Ally Designation: C637 - 20 Standard Specification for pes on standardization cable the Decision Prices for the Aggregates for Radiation-Shielding Concrete’ ‘This stndad is ised under the fied designation C67: the number immediately flowing the designation indicate the year of ‘gna apn oi he case of revision, te yeu of ht revision, A number im preteen indicates the Year of st ‘uprsrige epsilon (e ndkaes an edtral change since the las evson o approval 1, Scope" 1.1 This specification covers special agaregates and/or high- density aggregates for use in radiation-shielding concretes in which composition or high specific gravity, or both, are of prime consideration, 1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard, No other units of measurement are included in this standard, 1.3 The text of this standard refers to notes and footnotes. that provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of this standard, 1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Section 9, of this specification: This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, ifany, associated with its use. It isthe responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safets, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory linttations prior 10 use. 15 This international standard was developed in accor dance with internationally recognized principles on standard ization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom- mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Commitee. 2. Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: C33 Specification for Concrete Aggregates C125 Terminology Relating to Conerete and Concrete Ag- ‘gregates C127 Test Method for Relative Density (Specific Gravity) and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate "This speietion Is under the Jarsicion of ASTM Commiuee C9 on Concrete an Concrete Aggregates ans the diet responsibility of Suconmitee (C0820 on Agerepues. ‘Cure edition approved Jan. 1, 2020. Polished Febmuary 2020. Originally aggre in 1969, ant previous lion appmved in 2014 ax C67 — 14, DO Ml 1s20C0637-20. 2 Ror tferencod ASTM stndanl, visit the ASTM website, wows. contact ASTM Customs Service at scrvice astm org. Fo Annou! Book of ASTI Stindants volun information, refer the standards Dastmsnt Simeary pigeon the AST wont “A Sum C128 Test Method for Relative Density (Specific Gravity) ‘and Absorption of Fine Aggregate C131 Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Small- Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles Machine C136 Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates €219 Terminology Relating 1 Hydraulic and Other Inor- ‘ganic Cements, (C535 Test Method for Resistance to Degradation of Large- Size Coarse Aggregate by Abrasion and Impact in the Los ‘Angeles Machine (C638 Descriptive Nomenclature of Constituents of Aggre- ‘gates for Radiation-Shielding Concrete 3 ferminology 3.1 Definitions: 3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this standard, refer to Terminologies C125 and C219. 4. Classification 4.1 Aggregates covered by this specification include: 4.1.1 Natural mineral aggregates of either high density or high fixed water content, or both. These include aggregates that contain or consist predominately of materials such as barite, ‘magnetite, hematite, ilmenite, and serpentine. 4.1.2 Synthetic aggregates such as iron, steel, ferrophospho- rus and boron frit oF other boron compounds (see Deseriptive Nomenelature C638). 4.1.3 Fine aggregate consisting of natural or manufactured sand including high-density minerals. Coarse aggregate may consist of crushed ore, crushed stone, or synthetic products, or combinations or mixtures thereof. 5. Composition and Relative Density (Specific Gravity) 5.1 Table I gives data on chemical composition and relative density (specific gravity) of aggregate materials covered by this specification. 5.2 The purchaser shall specify the minimum specific grav- ity for each size and type of aggregate. 5.2.1 Uniformity of Specific Gravity—The relative density specific gravity) SSD (saturated surface-dry) of successive shipments of aggregate shall not differ by more than 3 % from Fy of Changes setion appears atthe end ofthis standard ‘Copsrigh by ASTM Te ll sighs rserved): Th Mar 18 O08:31 EDT 2020 Dover by “Tong University (Tongji Univesy) pura License Agreement No further reprctons ahveAly e637 - 20 TABLE 1 Composition and Relative Density (Specific Gravity) of Aggregates Covered by This Specification Felaive Benet Predominant CCharseal Compostion of (Specie Gravity) ot Consitvent (Cease eared Principal Conelivent® ‘alae Aggregates Sorpontine® ‘ruched ston, hyrous eine 1Mg:5.0;(0F) 210 265 Limon crishad ston, hyerous Fon (HF203), 40) , 341098 Comte” nish stone, hyrous Fon Oe HFe0, 35045 Bere (gavel or crusted stone 5350, 40144 limente Gnished sion, ron xe Feri, 42040 Hematite {rushed stone, ron ore FeO, 461052 Magreito nish store, ron ore FeFe,0, 461052 tron ‘anuactured om ronstet P 6510 75 Fenophospherous? symiheic Fe.P 58m63 Boron Pte synneic 403, N03, $10,, 020 261028 Boron Cerbide syniheic B,C, 8,050 2s Cale Borie syne C8616. 