Bitumen and bituminous binders - Determination of the Fraass breaking point

This European Standard specifies a method for determining the Fraass breaking point which measures the brittleness of bitumen and bituminous binders at low temperatures.
WARNING - Use of this European Standard can involve hazardous materials, operations and equipment. This European Standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this European Standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

Bitumen und bitumenhaltige Bindemittel - Bestimmung des Brechpunktes nach Fraaß

Diese Europäische Norm legt ein Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Brechpunktes nach Fraaß fest, der ein Maß für die Sprödigkeit von Bitumen und bitumenhaltigen Bindemitteln bei niedrigen Temperaturen darstellt.
WARNUNG — Die Anwendung dieser Europäischen Norm kann den Umgang mit gefährlichen Substanzen und Ausrüstungsteilen und die Ausführung gefährlicher Arbeitsgänge einschließen. Diese Europäische Norm erhebt nicht den Anspruch, alle mit ihrer Anwendung verbundenen Sicherheitsprobleme anzusprechen. Es liegt in der Verantwortung des Anwenders dieser Europäischen Norm, geeignete Verhaltensregeln für den Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz festzulegen und vor der Anwendung zu klären, ob einschränkende Vorschriften zu berücksichtigen sind.

Bitumes et liants bitumineux - Détermination du point de fragilité Fraass

La présente Norme européenne spécifie une méthode de détermination du point de fragilité Fraass qui fournit une mesure de la fragilité des bitumes et des liants bitumineux à basse température.
AVERTISSEMENT — L’utilisation de la présente Norme européenne peut impliquer le recours à des produits, des opérations et des équipements à caractères dangereux. La présente Norme européenne n’est pas censée aborder tous les problèmes de sécurité concernés par son usage. Il est de la responsabilité de l’utilisateur de la présente Norme européenne d’établir des règles de sécurité et d’hygiène appropriées et de déterminer l’applicabilité des restrictions réglementaires avant utilisation.

Bitumen in bitumenska veziva - Določanje pretrgališča po Fraassu

Ta evropski standard določa metodo za določanje pretrgališča po Fraassu, ki meri krhkost bitumna in bitumenskih veziv pri nizkih temperaturah.
OPOZORILO: Pri uporabi tega evropskega standarda so lahko prisotni nevarni materiali, postopki in oprema. Ta evropski standard ne obravnava vseh varnostnih težav, ki se nanašajo na njegovo uporabo. Za vzpostavitev ustreznih varnostnih in zdravstvenih praks ter za določitev uporabnosti regulativnih omejitev pred uporabo je odgovoren uporabnik tega evropskega standarda.

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Published
Public Enquiry End Date
14-Jan-2014
Publication Date
04-Aug-2015
Technical Committee
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
09-Jul-2015
Due Date
13-Sep-2015
Completion Date
05-Aug-2015

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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Bitumen und bitumenhaltige Bindemittel - Bestimmung des Brechpunktes nach FraaßBitumes et liants bitumineux - Détermination du point de fragilité FraassBitumen and bituminous binders - Determination of the Fraass breaking point91.100.50Veziva. Tesnilni materialiBinders. Sealing materials75.140Voski, bitumni in drugi naftni proizvodiWaxes, bituminous materials and other petroleum productsICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 12593:2015SIST EN 12593:2015en,fr,de01-september-2015SIST EN 12593:2015SLOVENSKI
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SIST EN 12593:2015



EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 12593
July 2015 ICS 75.140; 91.100.50 Supersedes EN 12593:2007English Version
Bitumen and bituminous binders - Determination of the Fraass breaking point
Bitumes et liants bitumineux - Détermination du point de fragilité Fraass
Bitumen und bitumenhaltige Bindemittel - Bestimmung des Brechpunktes nach Fraaß This European Standard was approved by CEN on 27 May 2015.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.
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EN 12593:2015 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword .3 1 Scope .4 2 Normative references .4 3 Terms and definitions .4 4 Principle .4 5 Apparatus .4 6 Sampling and sample preparation .6 6.1 General .6 6.2 Test plate preparation .6 6.3 Coating test plates .6 7 Procedure .7 7.1 Test conditions .7 7.2 Measurement .7 7.2.1 Manual or semi-automatic apparatus .7 7.2.2 Fully automatic apparatus .8 7.3 Determination of the Fraass breaking point .8 8 Expression of results .8 9 Precision .8 9.1 Repeatability .8 9.2 Reproducibility .8 10 Test report .9 11 Figures .9 Annex A (informative)
Characteristics of the thermometer . 15 Annex B (informative)
Examples . 16
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EN 12593:2015 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 12593:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 336 “Bituminous binders”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR. This document supersedes EN 12593:2007. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2016, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2016. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. There are three major changes in this revised standard compared to the former version.
— the standard has been revised due to a normative reference to mercury thermometers. The changes involve mainly the text in 5.3.3 and the present Annex A is now informative; — regarding sample preparation the procedure for press-application of sample has been deleted, and the maximum sample preparation time of 10 min has been moved from an informative note to the normative text; — the explanation for determination of Fraass breaking point in the former 7.3 and 7.4 have been editorial changed into the present 7.3 and a flow diagram in a new Figure 7. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. SIST EN 12593:2015



