Designation: D 633 97

Standard Volume Correction Table for

Road Tar1

This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 633; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

D 490 Specification for Road Tar2

1. Scope
1.1 This table has been prepared by the National Bureau of
Standards to meet a demand from the tar industry for a short
and convenient table for reducing volumes of road tar to the
basis of 15.6C (60F) when extreme accuracy is not required.
The table shows the volume occupied at 15.6C by a quantity
of material occupying unit volume at the indicated temperature.

3. Significance and Use

3.1 Tars change in volume with changes in temperature.
They are loaded or transferred at widely varying temperatures.
Volume correction factors are used to adjust bulk volumes
measured at those temperatures with corresponding volumes at
a base temperature of either 15.6C or 60F for the purposes of
custody transfer and accounting operations.
3.2 Correction factors as provided in this table have proven
to be sufficiently accurate for the intended purposes.
3.3 The coefficient of expansion for D 490 type RT-12 at
15.6C (60F) per degree F is 0.00030.

2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
1
This standard is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-4 on Road and
Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.43 on
Specifications and Tests for Tar and Tar Products.
Current edition approved Jan. 10, 1997. Published May 1998. Originally
published as D 633 41 T. Last previous edition D 633 74 (1991).

Copyright ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.

Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.03.

TABLE 1 Volume Correction Table for Tar

tc

17.78
17.22
16.67
16.11
15.56
15.00
14.44
13.89
13.33
12.78
12.22
11.67
11.11
10.56
10.00
9.44
8.89
8.33
7.78
7.22
6.67
6.11
5.56
5.00
4.44
3.89
3.33
2.78
2.22
1.67
1.11
0.56
0
0.56
1.11

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

1.0183
1.0180
1.0177
1.0174
1.0171
1.0168
1.0165
1.0162
1.0158
1.0155
1.0152
1.0149
1.0146
1.0143
1.0140
1.0137
1.0134
1.0131
1.0128
1.0125
1.0121
1.0118
1.0115
1.0112
1.0109
1.0106
1.0103
1.0100
1.0097
1.0094
1.0091
1.0088
1.0085
1.0082
1.0079

35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69

t
1.67
2.22
2.78
3.33
3.89
4.44
5.00
5.56
6.11
6.67
7.22
7.78
8.33
8.89
9.44
10.00
10.58
11.11
11.67
12.22
12.78
13.33
13.89
14.44
15.00
15.56
16.11
16.67
17.22
17.78
18.33
18.89
19.44
20.00
20.56

tc
1.0076
1.0073
1.0070
1.0067
1.0064
1.0060
1.0057
1.0054
1.0051
1.0048
1.0045
1.0042
1.0039
1.0036
1.0033
1.0030
1.0027
1.0024
1.0021
1.0018
1.0015
1.0012
1.0009
1.0006
1.0003
1.0000
0.9997
0.9994
0.9991
0.9988
0.9985
0.9982
0.9979
0.9976
0.9973

M
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104

t
21.11
21.67
22.22
22.78
23.33
23.89
24.44
25.00
25.56
26.11
26.67
27.22
27.78
28.33
28.89
29.44
30.00
30.56
31.11
31.67
32.22
32.78
33.33
33.89
34.44
35.00
35.56
36.11
36.67
37.22
37.78
38.33
38.89
39.44
40.00

tc
0.9970
0.9967
0.9964
0.9961
0.9958
0.9955
0.9952
0.9949
0.9946
0.9943
0.9940
0.9937
0.9934
0.9931
0.9929
0.9926
0.9923
0.9920
0.9917
0.9914
0.9911
0.9908
0.9905
0.9902
0.9899
0.9896
0.9893
0.9890
0.9887
0.9884
0.9881
0.9878
0.9876
0.9873
0.9870

M
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139

t
40.56
41.11
41.67
42.22
42.78
43.33
43.89
44.44
45.00
45.56
46.11
46.67
47.22
47.78
48.33
48.89
49.44
50.00
50.58
51.11
51.67
52.22
52.78
53.33
53.89
54.44
55.00
55.56
56.11
56.67
57.22
57.78
58.33
58.89
59.44

tc
0.9867
0.9864
0.9861
0.9858
0.9855
0.9852
0.9849
0.9846
0.9843
0.9841
0.9838
0.9835
0.9832
0.9829
0.9826
0.9823
0.9820
0.9817
0.9815
0.9812
0.9809
0.9806
0.9803
0.9800
0.9797
0.9794
0.9791
0.9789
0.9786
0.9783
0.9780
0.9777
0.9774
0.9771
0.9768

M
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174

t
60.00
60.56
61.11
61.67
62.22
62.78
63.33
63.89
64.44
65.00
65.56
66.11
66.87
67.22
67.78
68.33
68.89
69.44
70.00
70.56
71.11
71.67
72.22
72.78
73.33
73.89
74.44
75.00
75.56
76.11
76.67
77.22
77.78
78.33
78.89

tc
0.9766
0.9763
0.9760
0.9757
0.9754
0.9751
0.9748
0.9746
0.9743
0.9740
0.9737
0.9734
0.9731
0.9729
0.9726
0.9723
0.9720
0.9717
0.9714
0.9712
0.9709
0.9706
0.9703
0.9700
0.9697
0.9695
0.9692
0.9689
0.9686
0.9683
0.9681
0.9678
0.9675
0.9672
0.9669

M
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209

t
79.44
80.00
80.56
81.11
81.67
82.22
82.78
83.33
83.89
84.44
85.00
85.56
86.11
86.67
87.22
87.78
88.33
88.89
89.44
90.00
90.56
91.11
91.67
92.22
92.76
93.33
93.89
94.44
95.00
95.56
96.11
96.67
97.22
97.78
98.33

tc
0.9657
0.9664
0.9661
0.9658
0.9655
0.9553
0.9650
0.9647
0.9644
0.9641
0.9639
0.9636
0.9633
0.9630
0.9627
0.9625
0.9622
0.9619
0.9616
0.9614
0.9611
0.9608
0.9605
0.9602
0.9600
0.9597
0.9594
0.9591
0.9589
0.9586
0.9583
0.9580
0.9578
0.9575
0.9572

M
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244

t
98.89
99.44
100.00
100.56
101.11
101.67
102.22
102.78
103.33
103.89
104.44
105.00
105.56
106.11
106.67
107.22
107.78
108.33
108.89
109.44
110.00
110.56
111.11
111.67
112.22
112.78
113.33
113.89
114.44
115.00
115.56
116.11
116.67
117.22
117.78

tc
09589
0.9567
0.9564
0.9561
0.9558
0.9556
0.9553
0.9550
0.9547
0.9545
0.9542
0.9539
0.9537
0.9534
0.9531
0.9528
0.9526
0.9523
0.9520
0.9517
0.9515
0.9512
0.9509
0.9507
0.9504
0.9501
0.9498
0.9496
0.9493
0.9490
0.9488
0.9485
0.9482
0.9480
0.9477

M
245
246
247
248
249

tc
118.33
118.89
119.44
120.00
120.56

Legend: t 5 observed temperature in degrees Fahrenheit; tc 5 observed temperature in degrees centigrade; M 5 multiplier for reducing volumes to the basis of 60 Fahrenheit (15.6C)

0.9474
0.9471
0.9469
0.9466
0.9463

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