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Indian Standard
ROAD TAR - SPECIFICATION
( Third Revision )
UDC 662.749.3
0 BIS 1995
FOREWORD
This Indian Standard (Third Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft
finalized by the Bitumen, Tar and Their Products Sectional Committee had been approved by the
Petroleum, Coal and Related Products Division Council.
This Indian Standard was first published in 1951 and was subsequently revised in 1961 and 1981. In the
third revision, two types of road tar, namely, Type A and Type B have been mentioned to cover the
requirements of road tar for surface dressing, dense tar surfacings and for open graded premix carpets
with or without seal coat respectively. This has been done to utilize the crude tar produced as a by-product
of carbonization of coal, more specifically to get satisfactory performance of roads under different climatic
conditions prevalent in various parts of the country. The requirements for specific gravity, equiviscous
temperature (for RT-5), sofening point (R & B), distillation fractions, softening point (R & B) of pitch
residue of Type A tar have been modified and given in Table 1. The requirements of Type B tar have been
given in Table 2.
The Sectional Committee responsible for the preparation of this standard has taken into consideration
the views of producers, consumers and technologists and has related the standard to the manufacturing
and trade practices followed in the country in this field. Due weightage has also been given to the need
for international co-ordination among standards prevailing in different countries of the world.
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final
value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance
with IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values (revised)‘. The number of significant places
retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
IS 215 : 1995
Indian Standard
ROAD TAR - SPECIFICATION
( Third Revision )
1 SCOPE 4 TYPES AND GRADES
This standard covers two types of tar each having 4.1 Road tars having pitch/anthracene oil ratios of
five grades of road tars with different viscosity ran- 3, 3.5, 4 and 5 can be used to give satisfactory
ges suitable for different types of road construction performance for surface dressings and dense tar
under the climatic conditions prevailing in various surfacings. However, in case of open textured car-
parts of the country. pets with seal coat road tars of pitch/anthracene oil
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES ratios of 3,3.5 and 4 shall be used. If no seal coat is
to be given then road tars of pitch/anthracene oil
The following standards contain provisions which, ratios of 3 and 3.5 alone are indicated. In view of
through reference in this text, constitute provisions these requirements, road tar shall be of the follow-
of this standard. At the time of publication, the ing two types:
editions indicated were valid. All standards are sub-
ject to revisions, and parties to agreements based Type A - for surface dressing and dense tar
on this standard are encouraged to investigate the surfacings
possibility of applying the most recent editions of
Type B - for open graded premix carpet with or
the standards indicated below:
without seal coat.
IS No. Tirle
4.2 Grades of Road Tars
334 : 1982 Glossary of terms relating to
bitumen and tar (second revision) There shall be five grades of road tar as follows:
1201 : 1978 Methods for testing tar RT-I For surface dressing under cold
bituminous materials weather conditions and use on hill
31220.
, l,,,NoLff;revisimz)
1978 roads at high altitude as well as for
,Y priming the base;
1 I
RT-2 For surface painting in normal
3.1 For the purpose of this standard, the defini- climatic conditions;
tions-given in IS 334 : 1982 shall apply in addition
to those given below. RT-3 a) For surface painting and renewal
coat;
3.1.1 Pitch b) For premix chipping carpet (top
The residue obtained from the distillation of road course and light carpets);
tar having a softening point’of 76°C (R & B) or 67°C RT-4 For premix tar macadam (base
(K s( S). course) and dense tar surfacing;
3.1.2 Anthrmene Oil I and
RT-5 For grouting and water proofing.
The fraction of road tar distilling between 300°C
and 350°C. 5 REQUIREMENTS
3.1.3 Anthrmene Oil II
5.1 Road tars shall be prepared entirely from crude
The fraction of road tar distilling between 350°C tar produced as a by-product of carbonization of
and till the pitch of 76°C (R&B) or 67°C (K & S) coal to cover both high temperature (HT) and low
is obtained. temperature (LT) coal tars in coke ovens or retorts.
3.1.4 C~osore Oil 5.2 The material shall comply with the require-
The fraction of road tar distilling bctwcen ZW’C men ts given in Tables 1 and 2 for Type A and Type
and 270°C. B respectively.
Table 1 Requirements for Type A.Road Tars i’:
N
(Foreword, and Clause 5.2) t;
Limits for Grades
SI No. Characteristics c
r ..*
RT-I RT-2 RT-3 RT-4 RT-5 IS No. Annex
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
i) Specific gravity 1.16 - 1.26 1.16 - 1.26 1.18 - 1.28 1.18 - 1.28 1.18 - 1.28 1202 : 1978 -
at 27/21°C
vii) Water content, percent by weight, Mar 0.5 OS 0.5 0.5 0.5 1211 : 1978 -.
