1、BS EN 12591:2009ICS 91.100.50; 93.080.20NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBRITISH STANDARDBitumen and bituminous binders Specifications for paving grade bitumensIncorporating corrigendumJune 2011National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN
2、 12591:2009. It supersedes BS EN 12591:2000 and together with BS EN 13924:2006, it supersedes BS 3690-1:1989+A2:2008 which is withdrawn. This was decided at a meeting of the responsible committee on 12 April 2011.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee B/510, Roa
3、d materials, to Subcommittee B/510/19, Bitumen and related products.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.This Standard is a revision of BS EN 12591:2000 and incorporates the principle changes outlined below: further harmonization of the or
4、iginal standard; inclusion of Evaluation of Conformity and CE marking (presently voluntary in the UK); the properties of paving grade bitumens 20/30 pen through to 160/220 pen are now specified in Table 1A; paving grade bitumen 250/330 pen is now specified in Table 2A; addition of Table 3A for soft
5、bitumens, however, these grades are not used in the UK.In the tables, properties are subdivided into two groups as follows:1. The properties in Table 1A, Table 2A and Table 3A are specified for all paving grade bitumens listed in each table. They are associated with regulatory or safety requirements
6、. Furthermore, two severity levels for resistance to hardening are stated as alternatives in Table 1A.2. The properties in Table 1B, Table 2B and Table 3B are required to meet specific regional requirements. They are associated with regulatory or other regional requirements.Guidance for users on the
7、 implementation of BS EN 12591:2009 for paving grade bitumens for use in the construction and maintenance of roads and airfields in the UK is included in National Annex NA (informative).This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for
8、 its correct application.Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.BS EN 12591:2009This British Standardwas published underthe authority of theStandards Policy andStrategy Committee on30 September 2009 BSI 2011Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate
9、Comments 30 June 2011 Correction to supersession details in national forewordISBN 978 0 580 75367 1EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 12591April 2009ICS 93.080.20; 91.100.50 Supersedes EN 12591:1999 English VersionBitumen and bituminous binders - Specifications for pavinggrade bitumen
10、sBitumes et liants bitumineux - Spcifications des bitumesroutiersBitumen und bitumenhaltige Bindemittel - Anforderungenan StraenbaubitumenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 14 March 2009.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditio
11、ns for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three offi
12、cial versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, B
13、elgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR
14、 STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNGManagement Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2009 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 12591:2009: EEN 12591:2009 (E) 2 Contents Page Fore
15、word 3 Introduction .4 1 Scope 5 2 Normative references 5 3 Terms and definitions .6 4 Sampling .6 5 Requirements and test methods 6 6 Evaluation of conformity 14 Annex A (normative) Calculation of the penetration index, Ip. 17 Annex B (informative) Complementary information on grade selection 19 An
16、nex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions of the EU Construction Products Directive . 20 Bibliography . 29 BS EN 12591:2009EN 12591:2009 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 12591:2009) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 336 “Bituminous binders”, the s
17、ecretariat of which is held by AFNOR. 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 October 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by October 2009. Attention i
18、s 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. This document supersedes EN 12591:1999. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to
19、CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Construction Product Directive (89/106/EEC). For relationship with EU Construction Product Directive (89/106/EEC), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. A
20、ccording to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, L
21、atvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. This European Standard is part of a family of European Standards for bitumen as follows: NOTE Industrial applications are not covered by mandate
22、 M/124. Bituminous binders Paving Grade Bitumens EN 12591rev Oxidized Bitumens (industrial applications) EN 13304 Hard GradeIndustrialBitumens (industrial applications)EN 13924 HardPaving Grade Bitumens PolymerModifiedBitumensEN 14023 EN 13305Cut-back b) Consistency at elevated service temperature;
23、c) Durability of consistency. The properties of “adhesion“ and “setting ability“ are indicated by tests used on either the finished asphalt mixtures or on aggregate-bitumen combinations, i.e. EN 126971, EN 1269711, EN 1269712, EN 12697 26 1 to 4, rather than tests on the bitumen itself. This Europea
24、n Standard still consists of specifications based upon traditional test methods. Work programs are being undertaken to evaluate alternative properties and test methods in order to develop new specifications that are more directly performance-related. The progress of those work programmes are reporte
25、d in CEN/TR 15352 17, and the results will be considered for future revisions of this European Standard. BS EN 12591:2009EN 12591:2009 (E) 5 1 Scope This European Standard provides a framework for specifying a range of properties and relevant test methods for bitumens, which are suitable for use in
26、the construction and maintenance of roads, airfields and other paved areas, together with requirements for evaluation of conformity. This European Standard does not directly address cohesion, adhesion and setting ability (see Introduction). NOTE Although industrial bitumens are specified according t
27、o EN 13305, it should be underlined that paving grade bitumens, specified according to this European Standard, can also be used for industrial applications. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only th
28、e 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 1426, Bitumen and bituminous binders Determination of needle penetration EN 1427, Bitumen and bitumi
