:: Bharath Bitumen Emulsion ::

S.No	Characteristics	Grades of Emulsion					Method of Test, Ref
S.No	Characteristics	RS-1	RS-2	MS	SS-1	SS-2	1:No.	Annex of this standard
1.	Residue on 600 micron IS Sieve, percent by mass, Max	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	-	B
2.	Viscosity by saybolt furol viscometer, seconds:						3117	-
	1) At 25 Deg. C	-	-	-	20-100	30-150
	2) At 50 Deg. C	20-100	100-300	50-300	-	-
3.	Storage stability after 24 h, percent, Max	2	1	1	2	2	-	D
4.	Particle charge	Positive	Positive	Positive	Weak Positive	Positive	-	E
5.	Coating ability and water resistance:
	1. Coating, dry aggregate	-	-	Good	-	-	-	F
	2. Coating, after spraying	-	-	Fair	-	-	-
	3. Coating, wet aggregate	-	-	Fair	-	-	-	F
	4. Coating, after spraying	-	-	Fair	-	-	-
	Stability to mixing with cement (percentage coagulation), Max	-	-	-	2	2	-	G
6.	Miscibility with water	No coagulation	No coagulation	No coagulation		No coagulation		H
	Tests on residue:
7.	1. Residue by evaporation, percent, Min.	60	67	65	50	60	-	J
8.	2. Penetration 25 Deg. C/100g/5 sec
9.	3. Ductility 27 Deg. C/cm, Min.
10.	4. Solubility : In trichloro-ethylene, Percent by mass, Min.	98	98	98	98	98	1216	-
11.	Distillation in percent, by volume at
	1. 190 Deg. C	-	-	-	20-55	-	-	-
	2. 225 Deg. C	-	-	-	30-75	-	-	-
	3. 260 Deg. C	-	-	-	40-90	-	-	-
	4. 315 Deg. C	-	-	-	60-100		-	-
12.	Water content, percent by mass, Max.	-	-	-	20	-	-	-

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