1 AS 1774.

5—2001

TM
Australian Standard
Refractories and refractory materials—
AS 1774.5

Physical test methods

Method 5: The determination of density, porosity

and water absorption

PREFACE
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This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee MN-007, Refractories
and Refractory Materials as a revision of AS 1774.5—1989. The objective of this revision
is to correct the procedure clause.
The term ‘informative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the
appendix to which is applies. An ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and
guidance.

METHOD

1 SCOPE
This Standard sets out the evacuation method and the boiling water method for determining
the following properties of a refractory:
(a) Bulk density.
(b) Apparent solid density.
(c) Apparent porosity.
(d) Water absorption.
The evacuation method is applicable to all refractories. The boiling water method is
applicable only to refractories that are unaffected by boiling water and should not be used
where the resistance to boiling water is in doubt.
In addition, it sets out a method for determining bulk density by direct measurement of
mass and volume and provides equations from which, after determining true density by
AS 1774.6, the following may be calculated:
(i) True porosity.
(ii) Sealed porosity.

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