Designation: D 977 – 03

Standard Specification for

Emulsified Asphalt1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 977; 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.

1. Scope thorough mixing provided separation has not been caused by

1.1 This specification covers thirteen grades of emulsified freezing. Emulsified asphalts separated by freezing shall not be
asphalt for use in pavement construction in the manner tested.
designated. 3.2 Emulsified asphalt shall conform to the requirements
prescribed in Table 1.
2. Referenced Documents
4. Sampling
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 140 Practice for Sampling Bituminous Materials2 4.1 Samples of emulsified asphalt shall be taken in accor-
D 244 Test Methods for Emulsified Asphalts2 dance with Practice D 140.
D 3910 Practices for Design, Testing, and Construction of 4.2 Samples shall be stored in clean, airtight sealed contain-
Slurry Seal2 ers as specified in Practice D 140 at a temperature of not less
than 4°C (39.2°F) until tested.
3. Requirements
5. Test Methods
3.1 The emulsified asphalt shall be tested within 14 days of
delivery. The emulsified asphalt shall be homogeneous after 5.1 The properties of the emulsified asphalts given in Table
1 shall be determined in accordance with Test Methods D 244.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D04 on Road 6. Keywords
and Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.41 on 6.1 anionic; emulsion; emulsified asphalt; high float; me-
Emulsified Asphalt Specifications.
Current edition approved Feb. 10, 2003. Published April 2003. Originally
dium setting; rapid setting; slow setting
approved in 1948. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as D 977-98.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.03.

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 TABLE 1 Requirements for Emulsified Asphalt

NOTE 1—QS-1H emulsions shall meet the requirements outlined in Practices D 3910 .
NOTE 2—QS-1h is used for Quick Set Slurry Seal systems.
Rapid-Setting Medium-Setting
Type RS-1 RS-2 HFRS-2 MS-1 MS-2 MS-2h
Grade min max min max min max min max min max min max
Tests on emulsions:
Viscosity, Saybolt Furol at 25°C 20 100 ... ... ... ... 20 100 100 ... 100 ...
(77°F), SFS
Viscosity, Saybolt Furol at 50°C ... ... 75 400 75 400 ... ... ... ... ... ...
(122°F), SFS
Storage stability test, 24-h, %A ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... 1
Demulsibility, 35 ml, 0.02 N CaCl2, % 60 ... 60 ... 60 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Coating ability and water resistance:
Coating, dry aggregate ... ... ... good good good
Coating, after spraying ... ... ... fair fair fair
Coating, wet aggregate ... ... ... fair fair fair
Coating, after spraying ... ... ... fair fair fair
Cement mixing test, % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sieve test, %A ... 0.10 ... 0.10 ... 0.10 ... 0.10 ... 0.10 ... 0.10
Residue by distillation, % 55 ... 63 ... 63 ... 55 ... 65 ... 65 ...
Oil distillate by volume of emulsion, % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Tests on residue from distillation test:
Penetration, 25°C (77°F), 100g, 5 s 100 200 100 200 100 200 100 200 100 200 40 90
Ductility, 25°C (77°F) 5 cm/min, cm 40 ... 40 ... 40 ... 40 ... 40 ... 40 ...
Solubility in trichloroethylene, % 97.5 ... 97.5 ... 97.5 ... 97.5 ... 97.5 ... 97.5 ...

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Float test, 60°C (140°F), s ... ... ... ... 1200 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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Medium-Setting Slow-Setting Quick Setting

Type HFMS-1 HFMS-2 HFMS-2h HFMS-2s SS-1 SS-1h QS-1H
Grade min max min max min max min max min max min max min max
Tests on emulsions:
Viscosity, Saybolt Furol at 25°C 20 100 100 ... 100 ... 50 ... 20 100 20 100 20 100
(77°F), SFS
Viscosity, Saybolt Furol at 50°C ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
(122°F), SFS
Storage stability test, 24-h, %A ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... 1
Demulsibility, 35 ml, 0.02 N CaCl2, % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Coating ability and water resistance:
Coating, dry aggregate good good good good ... ...
Coating, after spraying fair fair fair fair ... ...
Coating, wet aggregate fair fair fair fair ... ...
Coating, after spraying fair fair fair fair ... ...
Cement mixing test, % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.0 ... 2.0 N/A
Sieve test, %A ... 0.10 ... 0.10 ... 0.10 ... 0.10 ... 0.10 ... 0.10 0.10
Residue by distillation, % 55 ... 65 ... 65 ... 65 ... 57 ... 57 ... 57
Oil distillate by volume of emulsion, % ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 7 ... ... ... ...
Tests on residue from distillation test:
Penetration, 25°C (77°F), 100 g, 5 s 100 200 100 200 40 90 200 ... 100 200 40 90 40 90
Ductility, 25°C (77°F), 5 cm/min, cm 40 ... 40 ... 40 ... 40 ... 40 ... 40 ... 40 ...
Solubility in trichloroethylene, % 97.5 ... 97.5 ... 97.5 ... 97.5 ... 97.5 ... 97.5 ... 97.5 ...
Float test, 60°C (140°F), s 1200 ... 1200 ... 1200 ... 1200 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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This test requirement on representative samples is waived if successful application of the material has been achieved in the field.
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