Industrial Fuels Products
Bitumen
Packed and Bulk
Bitumen is used for road construction, surfacing airfield runways and taxi tracks, hydraulic applications such as canal lining, river bank protection, dam construction and sea defenses.
It is also used in industrial applications like roofing, felt manufacture, printing inks, electrical cable, junction boxes, mastic for flooring, water proofing for terraces, duplex paper manufacture, etc. Bharat Petroleum markets Bitumen in three grades namely 30/40, 60/70, 80/100. The Bitumen is available in packed as well in bulk.
Specifications of various grades are mentioned below:
| Test |
BIS Method |
Specifications |
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30/40 |
60/70 |
80/100 |
| Specific Gravity 27/270 C |
1202 |
Min. 0.99 |
Min. 0.99 |
Min. 0.98 |
| Water % w |
1211 |
Max. 0.2 |
Max. 0.2 |
Max. 0.2 |
| Flash Point, (P-M.C.C.)0 C |
1209 (A) |
Min. 175 |
Min. 175 |
Min. 175 |
| Softening Point., 0 C |
1205 |
50 to 65 |
40 to 55 |
35 to 50 |
| Penetration @ 250 C, 0.1 mm 100 gm, 5 sec. |
1203 |
30 to40* |
60 to 70** |
80 to 100*** |
| Ductility @ 270 C, cm |
1208 |
Min. 50 |
Min. 75 |
Min. 75 |
| Loss on Heating, % w |
1212 |
Max. 1 |
Max. 1 |
Max. 1 |
| Penetration of Residue after heating (% of original) |
1212/1203 |
Min. 60 |
Min. 60 |
Min. 60 |
| Matter soluble in CS2, % w |
1216 |
Min. 99 |
Min. 99 |
Min. 99 |
| * |
Min. 32 Max. 40 |
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| ** |
Min. 63 Max. 70 |
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| * ** |
Min. 83 Max. 100 |
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Properties given above are typical. We try our best to make products to meet customer requirements. |