Status of AASHTO Materials Standards and Test Methods

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Status of AASHTO Materials Standards and Test Methods—2015

This document shows all materials specifications, practices, and test methods that have been published as part of the AASHTO Standard
Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing from its first publication in 1931 through the most recent
edition.
The chart on the following pages shows each AASHTO standard, in numerical order. Information includes the standard’s original and current
titles, the year it was adopted, and its current status. Active AASHTO standards are shown with a white background; standards which are no
longer active are shown with a gray background. For standards that are no longer active, the chart also shows the date the standard was
discontinued, as well as the reason for its discontinuation, if known. If a substitute standard—either from AASHTO or another organization—has
been identified to be used instead, its number is also provided. Finally, the Notes column contains any additional relevant information about the
publication history of the standard.
AASHTO Standards
AASHTO materials standards consist of a single letter indicating the standard type and a one- to three-digit number uniquely identifying the
standard. This is followed by second number indicating the date of most recent revision and, if applicable, review. These dates change frequently
and are not shown in this list.
Standard Types
Standard types are represented by a one-letter abbreviation for full standards. The letter “P” is added for provisional standards, which are
listed in a separate document. The standard type abbreviations are as follows:
• M (Materials)
• R (PRactice)
• T (Test)
Standard Numbers
Standard numbers are sequential within standard type.
Status of AASHTO Materials Standards and Test Methods—2015
Standard Year Year Reason Discontinued (If
Number Original Title Current/Final Title Adopted Status Discontinued Known) Other Notes
Stone for Telford Base Course Stone for Telford Base Course
and Resonstructed Base and Reconstructed Base
M 1 Course Course 1924 Discontinued 1942
Broken Stone for Waterbound Crushed Stone for Waterbound
M 2 Base Course Base Course 1924 Discontinued 1938
Broken Slag for Waterbound Crushed Slag for Waterbound
M 3 Base Course Base Course 1924 Discontinued 1938
Broken Stone for Bituminous Crushed Stone for Bituminous
M 4 Base Course Base Course 1926 Discontinued 1938
M 5 Portland Cement Portland Cement 1930 Discontinued 1942
Fine Aggregate for Portland
Cement Concrete Pavement or
Base Course, Highway Bridges Fine Aggregate for Hydraulic
M 6 and Incidental Structures Cement Concrete 1924 Active
M 6a Mortar Sand Mortar Sand 1924 Renumbered 1935 Renumbered as M 45
Broken Stone for Portland Crushed Stone for Portland
M 7 Cement Concrete Base Course Cement Concrete Base Course 1924 Discontinued 1938
This number was likely
used for a standard that
was proposed but not
adopted in the 1920s.
No record of its content
M 8 [Title unknown—Never printed] Unused remains.
Broken Stone for Waterbound Crushed Stone for Waterbound
M 9 Macadam Surface Course Macadam Surface Course 1924 Discontinued 1938
Broken Slag for Waterbound Crushed Slag for Waterbound
M 10 Macadam Surface Course Macadam Surface Course 1924 Discontinued 1938
Broken Stone for Bituminous Crushed Stone for Bituminous
M 11 Macadam Surface Course Macadam Surface Course 1924 Discontinued 1938
