ASTM C266 – Standard Test Method for Time of Setting of Hydraulic-Cement Paste by Gillmore Needles
Description:
Significance and Use
5.1 The purpose of this test method is to establish whether a cement complies with a specification limit on Gillmore time of setting.
Scope
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the time of setting of hydraulic-cement paste by means of the Gillmore needles.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.3 The text of this standard references notes and footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the standard.
ASTM C260