Bitumen: Ductilometer • Fraas • Loss on Heating • Ring and Ball • Rolling Thin-Film • Thin-Film Oven Test

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Fraass

DIN 52012
IP 80

Breaking Point of Bitumen – Fraass Method.
This test method covers the determination of the temperature at which a bitumen tends to break rather than to flow when stressed. The Fraass Breaking Point is the temperature at which the first cracks appear the coating. It can be applied by any homogeneous road or industrial bitumen.

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LT/FA-252000/M

Fraass Apparatus IP 80

• Bending apparatus composed by 2 concentric tubes topped by two clamps for holding the test plaque.
• Flexing brass system complete with 1 test plaque.
• Internal glass tube 35 × 210 mm, median glass tube 55 × 200 mm, external glass container.
• Glass funnel for carbon dioxide introduction.
• 3 Stoppers made in rubber/cork.

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LT/FA-252000-BIS/M

Fraass Apparatus IP 80

• Bending apparatus composed by 2 concentric tubes topped by two clamps for holding the test plaque.
• Flexing brass system complete with 1 test plaque.
• Internal glass tube 35 × 210 mm, external unsilvered dewar jar.
• Glass funnel for carbon dioxide introduction.
• 2 Stoppers made in rubber/cork
• Base support for dewar jar

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Accessories

• 1000511: heating plate 600 W
• T-IP42C: thermometer IP 42C

Spare Parts

• LAB-102-521: Fraass test plaque, pack of 25 pcs.
• LAB-102-522: glassware set composed by median tube and external for LT/FA-252000/M
• LAB-102-524: internal glass tube 35 × 210 mm
• LAB-102-525: stoppers set pack of 3 pcs. for LT/FA-252000/M
• LAB-102-526: stoppers set pack of 2 pcs. for LT/FA-252000-BIS/M
• LAB-102-527: flexing brass system complete of bending apparatus
• LAB-102-528: Dewar jar for LT/FA-252000-BIS/M

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