Bitumen 10/20 is a type of penetration grade bitumen that is produced by the non-destructive refining of crude oil during petroleum refining.
Bitumen 10/20 ensures long-term savings as it allows for a thinner pavement design, which uses up to 30 % less asphalt than traditional designs, while ensuring extended pavement life. Its penetration grade is between 10 to 20 and its softening point is between 58 to 78°C. It is a commonly used paving grade bitumen as it is suitable for road constructions and repairs and also for the production of asphalt pavements. This grade of bitumen is also mainly used in the manufacture of hot mix asphalts.
Bitumen 10/20 is mainly used for road constructions and repairs. It is also used for hot mixed asphalt because of the properties of very strong viscosity compared to other grade. Bitumen babaei’s bitumen 10/20 is fully qualified and guaranteed through the expertise of our international inspectors to ensure the quality meets the industry standards. Bitumen babaei’s bitumen is guaranteed to meet the international standard of ASTM.
Using bitumen 10/20 in modern asphalt: Bitumen 10/20 ensures long-term savings because it allows for a thinner pavement design, which uses up to 30% less asphalt than traditional designs, while ensuring extended pavement life.ATDM exporting bitumen 10/20 its penetration hard grade and softening between 10 to 20.ADTM bitumen 10/20 is hard penetration grade bitumen using as paving grade bitumen suitable for road construction and repair also for the production of asphalt pavements with below technical specification. This grade of bitumen is mainly used in the manufacture of hot mix asphalt for bases and wearing courses.
Softening point and penetration of bitumen 10/20: Penetration grade bitumen supplied by ATDM is pure petroleum grade bitumen, manufactured from vacuum bottom by passing hot air. The bitumen supplied by ATDM is produced from remain of crude oil after cracking and removing hydrocarbon. Penetration grade bitumen 10/20 has penetration between 10~20 desi-millimeter and softening point between 58 ~ 66 c. The penetration grade bitumen 10/20 has a thermoplastic property which is like as synthetic resin material which gets softer with heating and hardens when cooled. This grade of bitumen 10/20 has very strong viscosity compare to other grades.
Guaranty|warranty of bitumen 10/20: ATDM guaranty the quality of bitumen 10/20 with arrangement of international inspector to check quality and quantity of the bitumen during the loading to vessel and controlling the production by QC by batch test report before shipping. ATDM guaranty the quality to meet with ASTM/EN 12591.
Bitumen 10/20 |
Test method |
Unit |
Specification |
| Specific gravity @ 25°C | ASTM D70 | kg/cm³ | Specific gravity @ 25°C |
| Penetration @ 25°C, 100 gm, 5 Sec | ASTM D5 | mm/10 | Penetration @ 25°C, 100 gm, 5 Sec |
| Softening point, ring & Ball | ASTM D36 | C° | Softening point, ring & Ball |
| Ductility @25°C, afther TFOT | ASTM D113 | cm | Ductility @25°C, afther TFOT |
| Loss on heating | ASTM D6 | wt % | Loss on heating |
| Drop in penetration after heating | ASTM D5 & D6 | % | Drop in penetration after heating |
| Flash point Cleveland open cuo | ASTM D92 | C° | Flash point Cleveland open cuo |
| Solubility in CS2 | ASTM D4 | wt % | Solubility in CS2 |
| Organic Matter Insoluble in CS2 | ASTM D4 | wt % | Organic Matter Insoluble in CS2 |
| Spot test | AASHOT 102 | – | Spot test |
