ASTM D 546 Sieve Analysis of Mineral Filler For Bituminous Paving Mixtures

Designation: D 546 – 99e1 American Association State
Highway and Transportation Officials Standard

AASHTO No.: T 37
Standard Test Method for

Sieve Analysis of Mineral Filler for Bituminous Paving
Mixtures1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 546; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
e1 NOTE—A research report was added editorially in October 1999.
1. Scope * 4.2 Sieves, conforming to Specification E 11 with nominal

1.1 This test method covers the sieve analysis of mineral opening sizes of 75-µm (No. 200), 300-µm (No. 50), and
fillers used in bituminous paving mixtures. 600-µm (No. 30) sieves.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the 4.3 Oven—An oven of sufficient size, capable of maintain-
standard. ing a uniform temperature of 110 6 5°C (230 6 9°F).
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the 5. Test Sample
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 5.1 Obtain the sample for test in accordance with the
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- requirements of Specification D 242 and reduce to testing size
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. in accordance with Practice C 702. Use a minimum of 100 g of
dry material for each sieve analysis.
2. Referenced Documents
6. Procedure
2.1 ASTM Standards:
C 670 Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statements 6.1 Dry the test sample to constant mass at a temperature of
for Test Methods for Construction Materials2 110 6 5°C (230 6 9°F) and determine the mass to the nearest
C 702 Practice for Reducing Samples of Aggregate to 0.05 g.
Testing Size2 6.2 After drying and determining the mass, place the test
D 242 Specification for Mineral Filler for Bituminous Pav- sample on the 600-µm (No. 30) sieve, which shall be nested
ing Mixtures3 above the 300-µm (No. 50) and 75-µm (No. 200) sieves. Wash
D 422 Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils3 the material by means of a stream of water from a faucet (Note
E 11 Specification for Wire-Cloth and Sieves for Testing 1). Continue the washing until the water coming through the
Purposes4 sieve is clear (Note 2). Dry the residue from each sieve to
constant mass at a temperature of 1106 5°C (230 6 9°F) (Note
3. Significance and Use 3). Calculate the mass of material retained on each sieve as a
3.1 The method is used to determine compliance of mineral percentage of the original sample.
fillers with the grading requirements of Specification D 242. NOTE 1—A spray nozzle or a piece of rubber tubing attached to a water
faucet may be used for the washing. The velocity of the water, which may
4. Apparatus be increased by pinching the tubing, must be controlled to prevent loss of
4.1 Balance or Scale, sensitive to 0.05 g and accurate to any of the sample by splashing over the sides of the sieves.
60.05 g with a capacity of 200 g. NOTE 2—Take care to avoid accumulation of water on the 75-µm (No.
200) sieve, because it may become clogged and the operation cannot be
completed within a reasonable period.
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NOTE 3—Some material passes the 75-µm (No. 200) sieve on dry
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-4 on Road
sieving that did not pass during the washing operation. When desired,
and Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.51 on
Aggregate Tests.
additional information may be obtained by dry sieving the portion of the
Current edition approved Jun. 10, 1999. Published August 1999. Originally sample retained on the 75-µm (No. 200) sieve, in accordance with Test
issued as D 546 – 39 T. Last previous edition D 546 – 94. Method D 422.
2
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.02.
3
4
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.

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D 546
TABLE 1 Average Precision
Test Result Value, Standard Acceptable Range
Precision % in Size Deviation, of Test Results,
FractionA (1s), %B (d2s), %B
Single Operator Less than 2 0.14 0.5C
More than 2 0.7 2.0
Multilaboratory Less than 2 0.17 0.5
More than 2 1.0 2.8
A
The percent between consecutive sieves, or percent retained on the largest sieve, 600-µm (No. 30), or percent passing the smallest sieve, 75-µm (No. 200).
B
These numbers represent, respectively, the (1s) and (d2s) limits as described in Practice C 670.
C
The minimum d2s is 0.5 % in this case since results of the test are expressed to the nearest 0.5 %.
7. Report using this test method. The materials tested ranged from a
7.1 Report the results of the sieve analysis as the total coarse mineral filler, that had about 93 % passing the 600–µm
percentage passing each sieve, expressed to the nearest 0.5 %. (No. 30) sieve and 51 % passing the 75-µm (No. 200), to finer
mineral fillers that had about 99 % passing the 300-µm (No.
8. Precision and Bias 5 50) sieve and 95 % passing the 75-µm (No. 200) sieve.
8.1 Precision—The estimates of precision for this test 8.2 Bias—Research to determine the bias of this test method
method are shown in Table 1. They are based on results of an has not been conducted. Therefore, no statement on bias is
interlaboratory testing program where replicable samples of made.
four different mineral fillers were tested in 20 laboratories
9. Keywords
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A research report is available from ASTM Headquarters, 100 Barr Harbor 9.1 bituminous paving mixtures; grading; mineral filler;
Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. Request RR: D04–1017. sieve analysis
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This section identifies the location of changes to this Test Method that have been incorporated since the last
issue. Committee D-4 has highlighted those changes that affect the technical interpretation or use of this Test
Method.
(1) The use for the mineral filler was changed from “road and (2) Minor rephrasing of the text was done in 4.2, 6.1, 6.2, 8.1,
paving materials” in the title and scope. 8.2, 9.1, and Note 1, Note 2, and Note 3.
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Designation: D 546 – 99e1 American Association State

Highway and Transportation Officials Standard

Standard Test Method for

e1 NOTE—A research report was added editorially in October 1999.

1. Scope * 4.2 Sieves, conforming to Specification E 11 with nominal

*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.

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