EN 12593:2015 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard specifies a method for determining the Fraass breaking point which measures the brittleness of bitumen and bituminous binders at low temperatures. WARNING — Use of this European Standard can involve hazardous materials, operations and equipment. This European Standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this European Standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 58, Bitumen and bituminous binders - Sampling bituminous binders EN 1425, Bitumen and bituminous binders - Characterization of perceptible properties EN 1427, Bitumen and bituminous binders - Determination of the softening point - Ring and Ball method EN 12594, Bitumen and bituminous binders - Preparation of test samples 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following term and definition applies. 3.1 Fraass breaking point temperature, expressed in degrees Celsius, at which a film of bituminous binder of a specified and uniform thickness will break under defined loading conditions 4 Principle A sample of bituminous binder is applied to a metal plate at an even thickness. This plate is subjected to a constant cooling rate and flexed repeatedly until the binder layer breaks; the temperature at which the first crack appears is reported as the Fraass breaking point. 5 Apparatus Usual laboratory apparatus and glassware, together with the following: 5.1 Plates, made of tempered spring steel with the following dimensions: (41,00 ± 0,05) mm long,
(20,0 ± 0,2) mm wide and (0,15 ± 0,02) mm thick. The plates shall be kept flat and protected from corrosion when not in use. Any plate that becomes visibly curved or corroded shall be discarded. 5.2
Plate preparation equipment, used for application of the melted sample, and including: 5.2.1
Magnet block with a flat and smooth surface (Figure 1) holding one to three plates with a suitable cover (Figure 2). SIST EN 12593:2015



EN 12593:2015 (E) 5 5.2.2
Metal support with two distinct zones: one temperature regulated and controlled, the other one cooled by water circulation. The support shall be horizontal and include an air bubble level and level adjustment screws. 5.3
Fraass breaking apparatus, as shown in Figure 3, consisting of the parts described in 5.3.1 to 5.3.3. NOTE Manual apparatus can be replaced by semi-automatic or automatic apparatus reproducing the same conditions. 5.3.1
Bending apparatus, as shown in Figure 4. The clearance between the two tubes, when assembled so that one can move longitudinally within the other, shall not exceed 1 mm. The tubes shall be made of a material that is of low thermal expansion (linear expansion coefficient: < 40 × 10-6 1/K ) and a poor conductor of heat (thermal conductivity: < 0,3 W/K · m). The plate shall be held by two steel clips as shown in Figure 5, the upper clip being attached to the bottom end of the outer tube, and the lower clip being attached to the inner tube by means of a metal connecting piece. The clips shall be coplanar, parallel to the axis of the tube, and secured against twisting. The thermometer shall be mounted in such a way that the connecting piece does not act as a shield between the thermometer bulb and ambient temperature and that the reservoir of the thermometer is the same distance between the wall of the inner tube and the middle of the pre-bended test plate when at rest. By rotating the crank handle (see Figure 3), which operates a mechanism consisting of a cone of hardened metal, as shown in Figure 6, and a setting screw, the inner tube may be moved up and down relative to the outer tube. Eleven rotations of the handle shall permit the initial distance between the upper and lower clip of (40,0 ± 0,1) mm to be steadily reduced by (3,5 ± 0,1) mm. A steel strut may be used to fix the initial bending of the steel test plate. The height of the strut is such that, when in place, the initial distance between the upper and the lower clips is (40,0 ± 0,1) mm. Use of a semi automatic bending apparatus, from which the raising and lowering of the inner tube is controlled, for example, by a motor-driven cam disc, or of fully automatic apparatus, in which the reduction in temperature is controlled and the breaking point is automatically indicated, is permitted, provided that the test conditions specified in this standard are complied with. 5.3.2
Cooling apparatus, as shown in Figure 3, and comprising the inner test tube (5), the outer test tube (4) and the glass cylinder (1). The bungs (6), (7) and (8) shall be made of either rubber or cork. The bore (9) in the bung (7) may be used for introducing solid carbon dioxide. The cylinder (1) and the inner test tube (5) shall contain a small amount of drying agent. A transparent Dewar vessel having an inside diameter of (75 ± 5) mm may be substituted for the outer test tube (4) and the cylinder (1). Care is to be taken to ensure that all elements of the apparatus are vertical. NOTE Suitable bath liquids for the Dewar vessel are alcohols like ethanol, 1-propanol or 2-propanol. 5.3.3
Temperature measuring device or thermometer, solid stem, as specified in Annex A. A temperature measuring device (combining sensor and reading unit) shall: • have a range from at least -40 °C to 40 °C • be readable to 0,5 °C or less and • have an accuracy of 0,5 °C or better. Sensors based on platinum resistance thermometers have been found suitable but other principles are also allowed. The thermal response time of the sensor shall be comparable with the former used reference (see Annex A). The temperature measuring device shall be calibrated regularly. SIST EN 12593:2015



EN 12593:2015 (E) 6 Other temperature measuring devices including liquid in glass thermometers according to Annex A may be used. Even though the former temperature reference was stated to be a mercury stem thermo
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