25 “Winen tis resessary to minimize the prosucion af ong ved secondary radiation in he ane, or lo avoid ving melons having heron reach, the parchaaer foul! spac ints onthe cartons of obpetiorable elements. = The ted walor conn of serpentine ranges om 10 0 13 poecant by wight. The fixes water conn of mote an goetie ranges rom 81012 pecan by weigh © Ferrophaapons when ued! in Pertand cement coneree ll generale flammable and possibly ewe gases ubich can develop high peessies Hf confined. See Clendenring TG. Kelam.B, ardMacloi,C., "Hydrogen Evolution rom Forophesphorous Aggregate n Poland Geman Concrete Joumal ofthe Amercan Concrete Inswute, NO. 12.Gecember 1968. (Proceedings, Vol €, pp. 102%-1028), and Mather, Bryant, dieeusion of Davis, Harold S, “Concrete foe Radiation Shielding In Petepectne,” and clesur by aulhorn “Concrete for Nudist Reacior," Jounal of he American Concrete nstiate SP, Voli, 1072, pp. 11-13. "the fed waler contort of boron fils than 05%, that of the sample submitted for source approval tests. The average specific gravity of the total shipment shall be equal to or greater than the specified minimum, 5.3 The purchaser shall specify the minimum fixed water content of hydrous ores. If the design temperature, 7, is Afferent from that given in 9.1.3.5, the purchaser shall specify the value of 7. 5.3.1 Uniformity of Fixed Water Content—For hydrous, aggregates the fixed water content of successive shipments of aggregate shall not be less than 95 % of the specified minimum value. The average fixed water content of the total shipment shall be equal to or exceed the specified minimum value. 6. Aggregate Grading 6.1 Sieve Analysis—Fine and coarse aggregates for conven- tionally placed concrete shall be graded within the limits given in Specification C33, except that with the approval of the purchaser, as much as 20 % of the material passing the 9.5-mm (4 -in.) sieve may also pass the 150m (No. 100) sieve, with up to 10 % passing the 75-um (No. 200) sieve if the material passing the 75-y1m (No. 208) sieve is essentially free of clay or shale, 6.1.1 Fine and coarse aggregates for preplaced aggregate concrete shall be graded according to the requirements of Table 2 and as follows Grading of Agarensie Feleive cones Fine Density agregate ‘Aggregate (Speate ‘Gravy otFine Aomregate Uptos0 Grading 1 Grading 1 Coraater nan Oraaing 1 Grading 2 30 Ful ange Orasing 2 Grading 2 Copsigh by ASTM Ie ll sigs reserved: Tha Mar 19 OR08:31 BDT 2020 Dover by 2 ‘TABLE 2 Grading Requirements for Coarse and Fine Aggregates for Preplaced Aggregate Concrete Percentage Passing Gaara? crn seve sce raartmitiny Fam Narra Mainum Sie 0). Nomna oaete a ss agents Som ny "to Bromm(tisn) 9510100 ie 2onmtnn) 01080 seo 00 Wonm (em) 20tos5 totoa PSnmcem O10 dors eae Zann Rog) ‘erm (Ro. 16) 10100 +0 GommiNa 20)” s51060, Tsto95 Som (N50) 01055 Be ‘som Ne. %00) 101030 Bow Teim(No 200), OTe oor Freeness modus 19010210 10010160 6.1.2 When boron frit is used as part of the fine aggregate, the grading shall be such that 100 % passes the 4.75-mm (No. 4) sieve and not more than 5 % passes the 600-ym (No. 30) 62 Fineness Modulus—Hf the fineness modulus of the fine agaregate varies more than 0.2 from the value corresponding to that of the sample submitted for acceptance, the fine aggregate shall be tejected unless suitable adjustments are made in concrete proportions to compensate for the difference in grading, 7. Deleterious Substances 7.1 Fine and coarse aggregates shall meet the requirements of Specification C33 “Tong University (Tongji Unvesy) pura License Agreement No futher reprtons ahveAly e637 - 20 7.2 Boron frit shall not contain more than 2.0 % of water soluble material [Nous I This limit is based on concrete mixtures containing ao more than 300 kgf (500 by") of boron fi 8. Abrasion Resistance of Coarse Aggregate 8.1. Coarse aggregate shall have an abrasion loss not greater than 50 % when tested in accordance with Test Method C131, or Test Method C535, as applicable. Coarse aggregate fi fo meet this requirement may be used, provided it can be shown that it produces satisfactory strengths in conerete of the proportions selected for the work. 9, Methods of Sampling and Testing 9.1. Sample and test the aggregates in accordance with the methods cited in Specification C33 as applicable, except as follows: 9.1.1 Relative Density (Specific Gravity)—Determine the relative density (specific gravity), saturated surface-dry, of fine aggregate in accordance with Test Method C128, and of coarse aggregate in accordance with Test Method C127, except that the mass of the test sample for fine and coarse agategate shall be approximately the specified mass multiplied by the ratio relative density (specific gravity) 2.65 using for relative density (specific gravity) the higher value given in Table 1 9.1.2 Grading—Test Method C136, except that the mass of the test sample for fine and coarse aggregate shall be approxi mately the specified mass multiplied by the ratio: relative densiy specific graviy 2.08 using for relative density (specific gravity) the higher value given in Table 1 9.1.3 Fixed Water Content—When 90% or more of the ‘weight loss on ignition of the aggregate is due to fixed water ‘content, determine the fixed water content, F by the loss-on- janition test according to 9.1.3.1. When less than 90 4 of the Joss on ignition is due to fixed water content, determine the fixed water content by the train method (9.1.3.2). In ease of dispute, use results obtained by the train method as the basis for acceptance or rejection of the ageregate, Use the train method to demonstrate that 90% or more of the weight lost during ignition is fixed water. When loss-on-ignition tests are being made on aggregate samples from the same source, also determine the fixed water content of the first sample and each tenth sample thereafter by the train method. 