Research Article
Evaluating the Surface Free Energy and Moisture Sensitivity of Warm Mix Asphalt Binders Using Dynamic Contact Angle
Table 5
Advancing contact angle of asphalt binders.
| Binder type | Cecabase additive % | Solvent | Advancing contact angle (degree) | Original sample | RTFO-aged sample | PAV-aged sample | Average | SD | Average | SD | Average | SD |
| PG-64 | 0.0 | Water | 79.21 | 0.94 | 77.34 | 0.90 | 79.77 | 0.91 | Ethylene glycol | 74.28 | 0.91 | 80.65 | 0.95 | 76.55 | 0.94 | Methylene iodide | 74.81 | 0.92 | 75.77 | 0.90 | 79.39 | 0.92 | 0.2 | Water | 80.4 | 0.81 | 79.27 | 0.89 | 79.38 | 0.93 | Ethylene glycol | 75.25 | 0.88 | 81.23 | 0.96 | 77.53 | 0.93 | Methylene iodide | 75.04 | 0.90 | 76.69 | 0.90 | 80.33 | 0.91 | 0.3 | Water | 80.81 | 0.83 | 78.48 | 0.91 | 81.09 | 0.91 | Ethylene glycol | 75.39 | 0.85 | 80.87 | 0.93 | 76.54 | 0.91 | Methylene iodide | 75.17 | 0.87 | 78.66 | 0.90 | 77.25 | 0.86 | 0.4 | Water | 80.64 | 0.81 | 79.66 | 0.88 | 81.67 | 0.90 | Ethylene glycol | 74.97 | 0.88 | 81.09 | 0.95 | 77.92 | 0.98 | Methylene iodide | 75.62 | 0.90 | 76.22 | 0.88 | 77.9 | 0.93 |
| PG-76 | 0.0 | Water | 76.71 | 0.94 | 78.43 | 0.87 | 80.87 | 0.81 | Ethylene glycol | 76.93 | 0.85 | 73.18 | 0.85 | 75.85 | 0.91 | Methylene iodide | 76.56 | 0.89 | 75.00 | 0.88 | 75.15 | 0.91 | 0.2 | Water | 79.9 | 0.84 | 80.73 | 0.95 | 81.05 | 0.94 | Ethylene glycol | 77.42 | 0.90 | 74.96 | 0.93 | 76.46 | 0.91 | Methylene iodide | 78.85 | 0.88 | 75.67 | 0.88 | 76.27 | 0.88 | 0.3 | Water | 81.49 | 0.85 | 80.36 | 0.93 | 81.84 | 0.96 | Ethylene glycol | 76.96 | 0.93 | 74.07 | 0.92 | 81.83 | 0.96 | Methylene iodide | 76.84 | 0.89 | 75.33 | 0.90 | 74.63 | 0.92 | 0.4 | Water | 78.25 | 0.91 | 81.3 | 0.93 | 81.21 | 0.84 | Ethylene glycol | 76.09 | 0.94 | 74.11 | 0.92 | 76.98 | 0.87 | Methylene iodide | 75.88 | 0.90 | 75.78 | 0.91 | 76.56 | 0.85 |
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