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Standard Specification for

".!/ Performance-Graded Asphalt Binder Using

Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR)
Test

AASHTO Designation: MP 19-10

1. SCOPE

1.1. This specification covers asphalt binders graded by performance using the multiple stress creep
recovery (MSCR) test. Grading designations are related to the average seven-day maximum
pavement design temperature, minimum pavement design temperature, and traffic loading.

1.2. This specification incorporates TP 70 for determining non-recoverable creep compliance, J "S," llr•

"H," "V," or "E" grades must be specified for standard, high, very high, or extremely high traffic
loading, respectively.
Note 1-For asphalt cements graded by viscosity at 60°C, see M 226.
Note 2-For performance-graded asphalt binder, see M 320.

2. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

2.1. AASHTO Standards:

• M 226, Viscosity-Graded Asphalt Cement
• M 320, Performance-Graded Asphalt Binder
• M 323, Superpave Volumetric Mix Design
• R 28, Accelerated Aging of Asphalt Binder Using a Pressurized Aging Vessel (PA V)
• R 29, Grading or Verifying the Performance Grade (PG) of an Asphalt Binder
• R 35, Superpave Volumetric Design for Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)
• T 40, Sampling Bituminous Materials
• T 44, Solubility of Bituminous Materials
• T 48, Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup
• T 240, Effect of Heat and Air on a Moving Film of Asphalt Binder (Rolling Thin-Film
Oven Test)
• T 313, Determining the Flexural Creep Stiffness of Asphalt Binder Using the Bending Beam
Rheometer (BBR)
• T 314, Determining the Fracture Properties of Asphalt Binder in Direct Tension (DT)
• T 315, Determining the Rheological Properties of Asphalt Binder Using a Dynamic Shear
Rheometer (DSR)

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 • T 316, Viscosity Determination of Asphalt Binder Using Rotational Viscometer
• TP 70, Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR) Test of Asphalt Binder Using a Dynamic
Shear Rheometer (DSR)

2.2. ASTM Standards:

• D 8, Standard Terminology Relating to Materials for Roads and Pavements
• D 5546, Standard Test Method for Solubility of Asphalt Binders in Toluene by Centrifuge

3. TERMINOLOGY

3.1. Definitions:

3.1.1. Definitions for many terms common to asphalt binder are found in ASTM D 8.

3.1.2. asphalt binder-an asphalt-based cement that is produced from petroleum residue either with or
without the addition of nonparticulate organic modifiers.

4. ORDERING INFORMATION

4.1. When ordering under this specification, include in the purchase order the performance grade (PG)
of asphalt binder required and the grade (e.g., MP 19, PG 64-22, Grade S).

4.2. The required environmental asphalt binder grades may be selected by following the procedures
described in M 323 and R 35, except do not use the "grade bumping" procedure in M 323. Select
the environmentally appropriate high- and low-temperature grades and the appropriate "S," "H,"
"V," or "E" grade for the expected traffic level and traffic load rate.

4.2.1. Standard Grade "S" in most typical situations will be for traffic levels fewer than I0 million
Equivalent Single Axle Loads (ESALs) and less than the standard traffic load rate (>70 km/h).

4.2.2. High Grade "H" in most situations will be for traffic levels of I0 to 30 million ESALs or slow-
moving traffic (20 to 70 km/h).

4.2.3. Very High Grade "V" in most situations will be for traffic levels of greater than 30 million ESALs
or standing traffic « 20 kmlh).

4.2.4. Extremely High Grade "E" in most situations will be for traffic levels of greater than 30 million
ESALs and standing traffic «20 km/h) such as toll plazas or port facilities.
Note 3-"Grade bumping" is accomplished by using "H," "V," or "E" grade and not by
increasing the PG high-temperature grade as recommended in M 323.

5. MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURE

5.1. Asphalt binder shall be prepared by the refining of crude petroleum by suitable methods, with or
without the addition of modifiers.

5.2. Modifiers may be any organic material of suitable manufacture that is used in virgin or
recycled condition and that is dissolved, dispersed, or reacted in asphalt binder to enhance
its performance.

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5.3. The asphalt binder shall be homogeneous, free from water and deleterious materials, and shall not
foam when heated to 175°C.

5.4. The asphalt binder shall be at least 99.0 percent soluble as determined by T 44 or ASTM D 5546.

5.5. This specification is not applicable for asphalt binders in which fibers or other discrete particles
are larger than 250 11min size.

