Paving Bitumen EM Series

ExxonMobil asphalt , Netherlands

PENETRATION GRADED BITUMEN PRODUCTS - NETHERLAND

Product Description

Paving Bitumen EM are penetration graded bitumen products derived from specially selected crude oils via carefully controlled refining processes.

The quality of ExxonMobil products is assured for every delivery. They are produced and controlled according to the ExxonMobil Global Product Integrity Management System, EN ISO 9000 or equivalent standard.

 

Applications

Paving Bitumen EM grades are recommended for road construction. If other applications are considered, then users should conduct appropriate testing before use.

 

Properties & Specifications

Paving Bitumen EM grades meet both the NEN EN 12591:2009 specifications requirements:

Paving Bitumen grades     35/50 EM 40/60 EM 50/70 EM 70/100 EM 100/150 EM 160/220 EM
Property Unit Test Method            
Penetration at 25°C x 0.1 mm EN 1426 35-50 40-60 50-70 70-100 100-150 160-220
Softening point °C EN 1427 50-58 48-56 46-54 43-51 39-47 35-43
Flash point (min) °C ISO 2592 240 230 230 230 230 220
Solubility in toluene (min) % (m/m) EN 12592 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0
Kinematic viscosity at 135°C (min) mm²/s EN 12595 370 325 295 230 175 135
Fraass breaking point (max) °C EN 12593 -5 -7 -8 -10 -12 -15

 

Resistance to hardening: Rolling Thin Film Oven Tests at 163 °C (EN 12607-1)

Change of mass (max) +/- % EN 12607-1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.0
Retained penetration (min) % EN 1426 53 50 50 46 43 37
Increase in softening point - Severity 1 (max) °C EN 1427 8 9 9 9 10 11

Both the NEN EN 12591 specifications may be subject to change.

Paving Bitumen EM grades delivered in Netherland meet only the Dutch NEN EN 12591 specifications.

 

Health & Safety

Health and Safety recommendations for this product can be found on the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) @ http://www.msds.exxonmobil.com/psims/psims.aspx

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07-2020

Further Information

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