Penetration grade

Penetration Grade Bitumen is a petroleum-grade bitumen that is manufactured at different viscosities through fractional or vacuum distillation of crude oil.

“Ever Brilliant General Trading LLC.” Serves its client by providing both American Standard Category (Designated by Bitumen 10/20, 30/40,…etc.) and European standard Category (Designated by Bitumen 20/30, 30/45, 35/50, etc.).

We can provide the required bitumen based on particularities like: Penetration, Specific Gravity, Softening Point, Water Content, Ductility, Solubility, Loss on Heating, Flash Point, Fire Point, etc.

The supplied products adhere to the related standards published by entities like “European Committee for Standardization (CEN)” ,  “Deutsche Industrie Norm (DIN EN) “ ,  “Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR – NF EN)” ,  “BSI Standards – the UK’s National Standards Body (NSB – BS EN)” , “American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)” , “American Association of State Highway and Transportation O®cials (AASHTO)” , “ South African Standard Organization (SABS)” and  “Standards Australia (AS)” .

Applications of different grades of bitumen include: Roofing, Paving, Paint, Cable/Pipe Coating, Water/damp/Carpet Tile waterproofing, Soundproofing, Reservoir lining, etc.

Bitumen 10-20

Characteristics10-20Test Method
Kinematic Viscosity @ 100 ◦C, cSt8500D-2170
Flash Point, ◦C>340D-92
Penetration @ 25◦C, 0.1mm8-15D-5
Density @ 15◦C, Kg/M^31035D-1298
Softening Point, ◦C60D-36
Ducility @ 25◦C, cm>150D-113
Water Content, (wt %)<0.05D-95
Sulphur Content, (wt %)3.7D-2622

Bitumen 40-50

AnalysisUnitLimitTest Method
Specific Gravity @25°C-1.01 - 1.06%ASTM D70 or D3289
Penetration @25°C, 100gm, 5sec0.1MM40-50ASTM D5
Softening point, Ring & Ball˚C52-60ASTM D36
Ductility @ 25˚C, after TFOT, MinCM100ASTM D113
Loss on heating, Maxwt%0.2ASTM D6
Table Drop in penetration after heating, Max%20ASTM D5
Flash point, Min˚C250ASTM D92
Solubility in CS2, Minwt%99.5ASTM D4
Spot test-NegativeAASHOT102

Bitumen 50-70

AnalysisUnitLimitTest Method
Density @ 25˚Ckg/m^31010-1060ASTM D70 or D3289
Penetration @ 25 ˚Cmm/1050-70ASTM D5
Softening point˚C46 minASTM D36
Ductility @ 25˚Ccm100 minASTM D113
Loss on heatingwt%0.2 maxASTM D6
Drop in penetration after heating%20 maxASTM D5
Flash point˚C230 minASTM D92
Solubility in Trichloroethylenewt%99.0 minASTM D2042
Spot testNegativeAASHTO T102
Dynamic Viscosity @ 60 ˚CPa.S200(±)80ASTM D2171
Kinematic Viscosity @ 135 ˚CcSt300 minASTM D2170
Wax Content%2 maxDIN EN 12606-1
Retained Penetration after (T.F.O.T), %%52 minASTM D5
Viscosity @ 60 ˚CPa.S1000 maxASTM D2171
Ductility, (25˚C), 5cm/min, cm after TFOTcm50 min50 min

Bitumen 60-70

TESTTest MethodSpecification
Penetration @ 25°CASTM D560/70
Softening point °CASTM D3649/56
Ductility @25 °CASTM D113100min
Loss on heating (wt) %ASTM D60.2 max

Bitumen 80-100

TESTTest MethodSpecification
Penetration @ 25°CASTM D580/100
Softening point °CASTM D3642/50
Ductility @25 °CASTM D113100min
Loss on heating (wt) %ASTM D60.2 max

Bitumen 85-100

AnalysisUnitLimitTest Method
Density @ 25˚Ckg/m (3)1010-1050ASTM D70 or D3289
Penetration @ 25 ˚Cmm/1085-100ASTM D5
Softening point˚C42 minASTM D36
Ductility @ 25˚Ccm100 minASTM D113
Loss on heatingwt%0.5 maxASTM D6
Drop in penetration after heating%20 maxASTM D5
Flash point˚C230 minASTM D92
Solubility in Trichloroethylenewt%99.0 minASTM D2042
Spot testNegativeAASHTO T102
Dynamic Viscosity @ 60 ˚CPa.S100+20ASTM D2171
Kinematic Viscosity @ 135 ˚CcSt250 minASTM D2170
Wax Content%2 maxDIN EN 12606-1
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