November 1995 IS 218 : 1905, SGN aT asal & fore areaiet — faferite (daa yaar ) Indian Standard ROAD TAR — SPECIFICATION { third Revision ) UDC 662.749. OBIS 1995 BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHE 11UUUz Price Gronp 4Bitumen, Tar and Their Products Sectional Committee, PCD 6 FOREWORD This Indien Standaed (Third Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by the Bitumen, Tar and Their Products Sectional Committee had been approved by the Petroleum, Coal and Relavcd Products Division Council Indian Standard was first published io 1951 and was subsequently revised in 1961 and 1981. In the third revision, wo types of road tar, namely, Type A and Type B have been mentioned to cover the requirements of road tar for surface dressing, dense tar surfacings and for open graded premix carpets, with or without seal cout respectively. This has been done to ttilize the crude tar produced asa by-product of carbonization of coal, more specifically to get satisfactory performance ot ronds under ditferent climatic conditions prevsient in various parts of the country, The requirements for specific gravity, equiviscous Temperature (lor K 1-9), solening pole ( & By), GiStcation fractions, softening potat (R 4 B) oF pret, sesidue of Type A tar have been modified and given in Tzbte 1. The requirements of Type B tar have been, given in Fable 2, ‘Tne Scetional Committee responsible fer the preparation of this standard has taken into consideration the views of producers, consumers and technologists and has related the standard to the manvfacturing and trade practiexs foliowed ia the country in this ficid. Due weightage has also been given to the need for international co-ordination among standards prevailing in different countries of the world, For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final valoe, observed cr valculaied, expressing the result of test or analysis, shall be rounded offin aceordance with (52: 1960 ‘Roles for rounding off numerical vatucs (revised)’. The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.Is 215: 1995 Indian Standard ROAD TAR — SPECIFICATION { Third Revision ) 1 SCOPE ‘This standacd covers two types of tar cach having five grades of road tars with different viscosity ran- ges Suitable for different types of road construction under the climatic conditions prevailing in various parts of the country, 2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES, ‘The following standants contain provisions which, through reference ia this text, constitute provisions, of this standard. At the tinte of publication, the editions indteated were valid, All standards aresub- Jecl ta revisions, and parties to agreements based ‘on this standard are encouraged 10 investigate the possibility of applying the mast reen| editions of the standards indicated below: ISNo Titte 334: 1982 Glossary of terms relating 1 bitumen aad tar (second revision) 1201:1978 Methods for testing tar © and bituminous materials 1220: 1978 (first revision) 3 TERMINOLOGY 3.1 Por the purpose of this standard, the detini- dons given in TS 434 1982 shell apply in addiion to those given below. BL Pitch The tesidue obtained from the distillation vf roed tar having asoftening point of 76°C (R & B) or 67°C (K&S) 32 Aniiwacene Oil | ‘The fraction of road tar distilling between 300°C. and 350°C, BLB Anifiracene Oil iF ‘The fraction of road tar distilling between 350°C. ‘and till the piteh of 76°C (R&B) or 67°C (K & S) is obtained. Bt Creosexe Olt The fraction of road tar distilling between 200°C snd 270°C, 4 TYPES AND GRADES 4.1 Road tars having pitch/anthracenc ofl ratios of 3, 3.5, 4 and 5 can be used to give satisfactory performance for surface dressings end dense tar surfacings. However, in case of open textured car- pets with seal coat road