Medium Curing Cutback Bitumen (MC):
Cutback Bitumen Medium Curing (MC) is simply a combination of asphalt cement and petroleum solvent.
Medium Curing is the most common category in cutback bitumen.
Hiwa Oil Co, supplying pure quality Cutback Bitumen Medium Curing (MC) in five grades of MC-30, MC-70, MC-250, MC-800, and MC-3000, according to the following specifications.
Guaranty and safety of Medium Curing Cutback Bitumen (MC):
Hiwa Oil Co, guaranty the quality of Medium Curing Cutback Bitumen (MC), while inspecting by international inspection companies, the both quality and quantity of Medium Curing Cutback Bitumen (MC), at loading port before loading and completing containers stuffing. The Medium Curing Cutback Bitumen (MC) also has its own prove of product quality of each batches by QC, while producing in refinery and before shipping. Hiwa Oil Co, guarantees the quality which meet with ASTM, according to following specification.
Specification of Medium Curing Cutback Bitumen (MC):
Specification |
Test method |
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MC-30 MC70 MC-250 MC-800 MC-3000 | ||
Kinematic viscosity at 60°C [140°F], mm2/s | 30-60 70-140 250-500 800-1600 3000-6000 | ASTM D2170 |
Flash Point (Tag open-cup), °C [°F] | 38[100] 38[100] 66[150] 66[150] 66[150] min min min min min | ASTM D3143 |
Distillation test: |
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To 225°C [437°F] | 35 max 25 max 20 max -/- -/- | ASTM D402 |
To 260°C [500°F] | 30-75 10-70 5-55 40 max 40 max | ASTM D402 |
To 316°C [600°F] | 75-95 65-93 60-90 45-85 15-75 | ASTM D402 |
Residue from distillation to 360°C [680°F], percent volume by difference | 50 min 55 min 67 min 75 min 80 min | ASTM D402 |
Tests on residue from distillation: | ||
Penetration at 25°C | 120-300 120-300 120-300 120-250 120-250 | ASTM D5 |
Ductility at 25°C [77°F], cm | 100 min 100 min 100 min 100 min 100 min | ASTM D113 |
Solubility in trichloroethylene, % | 99.0 min 99.0 min 99.0 min 99.0 min 99.0 min | ASTM D2042 |
Water, % | 0.2 max 0.2 max 0.2 max 0.2 max 0.2 max | ASTM D95 |