Bitumen 80/100

Penetration Grade Bitumen 80/100 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 an mm) to which a standard and loaded needle will vertically penetrate in 5 seconds, a sample of Bitumen was maintained at a temperature of 25°C. Hence the softer the bitumen, the greater will be its number of penetration units. Bitumen Grade 80-100 is commonly used to manufacture Asphalt Mixes, Cut-back Bitumen, Bitumen Emulsions, and Modified Bitumen.