tars of piich/anuhracene off ratios of 3,35 and Ashall he us2d, Ifo seal coat is to be given then road tars of pitetvanthracene vi) Tatios of 3 and 3.5 alone are indicated, In view of these requirements, road tar shall be of the follow- ing two lypes Type A — for surface dressing and dense surfaeings tar Type B— for open graded premix carpet with or without seal coat. 4.2 Grades of Road Tars Inere snail be live grades Of road tar as follows: RTI For surface dressing under cold ‘weather conditions and use on hilt roads at high altitude as well 23 for priming the bese; REZ For surface pointing in normal climatic conditions; RT-3 a) Forsurface paintingand renewal coat; ) For premix chipping carpet (top course and light carpets), For premix tar macadam (base course) and dense tar surfacing; and RT4 RTS For grouting and water pruoti § REQUIREMENTS S.L Road tars shall be prepared entirely from crude tur produced as a by-product of carbonization of cod 10 cover both high temperature (AT) and tow temperature (LT) coal tars in coke ovens or retorts, $2 The marerial shall comply with the sequives ments given in Tables 1 and 2 for Type A and Type B respectively1S 215: 1998 - Be6L $2 w % K z a 5 - oF or oF or og se oe se - oz pe oz - so 50 50 0 vw we uw «5 os w 08 - Re6L Ue oe 39 se 8 en 35 59 05 ors ex-81 ieout 9-91 pa oe se So mo eo oa ot ¥ = ~ au) soz Oss op, 9 ve-ot - wre woe oP er Werus wr oor oy se ss-0F so SS ‘F oa act = amg geet - 6 ek wrest © @ 8) satiny 98 $1 ! cua = : Sa a one oy ABIES weed Daono, me merqosur sone son natin Sy SnSE AER fs ow wis sik peo y AKL 205 syamMaNObS TEE, (erg 22nm19 pur pronase g)18218: 1998 sue tz @ = oF need ater oz sea oz eat so on a SE6T - S00) oe-oe Dee et on so seat set sist cect west * a w or or or sz os se oz aor oz so so so o® os on or or or feoy wae weal Be et oT ot ve 0 wes or cr poe oe ¥8 wre S508 s fs ot x se ov vaanal “ausqeqaley, 2008 Dea 18404 Debye Sale 1 TPE, SH D.OLE NAM KONE on ‘sopor 40) n)eH-y es 20m ste, poe a GL pow puesouo) yp SUIUDAIMNDY —AKIBL im faa uy1S 2151 6 TESTS GA Tesiy shall be carried owt as described in 13.1201. 1978 1 15 1220. 1978 ad Anuex A aud ‘Annes B, 7 SAMPLING TA Lot In any vonsignment, uit contuincrs of road tor of the same type, grade und from the same hoich of manufacture shall he grouped together to eonstitytea let, 7.2 ‘The number of containers to be selected at randam from the Tot hull depend upon size of the Int, and snaithne in accordance with Table 3, Table 3 Number of Cantainers to be Selected Tat Size ow 28 2 9a 3 2a-08 4 3-10 4 126-216 6 1 4 9 27a ag -517 313-729 730-1000) » Laon -L98 u 7.3. From each of the containers selected 4s in 7.2 an average sample representative of the malcrial in the container shall ba drawn in accordance wilh the method described im IS. 121 : 1978 taking all the precaaltons mentioned therein, All these samples Hom anchvidusl container small ne slotedt separately, 7.4 Number of Tests 741 All the indivicusl samples shat! be iested Gor equiviscous temperature (EV), softening poi if applicable for w partioulzt grade, 74.2 For the remaining characteristics, namely, specific gravity, viscosity, seficaing point of the plich resiaue, water content, viswuatton fractions. phenols, naphthatene and matter insoluble ta iohiene, « composite sample, prepared by mixing jogether equal quantities of rowl tar from all individual samples shall be tested. 7.8 Criteria for Conformity 7.5.1 Thclot shall be considered as conforming Ww the requizememy of this specification if me conditions mentioned under 7.5.2 and 7.5.3are met with, 7.8.2 Fram the sest coulis of oyuiviseous tenors ture (2VT) and softening point, the mean (X) and range (R) hall be calculated for a minimum of five tecte. Tho following conditions chall be satisified: 4 — 06 R) shai be greuter than or equal to the minimum specified limit, and b) (F406 2) shail be less chan or equal to the maxiiaum specified limit, 7.8.3 The sumpusiic sample when tested for te characteristics mentioned in 7.4.2 shall satisfy the. corresponding reguirerients of the tests. 