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Shear Properties of Polymer Modified Binders (ARRB Elastometer)
- Publication no: ATM-121-26
- Published: 19 February 2026
- Edition: 7.1
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This test method sets out the procedures for the determination of consistency, consistency 6%, stiffness and elastic recovery of polymer modified binders (ARRB elastometer), under specific conditions of deformation, using the elastometer developed by ARRB.
This test method can also be downloaded as a Word document.
Edition 7.1 published February 2026
- This edition adds the Clause 7.1 (j) to place a maximum time between cooling the sample and conducting the test.
Superseded editions:
Edition 7.0 published August 2025
Edition 6.0 published February 2014
Edition 5.0 published August 2010
Edition 4.0 published October 2008
Edition 3.0 published June 2006
Edition 2.0 published March 2006
Edition 1.0 published June 2005
- 1. Preface
- 2. Scope
- 3. References
- 4. Apparatus
- 5. Calibration
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Electronics
- 6. Preparation of Samples
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Sample Preparation
- 6.3 Pouring Containers
- 7. Procedures
- 7.1 Preparation of Moulds
- 7.2 Loading Samples into the Elastometer
- 7.3 Elastometer Adjustments
- 7.4 Testing
- 8. Results
- 9. Information to be Reported
- 10. Precision
- Appendix A Data Analysis Methods
- A.1 Actual Strain Rate 1
- A.2 Strain
- A.3 Stress
- A.4 Peak Stress
- A.5 Consistency and Stiffness
- A.6 Consistency 6%
- A.7 Elastic Recovery
- A.8 Calculation of Consistency 6% using Microsoft Excel
- Amendment Record
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