1.1本规程涵盖了在很少或没有空气的情况下评估加热对沥青影响的程序。 1.2以国际单位制或英寸-磅单位表示的数值应单独视为标准值。每个系统中规定的值可能不是精确的等效值；因此，每个系统应相互独立使用。将两个系统的值合并可能会导致不符合标准。 1.3 本标准并非旨在解决与其使用相关的所有安全问题（如有）。本标准的用户有责任在使用前制定适当的安全和健康实践，并确定监管限制的适用性。 ====意义和用途====== 当沥青在空气中保持高温时，其特性可能会发生变化。在几乎没有空气的条件下，某些吹制沥青在接近或高于其最终吹制温度时也会软化。如果沥青因使用目的而过热，则可能发生这种情况。本规程提供了统一的热处理程序和方法，用于评估该处理对沥青某些特性的影响。沥青过热时观察到的变化并不表示沥青加热到正常应用温度时预期的变化。

1.1 This practice covers a procedure for evaluating some of the effects on asphalts of heating in the presence of little or no air. 1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard. 1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. ====== Significance And Use ====== When asphalts are maintained at elevated temperatures in the presence of air, their characteristics may change. Certain blown asphalts also soften when maintained near, and particularly above, their final blowing temperatures under virtually air-free conditions. This may happen if the asphalt is overheated for application purposes. This practice provides a uniform heat-treatment procedure and methods for evaluating the effect of this treatment on some of the characteristics of asphalts. Changes observed when asphalts are overheated are not indicative of changes to be expected when asphalts are heated to normal application temperatures.