8 MARKING 8.1 Bach container shalt be legibly and indelibly mivrked with the following information: a) Name of the materia’; b) Indication of the source of manufacture: 6} Date of manufacture; and d) Type and grade of road tar. 2 BIS Cer Each container may also be marked with the Stand- ord Mork, 8.241 The use of the Standard Mark is governed by the Provisions of Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1086 and tha Bules and Regulations: made there under. ‘The detaiis of conditions under which the licence for the use of Standard Markmay be granted to manutacturers or producers: may he obtained from the Bureau of Indien Sumdards, fomticns Mas hong ANNEX A (Clause 6.1, and fables 1 and 2) DISTILLATION OF ROAD TAR ALL APPARATUS. ASHL Distillation Flask — A side-noek distillation ask as shown in Fig. | extforming 1 following dimensions small eset” Disiation capacity St Inameter ar pan sneice Ins + 3 mm Tatornal diameter afside tube 8 + 6.5 mm Longm of the side tune 200) + $ min ‘Thickness of walla of bulb neck 1.040 23 mm of side tubeAlaa The distance from ihe enue Of atte sk ‘ube at the junction of the neck to the tep of neck shall be 48 = 1 Al cimonstes ia i Stale crits at ony point execed 16. up Ws 370°C shall ner rates, Fis. | DISTILLATION PLask AsLL2 ‘The side tube shall slope downwards from the juuctiun with peck ser that the acute angle between the side tube and the neck is 75° = 3°. A-Lz shermomerer ‘Thermometer of high distillation, graduated in ven: tigrade degrees as spuvitical, having a range of ~ 10 400°C and conforming to the following requit ments shall be used! Ligquis Mercury Filling above liquis Nitrogen gas ‘Temperate rungs 2°10 4 Sub division ve Foal length 379.384 mm Stem diameter 60. Tfhmm Bulb diameter Now faryer thin stem diumetor Beth kengtt 18-15 mm Distance of bottom of bulb 25-45 mm to griductiva line at °C. Top tinish Glass ring Langer grduatina lines eo ateach Grasuations numbered ut are each muttiple ALA Condenser AcLAd Condenser Gluss (Frater) A 250 im glass-jacketed condenser with dimen- sions und tolerances as given below shall be used: Length at jacket excluding 025mm the necks Outside diameter ofadapter of | 23 + L mm condenser tube Lengin of adapter 325mm Outside diameter of condenser 12.5 20S mm tube proper Cveratl length afenndenser 475 £25 min tube including sdapter AA32 Condenser Glass (Air) 1 is made from a stécight 1ube of good quality resistance glass with onc enc! finished squate with theaxis and other end ground atanangle of 45°with the axis, conlorming 0 Lhe following dimensions: Interna! diameter 20 +1 men Overalldengit 600 + Wom Watt Uuckuess 100 LS mm AcL3.3. ‘The side arm of the flask shall extend st east 25 mm beyond the cork in theupper end ofthe condenser.15 21821995 ALA Adaptor anadaprerof curved design having a heavy wall and reinivrtcd top glass, withan angle of approximately 105° and with 2 diameter of 18 mm approximately athe Large cud. The outlet end shail be ground to aan angle of 45 S* with inside vertical. The small tend shall have « diameter of nol toss than $ mm. Aas Shield Shield of galvanized iron, lined with 3 mm asbasios, fitted with transporent covered windows, chall be used ta prowet the flask from air cvsrents and t© provent radiation. Tho cover may be of transit hourd snade in two parts, or it may be of galvanized iron lined with 5 mr asnestos, ALG Crow Receivers Crow receivers of 25 ml, 50 ml or 168] ml may be sea ACL? Residue Container ‘The cousins fur the distillation residue shall be a 225 g-conlainer