Bitumen
Bitumen
Bitumen Viscosity Grade
Viscosity Grade Bitumen (Asphalt) is a Bitumen grade mostly used as a paving grade and it is suitable for road construction and for asphalt pavements producing premier attributes. VG Bitumen is usually used in the production of hot-mix asphalt. Bitumen Viscosity Grade is classified into VG–10, VG–20, VG–30, and VG–40. Viscosity Grade Bitumen is petroleum-grade bitumen produced from fractional vacuum bottom which comes from the distillation of crude oil where the appliance and behavior change according to its temperature. ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials, is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services. Some 12,575 ASTM voluntary consensus standards operate globally. It is specified by ASTM Standard D3381–09 and AASHTO M226–80 (2008). VG Bitumen specifications cover by Viscosity at 60 ºC (140 ºF).
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