Home Cutback
Produced by blending bitumen with solvents, cutback bitumen offers a range of curing times, making it suitable for various weather conditions and application methods. It is commonly used in road maintenance and surface treatments.
Property | MC-30 | MC-70 | MC-800 | MC-3000 | Test Method | |
MIN – MAX | MIN – MAX | MIN – MAX | MIN – MAX | MIN – MAX | ||
Kinematic viscosity at 60°Cmm2/s | 30 – 60 | 70 – 140 | 250 – 500 | 800 – 1600 | 3000 – 6000 | ASTM D2170 |
Flash Point (Tag Open-Cup), °C | 38 – xx | 38 – xx | 66 – xx | 66 – xx | 66 – xx | ASTM D3143 |
Distillate test: Distillate, volume percent of total Distillate to 360°C | ||||||
To 225°C | xx – 35 | xx – 25 | xx – 20 | xx – xx | xx – xx | ASTM D402 |
To 260°C | 30 – 75 | 10 – 70 | 5 – 55 | xx – 40 | xx – 15 | ASTM D402 |
To 316°C | 75 – 95 | 65 – 93 | 60 – 90 | 45 – 85 | 15 – 75 | ASTM D402 |
Residue from distillation to 360°C,percent volume by difference | 50 – xx | 55 – xx | 67 – xx | 75 – xx | 80 – xx | ASTM D402 |
Tests on residue from distillation | ||||||
Viscosity at 60 °C | 30 – 120 | 30 – 120 | 30 – 120 | 30 – 120 | 30 – 120 | ASTM D2170 |
Penetration at 25 °C | 120 – 300 | 120 – 300 | 120 – 300 | 120 – 300 | 120 – 300 | ASTM D5 |
Ductility at 25°C | 100 – xx | 100 – xx | 100 – xx | 100 – xx | 100 – xx | ASTM D113 |
Solubility in trichloroethylene, % | 99 – xx | 99 – xx | 99 – xx | 99 – xx | 99 – xx | ASTM D2042 |
Water,% | xx – 0.2 | xx – 0.2 | xx – 0.2 | xx – 0.2 | xx – 0.2 | ASTM D95 |