approximately 76 mm in the diameter and $4 mm deep, provided with a lid. Ae FROCEDURT, AZ About 250 to 200 g of road taris weighed ia the distillation flask. The flask is fitted with a ther- mometer, The upper end ofthe mercuryin the bulb shall be in level with the end othe side tube open- ing inta the condenser. The air condenser 18 in- clined atan zngle of 79” to the neck of the HSK. Ne heating 1s 50 adjusted that the USUIRIUON iS con- lunued at se rate of 5 ml per minute up to the prescribed temperature range withuat inucrrupsion see Fig. 2}. SCREEN saat 0— KL TOP. wee Fame venmiaTon === INNER TUBE FOR All lisse in mets. FiG.2. Dist avion APPARATUS ASSEMBLY 642.2 For road tar and coal tar the uistlistion, analysis is condueted till the thermomeicr registers a temperatuce of 350°C. The portions of distillate ‘shall be collected as follows: Typed Types a) Eaght Belew 20°C Up to KFC hy Mile wil 2ODAC to SHE! 170 tw BOL 2) Kom al Ce WEE 2M to BLUE: 4) Amoeene lt 300°C 1m SHC abe 30D °C ey Plch esluwe AL 380°C an 3see 422. Thedisullstivn portions afte light heating ave transferred lato the receivet The pitch residue in the fisk i well shaken end collected in the residue containers Later, te softening ofthe pitch residue is determined. A2.3 ‘The pitch residue at 350°C is converted to 6PCK & 8 (76°C R & B) assuming that for every 41.5°C around which the determined softening point lies above or below 67°C, 1 percent of the pitch so determined being added! o7 subtracted, An equi] amout o? the so dexermined anthracene ofl eontent shall be decreased or increascl. Ata If needed. this Anthracene Oil (above 00°C) can he subdivided into Anthracene Oi! 1 (800C 10 350°C) and Anthracene Dil I (above 350°C). The tar gives aor Anthracene Ct II when by distilling up 10 350°C, the softening point of the pitch residue lies below 67°C K & 8 CIBC R & By. “The Antrecone Oil Lis directly got from the distil {avon ands expressed as perventageby weigbt.The Anthracene Oil His valculated according 10 the example given below 18.218: 1995 Example: (see A-2.Jand A-24) Suppose the pitch residue al 350°C works wut to be 6.5 percent and its softening point is 61°C K & 8. 6 ‘Thon 87-61 = 5 = 40 Anthracene Oil IT = 65.5 x yo7?? And pitch residue of °C K 4 § = 665 27 BE percent AedS ‘The factions to be collected are as follows Water Percent by weight Ligm on : Middle oil : Heng 0 : Avtiacene ofl above 300°C . Pitch LOCKSS (76°C R&B) * Distitiation toss, Tori A26 Precision ‘The mean of two results conducted in the seme Laboratory should not differ from the mean a 10 resulls in another lshorwiory by more than the follewing a) IPC - ZTO°C fraction 1D percent, wi by PAC = MAC fraction 10 percent. wi 6) SOC. ASITE fraction 10, wee 8) Softening point of the residue | C fe) Disitinign Toss permisibe 1S pereeat, wi varation, Mac ANNEX B (Clause 6.2, and Tables 1 and 2) DETERMINATION OF RAW ANTHRACENE IN ROAD TAR Bel APPARATUS B-1-L Filtweing Device. Buchner funnel or preferably # metal container ‘with perforaied bottom to sccommodate a 70 10m, rapid filter paper. NeL.2. Cooling System Capable of maintaining a constit temperate of S°C: = 27°C with vacation of +: WL} A Hand Press Suflicien: wo squeeze oll from cooled Anthracene Oil 82 PROCEDURE B21 The Anthracene Cil obtained from the dis- \illaticn of toad car shall be cooled 1a 18°C °C for4 tours with intermittent stirring, Thesolidified ‘erysiauized material shall be transfecsed to the sample container ited with a Hlter with 2 filter Paper an previcusly cooled w 15°C. after removal ‘of most ofthe oil bya filter pump, the material shell bbe squccved under a hand press until no more ai comes ot. The operations alter initil enoling of sumple shall be done as rapldly as possible. 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