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Asphalt concrete is one type of the temperature sensitive mixtures, which is the most and broadest used pavement material in the world. Asphalt pavement suffers from the impact of temperature due to the temperature variation in different districts and environments. Facing temperature sensitivity, this paper uses Indirect Tensile Test (IDT) to analyze the tensile characters of asphalt mixture under different temperatures (-20°C, -10°C, 0°C, 15°C, 20°C, 45°C, and 60°C). The influence factors of temperature, loading rate, asphalt content, asphalt types, and mixtures gradation are evaluated. Piecewise linear model, logarithm linear model and S-logistic nonlinear model are applied to simulate the variation of flexural tensile characters with temperature change. Results show that temperature has significant influence on flexural tensile properties. Loading rates also has obvious influence on flexural tensile characteristics. With temperature changes, asphalt types have evident influence on mixture’s tensile characteristics, SBR modified asphalt has better performance at the lower temperature environment. Mixtures’ gradation has important effect on tensile strength and tensile strain as well, while due the similarity between two gradations, it is hard to precisely recommend which one is better. Asphalt content has evident influence on mixtures properties at the same temperature condition. Research results provide suggestions and applications for construction and performance of asphalt pavement. The results also indicate that IDT would be a practical option to evaluate the properties of asphalt mixture in all temperature ranges.