Penetration Grade Bitumen is commonly used in road construction, surfacing and some industrial applications. Additional processing of this type of Bitumen yields various grades of Bitumen products. The Penetration Test determines the hardness of Bitumen by measuring the depth ( in tenths of a mm) to which a standard, and loaded needle will vertically penetrate in 5 seconds, a sample of Bitumen maintained at a temperature of 25°C. Hence the softer the bitumen, the greater will be its number of penetration units. Bitumen Grade 100/120 is commonly used to manufacture Asphalt Mixes, Cut-back Bitumen, Bitumen Emulsions and Modified Bitumen. Penetration Bitumen Grade 100/120 is derived from specially selected crude oils through a controlled refining process.
Bitumen 100/120 is a standard penetration grade. Bitumen usually used for road construction and for the production of asphalt companies, roof insulation companies and membrane sheet manufactures pavements with superior properties.
Bitumen Babaei s bitumen 100/120 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 ASTM standard.
Storage and Handling Recommendations: Store in unopened containers. Storage temperature limits 1°C – 50°C. For normal operations, such as blending and transferring liquid bitumen, temperatures of 42ºC – 49ºC above the minimum pumping temperature are recommended.
bitumen 100/120 |
Test method | Unit |
Specification |
| Specific gravity @ 25°C | ASTM D70 | kg/cm³ | 1.01-1.04 |
| Penetration @ 25°C, 100 gm, 5 Sec | ASTM D5 | mm/10 | 100-120 |
| Softening point, ring & Ball | ASTM D36 | C° | 42/49 |
| Ductility @25°C, afther TFOT | ASTM D113 | cm | 100 min |
| Loss on heating | ASTM D6 | wt % | 0.2 max |
| Drop in penetration after heating | ASTM D5 و D6 | % | 20 max |
| Flash point Cleveland open cuo | ASTM D92 | C° | 250 min |
| Solubility in CS2 | ASTM D4 | wt % | 99.5 max |
| Organic Matter Insoluble in CS2 | ASTM D4 | wt % | 0.5 max |
| Spot test | AASHOT 102 | – | Negative |
