Product description
Bitumen for road paving and asphalt applications.
Bitumen PEN 40/60 is a standard penetration grade bitumen usually used in road construction for the construction of conventional pavements built with hot asphalt. Bitumen PEN 40/60 is mainly used in asphalt plants for the continuous and discontinuous production of base mixes present in the foundation layers (road base asphalt) as in the surface layers (bituminous concrete, thin coated or draining asphalt mixes).
Bitumens PEN 40/60 is also used in plant as base for the production of Polymer Modified Bitumen, fluxed bitumen or emulsions.
Bitumen PEN 40/60 is manufactured in refinery from fractional distillation of crude oil specially selected for bitumen applications and certified by an external laboratory all along the supply chain.
As all the Penetration Grade bitumen, Bitumen PEN 40/60 is designated by its penetration range and specified by the penetration and softening point test.
Product characteristics
Rubis Asphalt NWE guarantees that this product supplied from its terminals is produced and stored in compliance with the applicable European standard and meets the specification requirements below.
Viscosity figures
Kinematic viscosity @ 135°CEN 12595
Min 325 mm²/s
Dynamic viscosity @ 60°CEN 12596
Min 175 Pa.s
Density & temperatures
Relative density at 25°CEN 15326
1.025
Density relative to coating temperature
0.943
Coating temperature
145-160 °C
Storage temperature
140-155 °C
Extended storage temperature (> 7 days)
< 125 °C
Compaction temperature
125-145 °C
Technical details
Resistance to hardening @ 163°C (after RTFOT)
Change in mass
-0.5 to +0.5 %
Retained penetration; minimum
> 50 %
Increase of softening point
Max 9 °C
Important information
The information contained in this page are intended as a general guide only and are not exhaustive.
RUBIS ASPHALT NORTH WEST EUROPE disclaims any responsibility for misapplication of its products or any liability on the results and performances obtained.
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