Broken Slag for Bituminous Crushed Slag for Bituminous
M 12 Macadam Surface Course Macadam Surface Course 1924 Discontinued 1938
Broken Stone for Bituminous Crushed Stone for Bituminous
M 13 Concrete Surface Course Concrete Surface Course 1926 Discontinued 1938
Broken Slag for Bituminous Crushed Slag for Bituminous
M 14 Concrete Surface Course Concrete Surface Course 1924 Discontinued 1938
Standard Year Year Reason Discontinued (If
Number Original Title Current/Final Title Adopted Status Discontinued Known) Other Notes
Broken Stone for Portland Crushed Stone for Portland
Cement Concrete Surface Cement Concrete Surface
Courses, Highway Bridges and Courses, Highway Bridges and
M 15 Incidental Incidental 1924 Discontinued 1938
Broken Slag for Portland Crushed Slag for Portland
Cement Concrete Base and Cement Concrete Base and
M 16 Surface Course Surface Course 1924 Discontinued 1938
Mineral Filler for Bituminous
M 17 Mineral Filler Paving Mixtures 1924 Active
M 18 Oil Asphalt Filler Type A Oil Asphalt Filler 1924 Discontinued 1978
M 19 Asphalt Filler Type B Asphalt Filler Type B 1924 Discontinued 1935
Asphalt Cement (Prepared
from Petroleum)—Penetration
Grades 30 to 40, 40 to 50, 50 Penetration-Graded Asphalt
M 20 to 60, 60 to 70 Cement 1924 Discontinued 2009 Lack of use
Asphalt Cement (Prepared Asphalt Cement (Prepared
from Petroleum)—Penetration from Petroleum)—Penetration
Grades 85 to 100, 100 to 120, Grades 85 to 100, 100 to 120,
M 21 120 to 150 120 to 150 1924 Discontinued 1935
Asphalt Cement (Prepared
from Native Asphalt)— Asphalt Cement, Prepared
Penetration Grades 30 to 40, from Native Asphalt, Grades 30- Did not appear in 1961
M 22 40 to 50, 50 to 60, 60 to 70 40, 40-50, 60-70 1924 Discontinued 1961 edition
Asphalt Cement (Prepared
from Native Asphalt)— Asphalt Cement, Prepared
Penetration Grades 85 to 100, from Native Asphalt, Grades 85-
M 23 100 to 120, 120 to 150 100, 100-120, 120-150 1924 Discontinued 1942
Tar for Surface Treatment Tar for Surface Treatment
M 24 (Cold Application) (Cold Application) 1924 Discontinued 1935
Tar for Surface Treatment (Hot Tar for Surface Treatment (Hot
M 25 Application) Application) 1924 Discontinued 1935
Tar for Use in the Maintenance Tar for Use in the Maintenance
of Cracks and for Sealing of Cracks and for Sealing
M 26 Joints in Concrete Roads Joints in Concrete Roads 1924 Discontinued 1935
M 27 Tar Cement Tar Cement 1924 Discontinued 1935
Standard Year Year Reason Discontinued (If
Number Original Title Current/Final Title Adopted Status Discontinued Known) Other Notes
This number was likely
used for a standard that
was proposed but not
adopted in the 1920s.
No record of its content
M 28 [Title unknown—Never printed] Unused remains.
Fine Aggregate for Bituminous
M 29 Sand for Bituminous Mixtures Paving Mixtures 1924 Active
Metallic-Coated Steel Wire
Wire Rope and Fittings for Rope and Fittings for Highway
M 30 Highway Guard Rail Guardrail 1926 Active
Deformed and Plain Billet-Steel
Billet-Steel Concrete Bars for concrete Replaced by dual-unit
M 31 Reinforcement Bars Reinforcement 1924 Converted 1997 standard M 31M/M 31
Deformed and Plain Billet-Steel Deformed and Plain Carbon-
Bars for Concrete Steel Bars for Concrete
M 31M/M 31 Reinforcement Reinforcement 1995 Active
Deformed and Plain Billet-Steel Deformed and Plain Billet-Steel
Bars for Concrete Bars for Concrete Replaced by dual-unit
M 31M Reinforcement [Metric] Reinforcement [Metric] 1982 Converted 1997 standard M 31M/M 31