9.1.3.1 For the loss-on-ignition test crush a representative sample of aggregate weighing 20 to 50 g (W) to pass the 4.75-mm (No. 4) sieve. Heat the sample to constant weight at a temperature, T; in a furnace, open to the atmosphere. Cool the heated sample in a desiccator and then weigh it, (W,). Place the sample in the oven again, heat at the ignition temperature, 1, ‘cool in a desiccator, and determine the final weight (W,) Constant weight may be considered to have been attained when further heating at the design temperature T causes or would ‘cause less than 0.1 % additional weight loss 9.1.3.2 In the train test, heat approximately 1 g (W) of the finely ground sample to constant weight (W’y) at a temperature Copsigh by ASTM Ie ll sigs reserved): Tha Mar 19 O83} BDT 2020. Dover by of T. Then heat the sample W” y in a stream of argon gas at the ignition temperature 1. Pass water vapor and gaseous material driven from the heated sample through magnesium perchlorate. ‘The gain in weight (W',) of the magnesium perchlorate is an indication of the fixed water content of the sample at tempera- ture T. Also determine the dehydrated weight (WW) of the sample at the ignition temperature & 9.1.3.3 Compute the fixed water content at temperature T by cone of the following equations: Ignition Tes F, perce o (Wp — ww, x 10 sample heated to constant weight, g, and heated and cooled sample, Train Test: we) 409 @ where: W', = gain in weight of sample, g, and W*, = dehydrated weight, 2 9.1.3.4 Determine the percent of nonhydrous volatile material, V, as follows: Train Test: (WW) ,] x 100 @ where: W" = sample weight, g, W,, = dehydrated weight of sample, g, W’, = gain in weight of sample, g, and W. = Sample heated to constant weight, g, 9.1.3.5 Water vapor driven from the sample by heating at temperature T'is considered as part of the nonhydrous volatile material, Absorbed water at 110°C is not considered as part of the nonhydrous volatile material. Determine percent absorption by Test Methods C127 and C128. 9.1.3.6 Temperature values shall be as follows: Design gaan Temperate, T ‘Temperate, ¢ Hycrous Aagrogate c “c tron ore 10 00 Serpentine 200 00 Heat the sample until it reaches constant weight at the specified temperature, unless otherwise approved. Determine ‘weights after sample has been cooled in desiecator to room temperature. Duplicate determinations of fixed water content shiould check to within 0.3 %. 9.14 Water-Soluble Material in Boron Frit—Place a 5.00-8 sample passing a 600-ym (No. 30) sieve and retained on a 300-1m (No. 50) sieve in contact with 100 mL of distilled water at 20 5°C for 16 h, Filter, wash with about 200-mL of hhot (70 = 5°C) water, and dry at 125 10°C for 1h. Weigh the residue, s, to the nearest 0.01 g. Calculate the percentage of water soluble material (W,) to the nearest 0.1 % as follows: [5:00 — sivs] x 100 Ww, “Tong University (Tongji Unvesy) puro License Agreement No farther rprctons honedAly e637 - 20 where: residue, g. 10, Precision and Bias 10.1 Precision—The following precision statement ad- ‘dresses the test of the water-soluble material in Boron Frit. The precision for fixed water content by either the loss on ignition test or by the train test method has not been evaluated. 10.1.1 Date from one laboratory was available for estimat- ing the precision of water-soluble material in boron frit, therefore, only @ within-laboratory estimate of precision js made. The estimate is based on 15 replicate analyses of 5 lots of frit produced by one company. The 15 replicates were determined on 5 separate days, 3 replicates per day. The mean water soluble material ranged from 1.23 to 1,75 % among the 5 lots. 10.1.2 Within-laboratory Precision—The within-laboratory standard deviation among individual determinations of water- soluble material in boron frit is 0.224%." Therefore, two analyses of the same material should differ by no more than 0,627 %? in 95 % of eases. 10.2 Bias—Since there is no accepted reference material suitable for determining the bias of this test -method, no statement on bias is made, 11. Keywords 111 aggregates; boron frit; calcium boride; high-density. aggregates; high water-content aggregates; hydrous aggre- These numbers represent, respectively, he Is and 2 Hints ak deseriod in Practice C670 SUMMARY OF CHANGES Committee COS has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue (C637 — 14) (U) Revised 1.1 that may impact the use of this standard. (Approved Jan. 1, 2020.) (2) Added 1.3. 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