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Shalechem can different types of bitumen in compliance with international standards (ASTM-D3381, AASHTO-M226, EN.) Oxidized Bitumen: Index Standard Oxidized Bitumen Grade 75/30 85/25 85/40 95/25 105/35 115/15 Softening Point Temperature( C) ASTM D36 75±5 85±5 85±5 95±5 105±5 115±5 Penetration at 25 C (dmm) ASTM D5 30±5 25±5 40±5 25±5 35±5 15±5 Thermal Loss Percentage ASTM D1754 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 Solubility in trichloroethylece ASTM D2042 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 Penetration Grade: Test Method 30-40 40-50 60-70 85-100 110-120 Density ASTM D-7 1/01-1/06 1/01-1/06 1/01-1/06 1/01-1/05 1/01-1/04 Pentration Rate at 25 C, 10/mm ASTM D-5 30-40 40-50 60-70 85-100 100-120 Softening Point C ASTM D-36 55-63 52-60 49-56 45-52 42-49 Ductility at 25 C(cm)-min ASTM D-113 100 100 100 100 100 Flash Point C-min ASTM D-92 250 250 250 250 250 Solubility in Disulfide %wt-max ASTM D-4 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 Stain Test AASHTO T 102 Negative - - - - Weight Loss by heating %wt-max ASTM D-6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Penetration Loss by Heating %-max ASTM D-6-D-5 20 20 20 20 20 Penetration Loss by Heating %-max ASTM D-6-D-5 20 20 20 20 20 Bitumen Penetration Grade 10/20, 40/50, 50/70, 60/70, 80/100, 85/100, 160/220: Penetration grade Bitumen usually used as a Paving Grade Bitumen suitable for road construction and for the production of asphalt pavements with superior properties. Penetration Grade Bitumen supplied by Shalechem is petroleum grade bitumen, manufactured from fractional / vacuum distillation of crude oil. The Bitumen supplied by Shalechem Gis produced from vacuum residue (short residue) feedstock. Penetration Grade Bitumen is specified by the penetration and softening point test. Designation is by penetration range only. The penetration grade bitumen have a thermoplastic property which causes the material to soften at high temperatures and to harden at lower temperatures. This unique temperature/viscosity relationship is important when determining the performance parameters such as the adhesion, rheology, durability and application temperatures of bitumen. Grade 10/20 Grade 40/50 Grade 60/70 Grade 85/100 PROCESS: Ultra High Air Blowing. APPLICATION: Used for road construction in warm areas. PROCESS: High Air Blowing. APPLICATION: Used for road construction in tropical areas. PROCESS: Moderate Air Blowing. APPLICATION: Used for road construction in mild areas. PROCESS: Relatively low air blowing. APPLICATION: Used for road construction in Cold areas. Grade 160/220 PROCESS: Low air blowing. APPLICATION: Used for road construction in very cold areas.
Bitumen Grade 40/50 Bitumen Grade 85/100 Specific Gravity at 25 C ASTM D70 C 1.01 1.05 Penetration at 25 C, 100g, 5s ASTM D5 mm 40 50 Softening Point ASTM D36 C 52 60 Loss on heating ASTM D6 % - 0.5 Drop in penetration after heating ASTM D5 % - 20 Flash point ASTM D92 C 250 - Solubility in Trichloroethylene ASTM D2042 % 99.5 - Bitumen Grade 50/70 Specific Gravity at 25 C ASTM D70 C 1.01 1.06 Penetration at 25 C, 100g, 5s ASTM D5 mm 85 100 Softening Point ASTM D36 C 42 52 Loss on heating ASTM D6 % - 0.5 Drop in penetration after heating ASTM D5 % - 20 Flash point ASTM D92 C 225 - Solubility in Trichloroethylene ASTM D2042 % 99 - Wax Content DIN 52015 % - 2.5 Spot Test AASHTO T-102 Negtive - Penetration -25 C, 100g, 5s EN 1426 mm 50 70 Softening Point (Ring&Ball) EN 1427 C 46 54 Kinematic Viscosity@135 C EN 12595 mm2/s 295 - Penetration Index EN 12591 - -1,5 +0,7 Solubility with toluene or Xylene EN12592 % 99 - Flash point (Cleveland Open) EN ISO 2592 C 230 - Bitumen Grade 60/70 Specific Gravity at 25 C ASTM D70 C 1.01 1.06 Penetration at 25 C, 100g, 5s ASTM D5 mm 60 70 Softening Point ASTM D36 C 49 56 Loss on heating ASTM D6 % - 0.2 Drop in penetration after heating ASTM D5 % - 20 Flash point ASTM D92 C 250 - Solubility in Trichloroethylene ASTM D2042 % 99 - Bitumen Grade 80/100 Specific Gravity at 25 C ASTM D70 C 1.01 1.05 Penetration at 25 C ASTM D5 mm 80 100 Softening Point ASTM D36 C 42 52 Loss on heating ASTM D6 % 0.5 - Flash point ASTM D92 C 22 5 - Solubility in Trichloroethylene ASTM D2042 % 99 -