Cold Drawn Steel Wire Fabric Steel Wire, Plain, for Concrete Replaced by dual-unit
M 32 for Concrete Reinforcement Reinforcement 1924 Converted 1995 standard M 32M/M 32
Steel Wire, Plain, for Concrete Steel Wire, Plain, for Concrete
M 32M/M 32 Reinforcement Reinforcement 1994 Active
Premolded Expansion Joint Did not appear in 1935
Filler for Concrete (Bituminous edition, but was back in
M 33 Pre-molded Expansion Joints Type) 1924 Active 1938 edition
White Traffic (Zone) Paint White Traffic (Zone) Paint
(Ready Mixed) for Brick and (Ready-Mixed) for Bituminous
M 34 Bituminous Pavements Pavements 1927 Discontinued 1942
White Traffic (Zone) Paint White Traffic (Zone) Paint
(Ready Mixed) for Brick and (Ready-Mixed) for Brick and
M 35 Concrete Pavements Concrete Pavements 1927 Discontinued 1942
Published as dual-unit
standard M 36M/M 36
from 1983-96 and
Base Metal for Corrugated Corrugated Steel Pipe, Metallic- metric standard M 36M
M 36 Metal Sheets for Culverts Coated, for Sewers and Drains 1932 Active from 1997-99
Standard Year Year Reason Discontinued (If
Number Original Title Current/Final Title Adopted Status Discontinued Known) Other Notes
Corrugated Steel Pipe, Metallic-Corrugated Steel Pipe, Metallic- Reverted to metric
M 36M/M 36 Coated, for Sewers and Drains Coated, for Sewers and Drains 1983 Converted 1997 standard M 36M
Corrugated Steel Pipe, Metallic-Corrugated Steel Pipe, Metallic- Reverted to U.S.-unit
M 36M Coated, for Sewers and Drains Coated, for Sewers and Drains 1996 Converted 2000 standard M 36
Gravel for Portland Cement Gravel for Portland Cement
Concrete Pavements or Bases, Concrete Pavements or Bases,
Highway Bridges and Highway Bridges and
M 37 Incidental Structures Incidental Structures 1929 Discontinued 1938
Asphalt Emulsion (Slow- Asphalt Emulsion (Slow-
M 38 Breaking Type) Breaking Type) 1930 Discontinued 1935
High-Early-Strength Portland High-Early-Strength Portland
M 39 Cement Cement 1930 Discontinued 1942
First published in 1931,
but with no date of
M 40 Paving Brick Paving Brick 1932 Discontinued 1971 adoption.
First published in 1931,
Reinforced-Concrete Culvert Reinforced Concrete Culvert but with no date of
M 41 Pipe Pipe 1935 Discontinued 1961 adoption.
Rail-Steel Deformed and Plain
Rail-Steel Concrete Bars for Concrete Replaced by dual-unit
M 42 Reinforcement Bars Reinforcement 1933 Converted 1988 standard M 42M/M 42
Rail-Steel Deformed and Plain Rail-Steel Deformed and Plain Combined with M
Bars for Concrete Bars for Concrete 53M/M 53 to become M
M 42M/M 42 Reinforcement Reinforcement 1988 Discontinued 2003 322M/M 322
Sizes of Aggregate for Road
M 43 Sizes of Aggregates and Bridge Construction 1935 Active
Crushed Slag for Bituminous Crushed Slag for Bituminous
M 44 Concrete Base Course Concrete Base Course 1935 Discontinued 1938
M 45 Mortar Sand Aggregate for Masonry Mortar 1924 Active Formerly M 6a
M 46 Premolded Asphalt Plank Asphalt Plank 1935 Discontinued 1993 Lack of use
Emulsified Asphalt for Open Moved specification to
Graded Coarse Aggregate Standard Specification
M 47 Plant Mixtures Emulsified Asphalt 1935 Discontinued 1950 for Highway Bridges
Emulsified Asphalt for Open Moved specification to
Graded Coarse Aggregate Standard Specification
M 48 Mixed-in-Place Construction Emulsified Asphalt 1935 Discontinued 1950 for Highway Bridges
Standard Year Year Reason Discontinued (If
Number Original Title Current/Final Title Adopted Status Discontinued Known) Other Notes
