vU,

b i t u m e n 1S i n

. ot
He'ghtof
ht of
c equal
a

pure. depending
on the type and
by gravity
of be
from 1.10 to 1.25.
may
/ l yt h es p e c ific
itnen
fic
b
biit
tuum
meen
n ranging
gravity
cutback specific
e cutback
have
h av
of Tars
Tars

t 3 v i L y
u s e d .

7of
diuent
certain temperature it
above a
continuously,
catch fire
t e s t s

poiut heated can momentarily

fire inous binder
volatile vapours
and these ire and burn at this
and

these
not catch
nb
W Ab u n u n
and
does
hinder itself behaviour occurs is found to differ for
vapours

ile though the binder

ular which such hazardous and
2 s h t h o u t

The teniperature a t
binders. This condition is very
and fbituminous
at which the flash
of fire can
nj grades determine the temperature
to
binder.
isessential bituminous
andgrade of above which
ah 2
gpe
of the critical temperature at and
indica
indication
gives an
test gives
test the binder. In order to
eliminate
e
Ft nvint
pnount taken while heating
tions should be
k recautions should
engineers should restrict
mixing or application, the pav1ng
ri during heating,
temperatures well belo
this temperature.
and application
binder is defined as the lowest temperature at
which
fash point' of a bituminous
binder to catch an instant fire in the
min of a test flame causes the vapours of the
under
jan flash
test conditions. Flash point test concept is illustrated in
specified
e 25 Two types of test apparatus may be used for conducting flash point test on

ramely the Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester and Open Cup Tester.

FLASH POINT
TEMPERATURE, °C

SMALL
FLAME FLASH OF
FLAME

START
END
Fig. 6.25 Flash
n d e r
point test concept
material urther
itself
heated to a temperature higher than the 1lasn
thrs catches fire and co inues to burn, the lowest
2t, ash
ash condition
which point
apDplicatofio a is called the 'fire point. The fire point is always
material.
on Tmaterial.
of a test tla
The fire point is defined as the lowest