This test method covers the determination of the temperature at which a bitumen tends to break rather than flow when stressed. The Fraass Breaking Point is the temperature at which the first cracks appear in the coating. It can be applied by any homogeneous road or industrial bitumen.
LT/FA-252000/M
Fraass Apparatus IP 80
• 2 concentric resin tubes topped by two clamps for the plate
• Flexing brass system
• Harmonic steel plate 41 × 20 × 0.15 mm
• Cooling system with 3 concentric glass tubes and funnel
• Cork stopper
LT/FA-252000-BIS/M
Fraass Apparatus IP 80
• 2 concentric resin tubes topped by two clamps for the plate
• Flexing brass system
• Harmonic steel plate 41 × 20 × 0.15 mm
• Cooling system with 3 concentric glass tubes and funnel
• Cork stopper
• Dewar jar