Emulsified Asphalt for Summer Moved specification to
Use in Bituminous Concrete Standard Specification
M 49 Mixtures for Repair Work Emulsified Asphalt 1935 Discontinued 1950 for Highway Bridges
Emulsified Asphalt for Winter Moved specification to
Use in Bituminous Concrete Standard Specification
M 50 Mixtures for Repair Work Emulsified Asphalt 1935 Discontinued 1950 for Highway Bridges
Emulsified Asphalt for Moved specification to
Penetration Macadam and Standard Specification
M 51 Surface Treatment Work Emulsified Asphalt 1935 Discontinued 1950 for Highway Bridges
Tar for Use in Road Tar for Use in Road
M 52 Construction Construction 1937 Discontinued 1988 Lack of use
Axle-Steel Deformed and Plain
Axle-Steel Concrete Bars for Concrete Replaced by dual-unit
M 53 Reinforcement Bars Reinforcement 1937 Converted 1989 standard M 53M/M 53
Axle-Steel Deformed and Plain Axle-Steel Deformed and Plain Combined with M
Bars for Concrete Bars for Concrete 42M/M 42 to become M
M 53M/M 53 Reinforcement Reinforcement 1989 Discontinued 2003 322M/M 322
Fabricated Bar or Rod Mats for Fabricated Bar or Rod Mats for Replaced by dual-unit
M 54 Concrete Reinforcement Concrete Reinforcement 1937 Converted 1986 standard M 54M/M 54
Fabricated Steel Bar or Rod Welded Deformed Steel Bar
Mats for Concrete Mats for Concrete
M 54M/M 54 Reinforcement Reinforcement 1986 Active
Steel Welded Wire Fabric,
Welded Wire Fabric for Plain, for Concrete Replaced by dual-unit
M 55 Concrete Reinforcement Reinforcement 1937 Converted 1994 standard M 55M/M 55
Steel Welded Wire Fabric, Steel Welded Wire
Plain, for Concrete Reinforcement, Plain, for
M 55M/M 55 Reinforcement Concrete 1994 Active
Moved specification to
Materials for Stabilized Base Materials for Stabilized Base Standard Specification
M 56 Course Course 1938 Discontinued 1950 for Highway Bridges
Materials for Use in Materials for Embankments
M 57 Embankment Construction and Subgrades 1938 Active
Standard Year Year Reason Discontinued (If
Number Original Title Current/Final Title Adopted Status Discontinued Known) Other Notes
Preformed Expansion Joint
Premolded Expansion Joint Fillers for Concrete (Cork, Self-
Filler for Concrete expanding Cork, Sponge
(Nonextruding and Resilient Rubber and Cork-rubber
M 58 Types) Types) 1938 Discontinued 1955
Premolded Bituminous Fiber Prefirmed Expansion Joint
Expansion Joint Filler for Filler for Concrete (Bituminous
M 59 Concrete Cellular Type) 1938 Discontinued 1955
Moderate Sulphate Resisting Moderate Sulphate Resisting
M 60 Portland Cement Portland Cement 1938 Discontinued 1942
Moved specification to
Materials for Stabilized Surface Materials for Stabilized Surface Standard Specification
M 61 Course Course 1938 Discontinued 1950 for Highway Bridges
Crushed Stone, Crushed Slag Crushed Stone, Crushed Slag
and Crushed Gravel for Dense- and Crushed Gravel for Dense-
Graded Bituminous Road and Graded Bituminous Road and
M 62 Plant-Mix Surface Course Plant-Mix Surface Course 1938 Discontinued 1978
Crushed Stone, Crushed Slag
Crushed Gravel for Open- and Crushed Gravel for Open-
Graded Bituminous Road-Mix Graded Bituminous Road-Mix
M 63 Surface Course Surface Course 1938 Discontinued 1978
M 64 Cast-Iron Culvert Pipe Ductile Iron Culvert Pipe 1938 Discontinued 1990
Vitrified Clay Culvert Pipe,
Extra Strength, Standard
M 65 Vitrified Clay Culvert Pipe Strength and Perforated 1938 Discontinued 1997 Lack of use
Did not appear in 1961
