
ethylene,

79

IS : 1206 ( Part 3)1978

percent

50

60

70

a0

IS

: 1204-19780

100

100

100

--

100

IS

: 1208-1978/j

99

99

99

99

IS

: 1216-19781

05

Is

: 1211-1978.1

05

05

05

*Methods
for testing tar and bituminous materials: Determination
of viscosity: Part 3 Kinematic
viscosity (Jirs
revi&m ).
*Methods for testing tar and bituminous materials: Determination
of fla& point and fire point (jrsl revision ).
$Methods for testing tar and bituminous materials:
Determination
of penetration (first revision ).
IMethods for testing tar and bituminous materials:
Determination
of residue of specified penetration.
IMethods for testing tar and bituminous materials: Determination
of ductility (
revi&n ).
IMethods
for testing tar and bituminous materials:
Determination
of solhbility in trichloroethylene
(Jirst revsion j.
Methods for testing tar and bituminous materials: Determination
of water content ( Dean and Stark Method ) (Jirst
rc& ion j.

jrjt

l l

APPENDIX

( Clause 8.1 )
SAMPLING
A-l.

AND CRITERIA

FOR

CONFORMITY

In any consignment
all the containers of the same type, same grade and
belonging to the same batch of manufacture
shall be grouped together to constitute a lot.

A-l.1 Lot -

A-2.

LOT

SIZE

SCALE

OF SAMPLING
NUMBEB OR CONTAINERS
TO BE SELECTED

up to 50

*Method
~Mcthotls

OF TEST SAMPLES

OF TESTS

A-3.1 ,411 the individual samples shall be tested

for kinematic viscosity, flash point and ductility.

3
5
7
10

51 to 150
151 to500
501 and above

PREPARATION

A-3. NUMBER

(2)

(1)

BITUMEN

A-2.1 From each of the containers selected

according
to A-l.2
and A-1.3,
a sample
representative of the material in the container
shall be drawn in accordance with the methods
prescribed in IS : 1201-1978t,
taking all the
precautions mentioned therein. All these samples
from individual containers
shall be stored
separately.

A-I.2 The number of containers to be selected

from the lot shall depend upon the size of the
lot and shall be in accordance with Table 4.
4

CUTBACK

A-1.3 These containers shall be selected

at
random from the lot. In order to ensure the
randomness of selection, procedures given in
IS : 4905-1968* may be followed.

SCALE OF SAMPLING

TABLE

FOR

of random sampling.
for testing tar and bitumen:

Sampling.

IS : 217 - 1988
A-3.2 Far the remaining characteristic
given in
Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3 of the specification,
a composite sample prepared by mixing together
approximately
equal quantities of bitumen from
all individual samples shall be tested.
A-4. CRITERIA

FOR CONFORMITY

A-4.1 The lot shall be declared as conforming

to the requirements of this specification ifA-4.1.1
and A-4.1.2 are satisfied.
A-4.1.1 From the test results of each of the
characteristics given in A-3.1 the mean ( x) and
the range ( R ) shall be calculated as below:
mean(Z)=

sum of the test results

number of test results

range (R)

= difference

in the largest and

the smallest
of the test
results.

If the expression (x - 06 R) is greater

than
or equal to the minimum specification
limit, the
expression ( X + 06 R ) is less than or equal to

the maximum-specification limit and both the

conditions are satisfied in cast of two sided
specification limits, the lot shah be considered to
have met these requirements.
A-4.1.2 The composite
sample,
when tested
for the characteristics
mentioned
in A-3.2, shall
satisfy the corresponding
specification
requirements.

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