viii) Phenols, percent 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1218 : 1978 -
by weight, Max
ix) Naphthalene, percent 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1219 : 1978 -
by weight, Mu-r
1) Specific gravity at 27127°C 1.10 - 1.28 1.10- 1.28 1.12 - 1.28 1.12 - 1.28 1.14 1.28 1202 : 1978
11) Viscosity by standard 1206 (Part 1) :
tar viscometer (10 mm cup): 1978
a) Temperature of test, “C 35 40 45 55 65
b) Viscosity in seconds 30 - 55 30 - 55 35 - 60 35 - 70 35 - 70
ill) Equiviscous temperature(EVT), “C 32 - 36 37-41 43 - 46 53 - 57 63 - 67 1207 : 1978 -
iv) Softening point (R & B).“C - - - - 45 - 50 1205 : 1978 -
v) Distillation fractions, percent
by weight (g per 100 g) - A
Distilling:
a) Light oil up to 17O”C, Mar 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
b) Middle oil 170°C - 270°C 5- 12 2-9 1-6 o-4 o-4
w c) Heavy oil 270°C - 300°C 4- 10 4-8 3-6 2-7 I-5
d) Anthracene oil above 300°C 17 - 27 18-28 18-28 19-30 19-30
e) Pitch residue converted 50 - 70 61- 71 64 - 74 67 - 77 70 - 80
to 76°C (R & B)
ix) Naphthalene, percent 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1219 : 1978
by weight, MUX
ANNEX A
(Chse 6.1, and T~h1e.s1 nrzcl2)
DISTILLATION OF ROAD TAR
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IS 215 : 1995
A-1.1.1 The distance from the centre of the side Scale error at any point up to 370°C shall not
tube at the junction of the neck to the top of neck exceed 1°C
shall be 48 2 1 mm.
FIG. 1 DISTILLATIONFLASK
A-1.1.2 The side tube shall slope downwards from A-l.3 Condenser
the junction with neck so that the acute angle A-1.3.1 Condenser Glass (Water)
between the side tube and the neck is 75” +- 5”.
A 250 mm glass-jacketed condenser with dimen-
A-l.2 Thermometer sions and tolerances as given below shall be used:
Thermometer of high distillation, graduated in cen-
Length of jacket excluding 250 -+ 5 mm
tigrade degrees as specified, having a range of -2”
the necks
to 400 “C and conforming to the following require-
ments shall be used: Outside diameter of adapter of 23 + 1 mm
condenser tube
Liquid Mercury
Length of adapter 75+5mm
Filling above liquid Nitrogen gas
Outside diameter of condenser 12.5 + 0.5 mm
Temperature range -2” to 400°C
tube proper
Sub division 1°C
Overall length of condenser 475 f 25 mm
Total length 378 - 384 mm tube including adapter
Stern diameter 6.0 - 7.0 mm
A-1.3.2 Condenser Glass (Air)
Bulb diameter Not larger than
It is made from a straight tube of good quality
stem diameter
resistance glass with one end finished square with
Bulb length 10 - 15 mm theaxisandotherendgroundat anangleof45”with
Distance of bottom of bulb 25 - 45 mm the axis, conforming to the following dimensions:
to graduation line at 0°C Internal diameter 20*1mm
Top finish Glass ring Overall length 600 -t 10 mm
Longer graduation lines 5°C Wall thickness 1.0 to 1.5 mm
at each
A-1.3.3 The side arm of the flask shall extend at
Graduations numbered at 10°C least 25 mm beyond the cork in the upper end of the
each multiple condenser.
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SECTION XX
SQ
WIRE GAUZE
PLACED ON
TOP
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A-2.2 For road tar and coal tar the distillation .E.wxple : (see A-2.3 and A-2.4)
analysis is conducted till the thermometer registers
Suppose the pitch residue at 350°C works out to be
a temperature of 350°C. The portions of dislillate
66.5 percent and its softening point is 61°C K & S.
shall be collected as follows :
Type A TYP R Then 67-61 = h = 4.0
ii) l&t oil Below 200°C up to 170°C
L’) Middle oil 200°C to 270°C 170°C to 270°C
Anthracene Oil II = 66.5 x g = 2.7
c) Heay oil 270°C to 300°C 270°C to 300°C
d) Anthracene oil 300°C to 350°C Above 300 “C And pitch residue of 67°C K & S = 66.5
e) Pitch residue At 350°C At 350°C - 2.7
63.8 percent
A-2.2.1 Thedistillation portions after light healing
are transferred into the receiver. The pitch residue A-2.5 The fractions to be collected are as follows:
in the flask is well shaken and collected in the Water Percent by weight
residue container. Later, the softening of the pitch Light oil ”
residue is determined. Middle oil n
Heavy oil ”
A-2.3 The pitch residue at 350°C is converted to
67°C K s( S (76°C R & B) assuming that for every Anthracene oil above 300°C n
1.5”C around which the determined softening point
Pitch of 67°C K&S (76 “CR&B) ”
lies above or below 67”C, 1 percent of the pitch so ”
determined being added or subtracted. An equal Distillation loss
amout of the so determined anthracene oil content Total 100 percent, w/w
_____-
shall be decreased or increased.
A-2.6 Precision
A-2.4 If needed, this Anthracene Oil (above The mean of two results conducted in the same
3OO’C) can be subdivided into Anthracene Oil 1 laboratory should not differ from the mean of two
(300°C to 350°C) and Anthracene Oil I1 (above results in another laboratory by more than the
3.509. The rar gives out Anrhracene Oil II when following :
by distilling up to 35O”C, the softening point of the a) 170°C - 270°C fraction 1.0 percent, w/w
pitch residue lies below 67°C K s( S (76°C R s( B). b) 270°C - 300°C fraction 1.0 percent, w/w
The Anthracene Oil I is directly got from rhe distil- c) 300°C - 350°C fraction 1.0, w/w
lation and is expressed as percentage by weight. The d) Softening point of the residue 3°C
Anrhracene Oil II is calculated according to the e) Distillation loss permissible 1.5 percent, w/w
example given below : variation, Mur
ANNEX B
(Clause 6.1, and Tables 1 and 2)
DETERMINATION OI; RAW ANTLIRACENE IN ROAD TAR
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