29、nous binders Determination of the softening point Ring and Ball method EN 12592, Bitumen and bituminous binders Determination of solubility EN 12593, Bitumen and bituminous binders Determination of the Fraass breaking point EN 12594, Bitumen and bituminous binders Preparation of test samples EN 1259
30、5, Bitumen and bituminous binders Determination of kinematic viscosity EN 12596, Bitumen and bituminous binders Determination of dynamic viscosity by vacuum capillary EN 12597, Bitumen and bituminous binders Terminology EN 12607-1, Bitumen and bituminous binders Determination of the resistance to ha
31、rdening under the influence of heat and air Part 1: RTFOT method EN 12607-2, Bitumen and bituminous binders Determination of the resistance to hardening under the influence of heat and air Part 2: TFOT method EN 15326, Bitumen and bituminous binders Measurement of density and specific gravity Capill
32、ary-stoppered pyknometer method EN ISO 2592, Determination of flash and fire points Cleveland open cup method (ISO 2592:2000) EN ISO 2719, Determination of flash point Pensky-Martens closed cup method (ISO 2719:2002) EN ISO 4259, Petroleum products Determination and application of precision data in
33、relation to methods of test (ISO 4259:2006) EN ISO 9001:2000, Quality management systems Requirements (ISO 9001:2000) BS EN 12591:2009EN 12591:2009 (E) 6 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 12597:2000 apply. 4 Sampling Samples of bulk prod
34、ucts shall be taken as described in EN 58. Test samples shall be taken from the laboratory samples, and prepared for testing, as described in EN 12594. 5 Requirements and test methods 5.1 General European product standards cover a large variety of road materials for different applications, to accomm
35、odate local traffic loads and climatic conditions. This European Standard therefore also covers a large range of bitumens to facilitate the production and application of the designed paving. The variety of production techniques and applications makes it more practical to split bitumens into three se
36、parate tables. The requirements for the properties for a specific grade shall be selected from Table 1A, Table 1B, Table 2A, Table 2B, Table 3A and Table 3B by choosing a column representing the specified values or ranges. There is a subdivision of properties into two groups in the tables. The prope
37、rties in Table 1A, Table 2A and Table 3A shall be specified for all paving grade bitumens. They are associated with regulatory or HSE requirements. The properties in Table 1B, Table 2B and Table 3B are required to meet specific regional conditions. They are associated with regulatory or other region
38、al requirements. Two severity levels for resistance to hardening are stated as alternatives as, under specific conditions, a larger increase in softening point after Rolling Thin Film Oven Test (RTFOT) may be allowed (i.e. Severity level 2) without detrimental effect if this increase is associated w
39、ith requirements for Fraass breaking point or penetration index (Ip) or both. NOTE For complementary information on grade selection, see Annex B. 5.2 Properties and related test methods 5.2.1 General The properties of paving grade bitumens and related test methods shall be in accordance with Table 1
40、A and Table1B, or Table 2A and Table 2B or Table 3A and Table 3B. When tested by the methods given in the Tables, the various paving grades shall conform to the limits specified. The grades are designated by the nominal penetration or viscosity ranges as appropriate. 5.2.2 Consistency at intermediat
41、e service temperature Consistency at intermediate service temperature shall conform to the requirements for penetration value in Table 1A or Table 2A. 5.2.3 Consistency at elevated service temperature Consistency at elevated service temperature shall conform to the requirements for softening point i
42、n Table 1A (penetration graded), softening point or dynamic viscosity in Table 2A (penetration graded), or kinematic viscosity in Table 3A (kinematic viscosity graded). BS EN 12591:2009EN 12591:2009 (E) 7 5.2.4 Brittleness at low service temperature Brittleness at low service temperature may be requ
43、ired to meet specific regional conditions in countries susceptible to extreme cold. Where required, paving grade bitumens shall conform to the requirements for Fraass breaking point in Table 1B or Table 2B. 5.2.5 Temperature dependence of consistency Temperature dependence of consistency may be requ
44、ired to meet specific regional conditions. Where required, paving grade bitumens shall conform to the requirement for dynamic viscosity or penetration index (Ip) or both in Table 1B. 5.2.6 Durability Resistance to hardening Durability is demonstrated by compliance with the required surrogate charact
45、eristics of “Resistance to hardening”, defined in Table 1A, Table 2A or Table 3B. Resistance to hardening shall be tested according to the Rolling Thin Film Oven Test (RTFOT) in accordance with EN 12607-1 for binders from Table 1A and Table 2A. Resistance to hardening shall be tested according to th
46、e Thin Film Oven Test (TFOT) in accordance with EN 12607-2 for binders from Table 3A. 5.2.7 Other properties 5.2.7.1 Density Although requirements for the density of paving grade bitumens are not given in this document, density shall be determined, when necessary, in accordance with EN 15326. 5.2.7.
47、2 Flash point Flash point shall be determined by the Cleveland open cup method in EN ISO 2592 for binders in Table 1A and by the Pensky-Martens closed cup method, EN ISO 2719, for binders in Table 2A and Table 3A. NOTE For bitumens in Table 1A, the Pensky-Martens closed cup method may be used to inv
48、estigate possible contamination but is likely to give lower values than the Cleveland open cup method. 5.3 Release of dangerous regulated substances Materials used in products shall not release any dangerous substances in excess of the maximum permitted levels specified in a relevant European Standa
49、rd for the material or permitted in the national regulations of the member state of destination. 5.4 Precision The test methods referred to in this document include precision statements when available. In cases of uncertainty, the procedures described in EN ISO 4259 for interpretation of the results based on test method precision shall be used. BS EN 12591:2009BS EN 12591:2009EN 12591:2009 (E) 8 Table 1A Paving grade bitumen specifications for grades from 20 x 0,1 mm to 220 x 0,1 mm penetration Properties applying to