5.6. The grades of asphalt binder shall conform to the requirements given in Table I.

6. SAMPLING

6.1. The material shall be sampled in accordance with T 40.

7. TEST METHODS

7.1. The properties outlined in Sections 5.3, 5.4, and 5.6 shall be determined in accordance with R 28,
T 44 or ASTM D 5546, T 48, T 240, T 313, T 314, T 315, T 316, and TP 70.

8. INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION

8.1. Inspection and certification of the material shall be agreed upon between the purchaser and the
seller. Specific requirements shall be part of the purchase contract. The seller shall provide
material handling and storage procedures to the purchaser for each asphalt binder grade certified.

9.' REJECTION AND RETESTING

9.1. If the results of any test do not conform to the requirements of this specification, retesting to
determine conformity is performed as indicated in the purchase order or as otherwise agreed upon
between the purchaser and the seller.

10. KEYWORDS

10.1. Asphalt binder; asphalt cement; direct tension; flash point; modifier; multiple stress creep recovery
(MSCR), performance specifications; pressure aging; rheology.

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 Table 1-Performance-Graded Asphalt Binder Specification"
PG46 PG 52 PG 58
Performance Grade
34 I 40 I 46 10 I 16 I 22 I 28 I 34 I 40 I 46 16 I 22 I 28 I 34 I 40
Average 7·day max pavement design temp,
<46 <52 <58
·C'
Min pavement design temp. °Ch >--34 I >--40 I >-6 >-10 I >-6 I >-22 I >-28 I >-34 I >--40 I >--46 >-16 I >-22 I >-28 I >-34 I >-40
Original Binder
Flash point temp, T 48, min ·C 230
Viscosity, T 31 V
135
max 3 Pa-s. test temp, ·C
Dynamic shear, T 315:"
GO/sino, min 1.00 kPa' 46 52 58
test temp @ 10 rad/s, ·C I Rolling Thin-Film Oven Residue (T 240)
I
Mass change, max, percent] 1.00
MSCR, TP70:
Standard Traffic "S" Grade
J"rJ, 2, max 4.0 kPa-1 46 52 58
J"ro,rr, rnax 750/0
test temp. °C
MSCR, TP70·
Heavy Traffic "H" Grade
i.; 2. max 2.0 kPa-' 46 52 58
J"nJifr, max 75%
test temp, °C
MSCR, TP70:
Very Heavy Traffic "V" Grade
J",12. max 1.0 kPa-1 46 52 58
,f"l'[Link]. max 75%
test temp, °C
MSCR, TP70:
Extremely Heavy Traffic "E" Grade
.I"r] 2. max 0.5 kPa-1 46 52 58
J"rrMf. max 75%
test temp, ·C
Pressunzed Aging Vessel Residue (R 28)
PA V aging temp, ·C g 90 90 100
Dynamic shear, T 315:
"5" Grade
10 7 4 25 22 19 16 13 10 7 25 22 19 16 13
GO sino, max 5000 kPa'
test temp @ 10 rad/s, ·C
Dynamic shear, T 315:
"H," "Y," "E" Grades
10 7 4 25 22 19 16 13 10 7 25 22 19 16 13
GO sino, max 6000 kPa'
test temp @ 10 rad/s, ·C
Creep stiffness, T 313:h
S, max 300 MPa -{j
-24 -30 -36 0 -{j -12 -18 -24 -30 -36 -12 -18 -24 -30
m-value, min 0.300
test temp @ 60 s, ·C
Direct tension. T 314:/
Failure strain, Olin 1.0% -24 -30 -36 -{j -12 -18 -24 -30 -36 -{j -12 -18 -24 -30
0
test temp @ 1.0 mm/min, ·C
MSCR testing on RTFO residue should be performed at the PG grade based on the environmental high pavement temperature. Grade bumping is accomplished
by requiring a lower L; value while testing at the environmental temperature.
Pavement temperatures are estimated from air temperatures using an algorithm contained in the LTPP Bind program, may be provided by the specifying agency,
or by following the procedures as outlined in M 323 and R 35, excluding the provisions for "grade bumping."
This requirement may be waived at the discretion of the specifying agency if the supplier warrants that the asphalt binder can be adequately pumped and mixed at
temperatures that meet all applicable safety standards.
For quality control of unmodified asphalt binder production, measurement of the viscosity of the original asphalt binder may be used to supplement dynamic
shear measurements ofG*/sin8 at test temperatures where the asphalt is a Newtonian fluid.
G*/sin8 = high temperature stiffness and G* sin8 = intermediate temperature stiffness.
f The mass change shall be less than 1.00 percent for either a positive (mass gain) or a negative (mass loss) change.
The PAY aging temperature is based on simulated climatic conditions and is one of three temperatures, 9O·C, 100·C, or IIO·C. Normally the PAV aging
temperature is 100·C for PG 58-xx and above. However, in desert climates, the PAV aging temperature for PG 70-xx and above may be specified as IIO·C.
If the creep stiffness is below 300 MPa, the direct tension test is not required. If the creep stiffness is between 300 and 600 MPa, the direct tension failure strain
requirement can be used in lieu of the creep stiffness requirement. The m·value requirement must be satisfied in both cases.

