Bitumen & Asphalt Testing
Penetration, softening point and ductility apparatus, Marshall stability equipment, binder ageing ovens and viscosity measurement.
20 categories · 244 published records. The catalogue we can supply is broader than the catalogue we publish — send us the item if you cannot find it.
Before you order
Marshall stability equipment is still widely advertised against ASTM D1559, which ASTM withdrew in 1998. The current references are ASTM D6927 for the stability and flow test and ASTM D6926 for specimen preparation. Both are cited correctly throughout this category.
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Load frame with breaking head and flow measurement for determining the stability and flow of bituminous mixtures.
IndentASTM D6927Capacity: 50 kN
Specification for Marshall Stability Testing Machine, Digital
Specification for Marshall Stability Testing Machine, Digital Capacity 50 kN Loading rate 50.8 mm/min (2 in/min) Breaking head Standard 101.6 mm, with 152.4 mm to order Flow measurement Digital, 0.01 mm resolution Readout Stability in kN and flow in mm, with peak hold Services Installation & commissioning · Calibration · Operator training · Annual maintenance contract · Spares & consumables Standards
ASTM D6927AASHTO T245ASTM D1559withdrawn → ASTM D6927Typical applications
- Marshall mix design for bituminous concrete
- Quality control of asphalt production
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Penetrometer, Fully Automatic — Bitumen, Grease, Petrolatum and Wax
Optoelectronic penetrometer covering needle penetration of bitumen and petroleum wax and cone penetration of lubricating grease and petrolatum, with motorised placement and a 0.01 mm readout.
Ex-stockIS 1203 : 2022Test condition, bitumen: 100 g total load, 5 s, 25 °C
Specification for Penetrometer, Fully Automatic — Bitumen, Grease, Petrolatum and Wax
Specification for Penetrometer, Fully Automatic — Bitumen, Grease, Petrolatum and Wax Test condition, bitumen 100 g total load, 5 s, 25 °C Resolution 0.01 mm on the display; bitumen results report in 0.1 mm penetration units Measurement Optoelectronic sensor on the penetrator shaft Placement Motorised lowering of the penetrator onto the sample surface Timer Automatic digital, ±0.1 s Control Touch-screen programmable display Levelling Built-in spirit level with levelling screws Illumination Low-voltage sample illuminator Base Large removable base, taking grease worker cups and non-standard sample containers Penetrators Full range of cones and needles for the methods listed above, quoted to the tests you run Other methods cited DIN 52010 · DIN 51804 · DIN 51580 · DIN 51579 · FTM 791-311 · FTM 791-313 Services Installation & commissioning · Calibration · Operator training · Spares & consumables Standards
IS 1203 : 2022ASTM D5/D5MEN 1426AASHTO T49IP 49ASTM D217IP 50ASTM D1403IP 310ASTM D937IP 179ISO 2137ASTM D1321IP 376Typical applications
- Penetration grading of bitumen (VG and pen grades)
- NLGI consistency grading of lubricating grease
- Cone penetration of petrolatum
- Needle penetration of petroleum waxes
Also known as
- Standard penetrometer for bitumen
- Grease cone penetrometer
- Universal penetrometer
Ring and Ball Apparatus, Automatic (Softening Point)
Automatic softening point apparatus with programmable heating rate and optical ball detection.
IndentIS 1205 : 2022Heating rate: 5 °C/min ± 0.5 °C/min, programmable, as IS 1205 requires
Specification for Ring and Ball Apparatus, Automatic (Softening Point)
Specification for Ring and Ball Apparatus, Automatic (Softening Point) Heating rate 5 °C/min ± 0.5 °C/min, programmable, as IS 1205 requires Temperature resolution 0.01 °C Bath media Water 25–80 °C; glycerine 80–157 °C Detection Optical — the apparatus detects and calculates the softening point itself Bath uniformity Magnetic stirrer, to hold an even temperature across both rings Specimen handling One-touch raise and lower of the ring assembly Stored results Last ten readings held in the controller Output Touch screen with USB data export Services Installation & commissioning · Calibration · Operator training · Annual maintenance contract · Spares & consumables Standards
IS 1205 : 2022ASTM D36EN 1427AASHTO T53IP 58Typical applications
- Softening point of bitumen, modified binders and coal tar pitch
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Ductility Testing Machine, Refrigerated
Water-bath ductility machine with integrated refrigeration and precise temperature control.
IndentIS 1208 (Part 1) : 2023Test temperature: 25 °C ± 0.1 °C, refrigerated to ~10 °C
Specification for Ductility Testing Machine, Refrigerated
Specification for Ductility Testing Machine, Refrigerated Test temperature 25 °C ± 0.1 °C, refrigerated to ~10 °C Pulling rate 50 mm/min ± 2.5 mm/min; second speed 10 mm/min Scale 0–100 cm, 1 mm divisions Bath Stainless steel with stirrer and circulation Briquette moulds Set of three, with base plates Site preparation Required — foundation or utilities Services Installation & commissioning · Calibration · Annual maintenance contract · Spares & consumables Standards
IS 1208 (Part 1) : 2023ASTM D113AASHTO T51Typical applications
- Ductility of bitumen and polymer-modified binders
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Rolling Thin Film Oven (RTFO)
Simulates the short-term ageing a binder undergoes during mixing and laydown.
IndentASTM D2872Test temperature: 163 °C ± 0.5 °C
Specification for Rolling Thin Film Oven (RTFO)
Specification for Rolling Thin Film Oven (RTFO) Test temperature 163 °C ± 0.5 °C Carriage speed 15 ± 0.2 rev/min Air flow 4000 ± 300 ml/min Capacity 8 glass bottles Site preparation Required — foundation or utilities Services Installation & commissioning · Calibration · Annual maintenance contract · Spares & consumables Standards
ASTM D2872AASHTO T240EN 12607-1IS 15799 : 2021Typical applications
- Short-term binder ageing for Superpave and VG grading
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What laboratories usually order alongside this.
Aggregate Testing
Abrasion, impact and crushing value apparatus, shape gauges, specific gravity equipment, test sieves and sieve shakers.
Soil Testing
CBR and compaction apparatus, Atterberg limits, shear strength, permeability, in-situ density and consolidation equipment.
Concrete & Cement Testing
Compression testing machines, workability apparatus, cement fineness and setting-time equipment, moulds and non-destructive testing.
Why we publish the standard revision, not just the number.
Testing instruments are bought against a method, and a method is written against a standard. When that standard is revised, the old number stays in circulation for years — sometimes decades — because catalogues copy each other and nobody re-checks.
Three examples currently live across this industry: ASTM D1559 for Marshall stability, withdrawn in 1998. ASTM D422 for hydrometer analysis, withdrawn in 2016. IS 13311 for non-destructive concrete testing, absorbed into the IS 516 family in 2018. All three still appear on product listings you can buy from today.
That matters commercially, not just pedantically. If your quality manual cites a withdrawn standard, a NABL assessor will raise it, and the fastest way that error enters a manual is by being copied off a supplier’s specification sheet.
On qualification: for pharmaceutical customers, the documentation is half the purchase. GMP-specification equipment differs in its contact surfaces, its control system, its printed cycle records and its IQ/OQ/PQ protocol set. Specify that requirement at enquiry stage — retrofitting it after installation costs more and delays qualification.
On site preparation: compression testing machines, ductility baths, abrasion machines and large ovens need foundations, three-phase supply, drainage or extraction. We issue the foundation drawing and utility schedule with the quotation so the civil work can run in parallel with the delivery lead time rather than after it.
