Summary
The instrument is designed and made as per GB/T4507 Standard Test Method for Softening Point of Bitumen of national standard of People’s Republic of China , T0606 -2011 Softening Point Test (Ring-and-Ball Apparatus) in the industrial standard of People’s Republic of China JTG E20-2011 Specification and Test Methods of Bitumen and Bituminous Mixture for Highway Engineering and ASTM D36 Standard Test Method for Softening of Bitumen (Ring-and-Ball Apparatus). It is used to determine softening point of petroleum asphalt, coal pitch, liquid petroleum asphalt, and various of asphalts. It can be widely used for asphalt manufacturing companies, highway and bridge construction companies, relative colleges and universities, and scientific research institutes.
Main technical features
This instrument adopts advanced technologies such as computer intelligent control, laser automatic detection, LCD touch screen and micro printer.It has linear temperature heating, uniform bath stirring and accurate test results.It can do four samples or two samples at a time. It has functions of automatic completion of sample testing and automatic printing of test results, it is an automatic and intelligent testing instrument for asphalt softening point with high degree of automation, fast and convenient testing, accurate and reliable testing results.
Main technical specifications
1. Power supply: AC（220V±10％）V, 50Hz
2. Measurement range:
(1) Heating medium: distilled water(softening point ≦80 ℃) +5 ℃～+80℃
(2) Heating medium: glycerin (softening point > 80 ℃) 32 ℃～160 ℃.
3. Temperature resolution: 0.1 ℃
4.Test samples: It can do two samples or four samples.
5. Heating rate: it will be adjusted to (5.0±0.5)℃/ min automatically after three minutes
6. Heating power: 600 W
7. Computer port: RS-232C communication port
8. Cubage of beaker: 900 ml
9. Ambient temperature: 15℃～35℃
10. Relative humidity: ≤85%
11.Maximum power consumption: 700 W
12.Dimension: 400mm×300mm×490mm (L*W*H)
