Standard Specification for

Mineral Filler for Bituminous

Paving Mixtures
AASHTO Designation: M 17-07
ASTM Designation: D 242-04
AASHTO M 17-07 is identical to ASTM D 242-04 except for the following provisions:
1. All references to the ASTM standards contained in ASTM D 242-04, listed in the following
table, shall be replaced with the corresponding AASHTO standard:
Referenced Standards
ASTM
C 183

AASHTO
T 127

2 . Add a new Section 4.3 after Section 4.2 of that contains the following:
"Fly ash used as a mineral filler shall have a maximum loss on ignition of 12 percent."
3. Add a new Section 5.5 after Section 5.4 that contains the following:
"Determine the loss on ignition of fly ash according to ASTM C 3 1 1."

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Standard Specification for

Mineral Filler For Bituminous Paving Mixtures1

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1. Scope

3. General Description
3 1 Mineral filler shall conslst of finely divided m~neral
matter such a, ruck dust, slag du+t, hydrdted lime, bqdrdulic
cement, fly a\h. It=\\, or other suitable mineral matter At the
tirnc of u\e. it \hall he +uficientlj drq to flow freely and
c\\cntrally hcc from aggloincration\

1.1 This specification covers mineral filler added as a

separate ingredient for use in bituminous paving mixtures.
1 .? The values stated in SI units are to tnt regarded ;L\ the
standard. Inch-pound units, shown in parentheses, arc for
information only.
1.3 The text of this sliindard references nolcs and footnorcs
which pmvide explanatory material. These noies and foolnotes
(excluding those in tables and figures) shall not bc considcrcd
as requirentents of the standard.

4. Physical Requirements
4.1 Mineral filler shall be graded wrthin the following
lznllts:

2. Referenced Documents
2.1 4JTM Stclttdar(is.
C 50 Pract~wfor Sampltng, Prepal-at~on. Pickapnp. and
Wark~npof 1.1iiie and 1-11nt.stc1neProduct\
C' 18'3 Practice for Sampling and thc Amnunt of' Tc\ting of
IIqdra~tl~c
Cclncnt
C 31 1 Test Methods for Samphng and Testing Fly Ash or
Uatural Porrolans ror Use as a M~neralAdm~xturc In
Portland Cernent Concrete
D 516 Test Method for Sieve Analys~sof Mlnerrrl Filler for
Bitulninou\ Paving >laterials
1) 1 3 1 X Test Method for 1.1qu1d Idinlit. Plastic L~rnit,and
Pla+ticit> Index of Soil\

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l ASTM Intetnatlonal. 100 Barr Hamor Dnve

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Percent Pass~ng(by Mass)

97 to 100
95 to 100

100

70 to 100

4.2 Mineral Filler prepared froin rock dust, slap dust. loess.
and siinilar nlaterids shall be essentially free from organic
hnpurities and have a plasticity index not greater than 4.
NOTEI-.-Plicslicily index limits arc not approprbalc lor hydrated lime
and hydraulic cenlent.

I Titis spwilicaliun is ~lodcrkhr. j~rri>diclioi~

u[ AST?vf Cort~nlitlccWW on Road
And P3viap MJrerialc alcf is rhe dilwt l~%[h>nclhlIrt).
of Suhcon~m~tth004 50 on
Apgre~ateSf?ec~licntitmh.
Currcni d ~ l i u napprobe~lDcc. 1. Z1M1.Puhiishd D c c c n ~ k r2004. Oripimdly
.-~pp~.nccd
111 IYZ~I.I.acr prcvmos edition qpmvctl in 2(WHl a;; D 212 .- U5 (2olK1)"
t o r referenced ASI'M stimdards. vlsit the ATI'AI u:ehhite. wu%t a%un.org. or
~uniilccASThI Cu.\Iomer Service a[ acruicrcirasirn.or!;. Fur ~lnrrunlt(r*okd:IS'1:&!
Sr(rriJ~:nl~
\ o l u n ~ c~<~[irr.fr~alio~r.
~ c f c cti> rhc srandartl'.; Dwunsnr Sunintar) pagc trl
the A S T M ~veh?rtc.

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Sieve
1 18 mm (No 16)
600-pm (NO 30)
3MTpm (No 50)
75-pm (No 200)

5. Methods of Sampling and Testing

5.1 Saniple the mineral tiller according to Practice C 50.
C' 183. or Test b!erhid\ C 3 1 I. \vhictiever is most appropriate
for thc material being sampled. cxccpt as notcd in 5.1.1.
5.1.1 Obtain samples at rwdorn iii~crvalsnot to cxcecd each
300 tons of material as delivered.
5.7 Thc minimum size of field sanlples shall be 5.0 kg.
Reduce the field sample to a nlininium size of 2.5 kg for
testing.
5.3 Determine die gr:rding of the material by Test Method
1) 546.
5.4 Determine the plasticity index by Test Method 1) 33 I X.

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