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 Table 1-Performance-Graded Asphalt Binder Specification" (continued)
PG 64 PG 70
Performance Grade
10 I 16 I 22 I 28 I 34 I 40 10 I 16 I 22 I 28 I 34 I 40
Average 7-day max
<70
pavement design temp, °Ch
Min pavement design
temp,oCb >-10 I >-16 I >-22 I >-28 I >-34 I >-40 >-10 I >-16 I >-22 I >-28 I >-34 I >-40

Original Binder
Flash point temp, T 48, min °C 230
Viscosity, T 316:'
135
max 3 Pa-s. test temp, °C
Dynamic shear, T 315:"
G·/sino, min 1.00 kPa'
test temp @ 10 rad/s, °C
64
I
Roiling Thin-Film Oven Residue (T 240)
70

Mass change, max, percent! 1.00

MSCR, TP70:
Standard Traffic "S" Grade
J"rj 2. max ~.O kPa-1 64 70
JllnMf• max 75%
test temp, °C
MSCR, TP 70:
Heavy Traffic "H" Grade
JM3 2, max 2.0 kPa-1 64 70
J"nhrI, max 75%.
test temp. °C
MSCR, TP70:
Very Heavy Traffic "V" Grade
.J1I~32, max 1.0 kPa-1 64 70
J""Mf, max 75%
test temp, °C
MSCR, TP 70:
Extremely Heavy Traffic "E" Grade
1
J"T32. max 0.5 kPa- 64 70
J'i,olrr. max 75%
test temp, °C
Pressunzed Aging Vessel Residue (R 28)
PA V aging temp, °C' 100 100 (110)
Dynamic shear, T 315:
"S" Grade
31 28 25 22 19 16 34 31 28 25 22 19
G· sino, max 5000 kPa'
test temp @ 10 rad/s, °C
Dynamic shear, T 315:
"H," "V," "E" Grades
31 28 25 22 19 16 34 31 28 25 22 19
G' sino, max 6000 kPa'
test temp @ 10 rad/s, °C
Creep stiffness, T 313:h
S, max 300 MPa
m-value, min 0.300
0 ~ -12 -18 -24 -30 0 ~ -12 -18 -24 -30
test temp @ 60 s. °C
Direct tension, T 314:"
Failure strain, min 1.0% 0 ~ -12 -18 -24 -30 0 ~ -12 -18 -24 -30
test temp @ 1.0 mm/min, °C
MSCR test on RTFO residue should be performed at the PG grade based on the environmental high pavement temperature. Grade bumping is accomplished by
requiring a lower J; value while testing at the environmental temperature.
Pavement temperatures are estimated from air temperatures using an algorithm contained in the LTPP Bind program. may be provided by the specifying agency,
or by following the procedures as outlined in M 323 and R 35, excluding the provisions for "grade bumping."
This requirement may be waived at the discretion of the specifying agency if the supplier warrants that the asphalt binder can be adequately pumped and mixed at
temperatures that meet all applicable safety standards.
For quality control of unmodified asphalt binder production. measurement of the viscosity of the original asphalt binder may be used to supplement dynamic
shear measurements ofG*/sino at test temperatures where the asphalt is a Newtonian fluid.
G*/sino = high temperature stiffness and a* sino = intermediate temperature stiffness.
f The mass change shall be less than 1.00 percent for either a positive (mass gain) or a negative (mass loss) change.
The PAY aging temperature is based on simulated climatic conditions and is one of three temperatures, 90°e, 100°C. or 11O°e, onnally the PAY aging
temperature is 100°C for PG 58-xx and above. However, in desert climates, the PAY aging temperature for PG 70-xx and above may be specified as 110°C.
If the creep stiffness is below 300 MPa, the direct tension test is not required. If the creep stiffness is between 300 and 600 MPa. the direct tension failure strain
requirement can be used in lieu of the creep stiffness requirement. The m-value requirement must be satisfied in both cases.

