Bitumen penetration grade 60/70 means the penetration value
is in the range 60 to 70 at standard test conditions which
commonly
used as a Paving Grade. Bitumen is applicable for the
production of hot mix asphalt for bases and pavements and
for road
construction. Penetration Grade Bitumen supplied by Tavoil
Company This bitumen is produced through aeration on vacuum
bottom (the
raw material used for making bitumen left in vacuum
distillation column in oil refineries) in bitumen
production units. Its
penetration grade ( the measure of bitumen hardness) is
between 60 to 70. Bitumen is specified by the penetration
and softening
point test. Designing is by penetration range only. The
penetration grade bitumen has a thermoplastic property
which causes the
material to soften at high temperatures and to harden at
lower temperatures. This unique temperature-viscosity
relationship is
important when determining the performance parameters such
as the adhesion, rheology, durability and application
temperatures of
bitumen.
The Bitumen mode is dependent on temperature. The
temperature-vs-stiffness relationship of bitumen is
dependent on the type of
crude oil and its refining method. Bitumen penetration
grade 60/70 is semi-hard penetration grade bitumen used as
a paving grade
bitumen which is suitable for road construction and repair.
It is also used for the production of asphalt pavements
with the below
technical specification. This grade of bitumen is mainly
used in the manufacturing of hot mix asphalt for bases and
wearing
courses. Bitumen 60/70 is one of the most used bitumen
grades and it’s a basic material for all other bituminous
products.
Penetration determines the hardness of bitumen by measuring
the depth to which a standard loaded the needle will
vertically
penetrate in 5 seconds, in a sample of bitumen maintained
at a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius.
Bitumen Penetration grade 60/70
Applications
Bitumen 60/70 is suitable for road
construction and for the asphalt pavements with superior
properties. This type of bitumen used
in the manufacture of hot mix asphalt for bases and wearing
courses and the main usage of this product is used in the
road in mild
regions. The bitumen is provided during the presses of
oxidation of vacuum bottom in bitumen production units. Due
to its medium
air blowing and penetration, it is used in mild
areas.