ASTM C226-96 - 1.1.1996
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers the requirements and methods for establishing the suitability of a material for use as an air-entraining addition to be interground with the clinker in the manufacture of air-entraining hydraulic cement conforming to Specifications C 150, C 595, and C 1157.

1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.

 
2. Referenced Documents

C666/C666M-26

Standard Test Method for Resistance of Concrete to Rapid Freezing and Thawing

C1157-08

Standard Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement

C596-23

Standard Test Method for Drying Shrinkage of Mortar Containing Hydraulic Cement

C595-08

Standard Specification for Blended Hydraulic Cements

C293-08

Standard Test Method for Flexural Strength of Concrete (Using Simple Beam With Center-Point Loading)

C231-09

Standard Test Method for Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method

C39/C39M-26

Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens

C33-07

Standard Specification for Concrete Aggregates

C143/C143M-26b

Standard Test Method for Slump of Concrete (Includes all amendments and changes 8/6/2026).

C192/C192M-26b

Standard Practice for Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Laboratory (Includes all amendments and changes 10/13/2026).

C204-26

Standard Test Methods for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by Air-Permeability Apparatus

C150-07

Standard Specification for Portland Cement

C151-05

Standard Test Method for Autoclave Expansion of Hydraulic Cement

C175-69

Specification for Air-Entraining Portland Cement (Withdrawn 1970)

C185-20

Standard Test Method for Air Content of Hydraulic Cement Mortar

C187-25

Standard Test Method for Amount of Water Required for Normal Consistency of Hydraulic Cement Paste

C191-26

Standard Test Methods for Time of Setting of Hydraulic Cement by Vicat Needle

C109/C109M-26a

Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 50 mm [2 in.] Cube Specimens) (Includes all amendments and changes 7/30/2026).

C114-24

Standard Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement

C115-10

Standard Test Method for Fineness of Portland Cement by the Turbidimeter

C138/C138M-24a

Standard Test Method for Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete (Includes all amendments and changes 8/6/2024).