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Table 1-Performance-Graded Asphalt Binder Specification" (continued)
PG 76 PG 82
Performance Grade
10 I 16 I 22 I 28 I 34 10 I 16 I 22 I 28 I 34
Average 7-day max
<76 <82
pavement design temp, °Ch

Min pavement design

[Link]
>-10 I >-16 I >-22 I >-28 I >-34 >-Iof >-16 I >-22 I >-28 I >-34

Original Binder
Flash point temp, T 48, rnin'tC 230
Viscosity, T 316:'
135
max 3 Pa-s, test temp, °C
Dynamic shear, T 315:"
G*/sin 0, min 1.00 kPa' 76 82
test temp @ 10 rad/s, ·C I
Rolling Thin-Film Oven Residue (T 240)
Mass change, rnax, percent/ 1.00
MSCR, TP70:
Standard Traffic "S" Grade
Jud 2. max 4.0 kPa-1 76 82
J""JJff. max 75%
test temp. °C
MSCR, TP 70:
Heavy Traffic "H" Grade
J,1r3 2. max 2.0 kPa- J
76 82
JI/rdlrr, max 75%
test temp. °C
MSCR, TP70:
Very Heavy Traffic "V" Grade
.Iud 2. max 1.0 kPa-1 76 82
JllroJlff• max 75%
test temp. °C
MSCR, TP 70:
Extremely Heavy Traffic "E" Grade
}".-3 2. max 0.5 kPa-1 76 82
JllrfMf• max 75%
test temp, ·C
Pressurized Aging Vessel Residue (R 28)
PA V aging temp, ·C· 100 (110) 100 (110)
Dynamic shear, T 315:
"S" Grade
37 34 31 28 25 40 37 34 31 28
G* sinO, max 5000 kPa'
test temp @ 10 rad/s, ·C
Dynamic shear, T 315:
"H," "V," "E" Grades
37 34 31 28 25 40 37 34 31 28
G* sino, max 6000 kPa'
test temp @ 10 rad/s, ·C
Creep stiffness, T 313:'
S, max 300 MPa -6
0 -12 -18 -24 0 -6 -12 -18 -24
m-value, min 0.300
test temp @ 60 s. ·C
Direct tension, T 314:h
Failure strain, min 1.0% 0 -6 -12 -18 -24 0 -6 -12 -18 -24
test temp @ 1.0 mmimin, ·C
MSCR test on RTFO residue should be performed at the PG grade based on the environmental high pavement temperature. Grade bumping is
accomplished by requiring a lower J".- value while testing at the environmental temperature.
Pavement temperatures are estimated from air temperatures using an algorithm contained in the L TPP Bind program, may be provided by the specifying
agency, or by following the procedures as outlined in M 323 and R 35, excluding the provisions for "grade bumping."
This requirement may be waived at the discretion of the specifying agency if the supplier warrants that the asphalt binder can be adequately pumped and
mixed at temperatures that meet all applicable safety standards.
For quality control of unmodified asphalt binder production, measurement of the viscosity of the original asphalt binder may be used to supplement
dynamic shear measurements ofG"'/sinfi at test temperatures where the asphalt is a Newtonian fluid.

G"'/sin8 = high temperature stiffness and G* sino = intermediate temperature stiffness.

The mass change shall be less than 1.00 percent for either a positive (mass gain) or a negative (mass loss) change.
The PAY aging temperature is based on simulated climatic conditions and is one of three temperatures, 90·C, 100·C. or IIO·C. Normally the PAY aging
temperature is 100·C for PG 58-xx and above. However, in desert climates, the PAY aging temperature for PG 70-xx and above may be specified as IIO·C.
If the creep stiffness is below 300 MPa, the direct tension test is not required. If the creep stiffness is between 300 and 600 MPa, the direct tension failure
strain requirement can be used in lieu of the creep stiffness requirement. The »e-value requirement must be satisfied in both cases.

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