M 66 Drain Tile Drain Tile 1938 Discontinued 1961 edition
Discontinued in 1947;
reinstated in 1950;
discontinued again in
M 67 Green Graphite Bridge Paint Foliage Green Bridge Paint 1938 Discontinued 1992 Lack of use 1992
Discontinued in 1947;
reinstated in 1950;
Black Paint for Bridges or discontinued again in
M 68 Black Bridge Paint Timber Structures 1938 Discontinued 1992 Lack of use 1992
Aluminum Paint (Paste-Mixing
M 69 Vehicle) Aluminum Paint 1938 Discontinued 2006 Obsolete
Standard Year Year Reason Discontinued (If
Number Original Title Current/Final Title Adopted Status Discontinued Known) Other Notes
White and Tinted Ready-Mixed White and Tinted Ready-Mix
M 70 Paint (Lead and Zinc Base) Oil Base Paint 1938 Discontinued 1992 Lack of use
Red Lead (Dry and Paste-in- Red Lead (Dry and Paste-in-
M 71 Oil) and Paint Made Therefrom Oil) and Paint Made Therefrom 1938 Discontinued 1971
M 72 Red Lead Ready-Mixed Paint Red Lead Ready-Mixed Paint 1938 Discontinued 1992 Lack of use
Cotton Mats for Curing Cotton Mats for Curing
M 73 Concrete Pavements Concrete Pavements 1938 Discontinued 1970
M 74 Subgrade Paper Subgrade Paper 1938 Discontinued 1972 Lack of use
Crushed Stone and Crushed Crushed Stone and Crushed
M 75 Slag for Base Course Slag for Base Course 1938 Discontinued 1978
Crushed Stone and Crushed Crushed Stone and Crushed
Slag for Bituminous Concrete Slag for Bituminous Concrete
M 76 Base Course Base Course 1938 Discontinued 1978
Crushed Stone and Crushed Crushed Stone and Crushed
Slag for Waterbound Surface Slag for Waterbound Surface
M 77 Course Course 1938 Discontinued 1978
Crushed Stone and Crushed Crushed Stone and Crushed
Slag for Bituminous Macadam Slag for Bituminous Macadam
M 78 Surface Course Surface Course 1938 Discontinued 1978
Crushed Stone and Crushed Crushed Stone and Crushed
Slag for Bituminous Concrete Slag for Bituminous Concrete
M 79 Surface Course Surface Course 1938 Discontinued 1978
Coarse Aggregate for Portland Coarse Aggregate for
M 80 Cement Concrete Hydraulic Cement Concrete 1938 Active
Cut-Back Asphalt, Rapid- Cutback Asphalt (Rapid-Curing
M 81 Curing Type Type) 1938 Active
Cut-Back Asphalt, Medium- Cutback Asphalt (Medium-
M 82 Curing Type Curing Type) 1938 Active
M 83 Liquefier Liquefier 1938 Discontinued 1971
Granulated Slag for Bedding Granulated Slag for Bedding
M 84 Course of Brick Pavements Course 1938 Discontinued 1971
M 85 Portland Cement Portland Cement 1942 Active
Concrete Sewer, Storm Drain, Replaced with dual-unit
M 86 Concrete Sewer Pipe and Culvert Pipe 1942 Converted 2005 standard M 86M/M 86
Standard Year Year Reason Discontinued (If
Number Original Title Current/Final Title Adopted Status Discontinued Known) Other Notes
Nonreinforced Concrete
Concrete Sewer, Storm Drain, Sewer, Storm Drain, and
M 86M/ M 86 and Culvert Pipe Culvert Pipe 2004 Active
Concrete Sewer, Storm Drain, Concrete Sewer, Storm Drain, Replaced with dual-unit
M 86M Culvert Pipe [Metric] and Culvert Pipe (Metric) 1981 Converted 2005 standard M 86M/M 86
Reinforced Concrete Sewer Reinforced Concrete Sewer
M 87 Pipe Pipe 1942 Discontinued 1961
Moved specification to
Emulsified Ashpalt (For the Standard Specification
M 88 Surface Treatment of Roads) Emulsified Ashpalt 1942 Discontinued 1950 for Highway Bridges
Mixed Asphalt and Mineral Mixed Asphalt and Mineral
M 89 Filler Filler 1942 Discontinued 1971
Redwood Board Expansion Redwood Board Expansion
M 90 Joint Filler for Concrete Joint Filler for Concrete 1942 Discontinued 1970
