Liquid Bitumen
IRAN LIQUID BITUMEN (CUTBACK BITUMEN) SUPPLIER
LIQUID BITUMEN (CUTBACK BITUMEN) IS BITUMEN THAT IS DISSOLVED IN A SOLVENT. TYPICAL SOLVENTS INCLUDE NAPHTHA, GASOLINE AND KEROSENE, WHITE SPIRIT ETC. THE TYPE OF SOLVENT CONTROLS THE CURING TIME WHILE THE AMOUNT DETERMINES THE VISCOSITY OF THE LIQUID BITUMEN (CUTBACK BITUMEN).
CUTBACKS ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE CLASSIFICATIONS, RAPID-CURING (RC), MEDIUM-CURING (MC) AND SLOW-CURING (SC) DEPENDING ON THE SOLVENT USED. THEY ARE FURTHER DEFINED BY A NUMBER WHICH INDICATES THE MINIMUM KINEMATIC VISCOSITY (FLUIDITY) OF THE CUTBACK.
INTENDED USE OF LIQUID BITUMEN (CUTBACK)
CUTBACK BITUMEN ARE USED IN ASPHALT CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
PRIME SEALING
WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE TOO COOL FOR AN EFFECTIVE PRIMING OPERATION, OR WHERE TRAFFIC IS LIKELY TO UPSET A PRIMED SURFACE BEFORE THE FINAL SEAL CAN BE SPRAYED, A PRIMER SEAL CAN BE USED TO GIVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION OF THE PAVEMENT FOR PERIODS OF UP TO 6 TO 12 MONTHS. CUTBACK BITUMENS SUITABLE FOR PRIMER SEALING CAN ALSO BE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PRE-MIX ASPHALT, WHICH IS USED IN PATCH REPAIRS.
SPRAY SEALING
LIQUID BITUMEN (CUTBACK) ARE USED EXTENSIVELY IN SPRAYED SEALING APPLICATIONS, PARTICULARLY IN COOLER WEATHER WHERE THEY PROVIDE IMPROVED INITIAL STONE RETENTION DUE TO THEIR LOWER VISCOSITY. TYPICALLY, A SINGLE APPLICATION OF THE APPROPRIATE CUTBACK BITUMEN IS SPRAYED ONTO THE PRIMED PAVEMENT ONTO WHICH AGGREGATE IS LAID.
PRIME AND TACK COATING
THE PROCESS OF PRIMING INVOLVES APPLYING A LOW VISCOSITY BINDER TO A PREPARED BUT USUALLY UNBOUND AGGREGATE BASE. IT IS INTENDED TO BE ABSORBED BY THE TOP LAYERS OF THE BASE AND PROVIDE A SURFACE MORE EASILY ‘WETTED’ BY A SUBSEQUENT BITUMINOUS COVERING. THE PRIMER WILL BE ABLE TO CARRY TRAFFIC FOR A SHORT TIME (ALTHOUGH THIS PRACTICE IS UNCOMMON) AND HELP CONTROL DUST. GENERALLY, PRIMERS ARE APPLIED AT RATES BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1.4 L/M2. LIQUID BITUMEN (CUTBACK BITUMEN) SUITABLE FOR PRIMING ARE ALSO USED FOR TACK COATS, WHICH ARE APPLIED TO AN UNDERLYING SURFACE TO HELP WITH THE ADHESION OF SUBSEQUENT ASPHALT LAYER. A TYPICAL APPLICATION RATE IS BETWEEN 0.2 AND 0.4 L/M2.