Sewer Brick (Made from Clay Sewer and Manhole Brick
M 91 or Shale) (Made from Clay or Shale) 1942 Discontinued 2011 Replaced by ASTM C32
Sieves for Testing Purposes,
Wire Cloth Sieves, Round-Hole
and Square-Hole Screens or Wire-Cloth Sieves for Testing Did not appear in 1961
M 92 Sieves Purposes 1942 Active edition
M 93 Thermometers Thermometers 1942 Discontinued 1950
Did not appear in 1950
M 94 Steel for Bridges and Buildings Steel for Bridges and Buildings 1939 Discontinued 1966 or 1955 editions
Did not appear in 1950
M 95 Structural Silicon Steel Structural Silicon Steel 1939 Discontinued 1966 or 1955 editions
Did not appear in 1950
M 96 Structural Nickel Steel Structural Nickel Steel 1939 Discontinued 1966 or 1955 editions
Did not appear in 1950
M 97 Structural Rivet Steel Structural Rivet Steep 1939 Discontinued 1970 Incorporated into M 228 or 1955 editions
High-Strength Structural Rivet High-Strength Structural Rivet Did not appear in 1950
M 98 Steel Steel 1941 Discontinued 1970 Incorporated into M 228 or 1955 editions
Did not appear in 1950
M 99 Wrought Iron Plates Wrought Iron Plates 1939 Discontinued 1971 or 1955 editions
Rolled Wrought Iron Shapes Rolled Wrought Iron Shapes Did not appear in 1950
M 100 and Bars and Bars 1939 Discontinued 1971 or 1955 editions
M 101 Welded Wrought-Iron Pipe Welded Wrought-Iron Pipe 1939 Discontinued 1971
Standard Year Year Reason Discontinued (If
Number Original Title Current/Final Title Adopted Status Discontinued Known) Other Notes
Steel forgings, Carbon and Replaced with dual-unit
Carbon-Steel Forgings for Alloy, for General Industrial standard M 102M/M
M 102 General Industrial Use Use 1940 Converted 1997 102
Steel forgings, Carbon and Steel Forgings, Carbon, and
Alloy, for General Industrial Alloy, for General Industrial
M 102M/M 102 Use Use 1996 Active
Mild- to Medium-Strength Replaced with dual-unit
Carbon-Steel Castings for Carbon-Steel Castings for standard M 103M/M
M 103 Miscellaneous Industrial Uses General Applications 1939 Converted 1990 103
Steel Castings, Carbon, for Steel Castings, Carbon, for
M 103M/M 103 General Application General Application 1989 Active
M 104 Chromium Alloy-Steel Castings Chromium Alloy-Steel Castings 1939 Discontinued 1950
M 105 Gray Iron Castings Gray Iron Castings 1941 Active
Being generally
unavailable except as
M 106 Malleable Iron Castings Malleable Iron Castings 1935 Discontinued 1976 plumbing fixtures
Bronze Castings for Turntables
and Movable Bridges and for
Bearing and Expansion Plates Bronze Castings for Bridges
M 107 of Fixed Bridges and Turntables 1940 Discontinued 2011 Replaced by ASTM B22
Rolled Copper-Alloy Bearing Wrought Copper-Alloy Bearing
and Expansion Plates for and Expansion Plates and
Bridge and Other Structural Sheets for Bridge and Other Replaced by ASTM
M 108 Use Structural Use 1940 Discontinued 2011 B100
Lake Copper Wire Bars, Lake Copper Wire Bars,
Cakes, Slabs, Billets, Ingots, Cakes, Slabs, Billets, Ingots,
M 109 and Ingot Bars and Ingot Bars 1935 Discontinued 1950
Electrolytic Copper Wire Bars, Electrolytic Copper Wire Bars,
Cakes, Slabs, Billets, Ingots, Cakes, Slabs, Billets, Ingots,
M 110 and Ingot Bars and Ingot Bars 1935 Discontinued 1950
Zinc (Hot-Galvanized Coatings
on Structural Steel Shapes, Zinc (Hot-Dip Galvanized) Replaced by dual-unit
Plates and Bars, and Their Coatings on Iron and Steel standard M 111M/M
M 111 Products Products 1935 Converted 1999 111