Bitumen Viscosity Grade VG-10, VG-20, VG-30 & VG-40: Bitumen Viscosity Grades is used for engineering and construction purposes and for the production of asphalt pavements with superior properties. VG-10 BITUMEN: VG-10 is widely used in spraying applications such as surface dressing and paving in very cold climate in lieu of old 80/100 Penetration grade. It is also used to manufacture Bitumen Emulsion and Modified Bitumen products. VG-20 BITUMEN: VG-20 is used for paving in cold climate & high altitude regions VG-30 BITUMEN: VG-30 is primarily used to construct extra heavy duty Bitumen pavements that need to endure substantial traffic loads. It can be used in lieu of 60/70 Penetration grade. VG-40 BITUMEN: VG-40 is used in highly stressed areas such as intersections, near toll booths and truck parking lots in lieu of old 30/40 Penetration grade. Due to its higher viscosity, stiffer Bitumen mixes can be produced to improve resistance to shoving and other problems associated with higher temperature and heavy traffic loads. BITUMEN (VISCOSITY GRADES) TEST BIS METHOD SPECIFICATION VG10 VG20 VG30 VG40 Absolute Viscosity at 60 C, Poises 1206 (Part 2) Min. 800 Min. 1600 Min. 2400 Min.3200 Kinematic Viscosityat 135 C, cst 1206 (Part 3) Min. 250 Min. 300 Min. 350 Min. 400 Flash Point (Cleveland Open Cup,) C 1209 Min. 220 Min. 220 Min. 220 Min. 220 Solubility in trichloroethylene, % 1206 Min. 99 Min. 99 Min. 99 Min. 99 Softening Point.(R&B), C 1205 Min. 40 Min. 45 Min. 47 Min. 50 Penetration @ 25 C, 0.1 mm 100 gm, 5 sec. 1203 80-100 60-80 50-70 40-60 Testson residue from thin film oven tests/rtfot i) Viscosity ratio at 60 C 1206 (Part 2) Max. 4.0 Max. 4.0 Max. 4.0 Max. 4.0 i) Ductility at 25 C,cm, after thin-film oven test 1208 Min. 75 Min. 50 Min. 40 Min. 25 Specific Gravity @ 27/27 C 1202 Min. 0.99 Min. 0.99 Min. 0.99 Min. 0.99 Conforms to BIS (IS 73:2006) Specifications Bitumen Viscosity Grade VG-10, VG-20, VG-30 & VG-40 It should be noted that the following tests and requirements given in the former penetration-graded Bitumen Specifications IS 73:1992 (Table 1) are not there in there commended viscosity-graded specifications in Table 2, because they are simply redundant and unnecessary owing to the following reasons: Softening Point: The softening point is an empirical test, which was used in the past to control high temperature performance of the bitumen. With the viscosity grading at 60 C, the softening point has become redundant. Penetration Ratio: The penetration ratio requirement was used in the past to control temperature susceptibility (slope of temperaturestiffness line) of bitumen. With a minimum penetration requirement at 25 C, a viscosity range at 60 C, and a minimum viscosity at 135 (as shown in Figure 4) the temperature susceptibility of the bitumen is adequately controlled. Therefore, the penetration ratio has become redundant. Paraffin Wax Content: The presence of excessive paraffin in the bitumen makes it highly temperature susceptible (low stiffness at high temperatures and high stiffness at low temperatures). For the reasons mentioned previously for penetration ratio, this test isnow redundant and unnecessary for viscosity-graded bitumens. The viscosity-graded bitumens preclude bitumens with excessive paraffin wax because those bitumens will not satisfy viscosity requirements at both 60 C and 135 C. Fraass Breaking Point: The empirical Fraass breaking point has significance in controlling thermal cracking in very cold climate countries such as those in Europe. Itis not relevant or necessary in most of India. Moreover, highly temperature susceptible bitumens are likely to fail the Fraass breaking test. Since the temperature susceptibility is controlled in the viscosity-graded bitumen specifications, the Fraass breaking point test is redundant now. Therefore, the adoption of viscosity graded bitumen specification will reduce the total number of tests to 8 only compared to penetration graded bitumen specification, which used 14 tests. This will reduce the time and cost of testing bitumen without compromising its quality. It would have been ideal to adopt a truly, time-tested specification for viscosity graded paving bitumen in India similar to ASTM. However, deliberations in Sectional Committee PCD 6 of the Bureau of Indian Standards resulted in some adjustments in the adopted specification (as given in Table 3), which came into effect in July 2006. Some adjustments were made to facilitate the transition from penetration grades to viscosity grades. It is hoped as suppliers and user agencies get more acquainted with the viscosity grading system, these specifications will be fine tuned and made more rational in the near future. Viscosity Grade: Technical Specifications of Pure Bitumen Based on Viscosity at 60 oc (AASHTO-M226) TEST AC-2/5 AC-5 AC-10 AC-20 AC-30 AC-40 Viscosity at 60C-P 250±50 500±100 1000±200 2000±400 3000±600 4000±800 Viscosity at 135 C 125 175 250 300 350 400 Penetration at 25C,100 grams,5seconds/min 220 140 80 60 50 40 Flash point, Cleveland open cup-min 163 177 219 232 232 232 Solubility in trichloroethylene 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 Test on the residue of thin bitumen layer Heating loss - 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Viscosity at 60C-P 1000 2000 4000 8000 12000 16000 Ductility at 25C,(cm)-min 100 100 75 50 40 25 Stain Test Naphtha Solvent Negative Naphta-Xylene Solvent,Xylene Percentage Negative Naphta-Xylene Solvent,Xylene Percentage Negative Cut-Back: Rapid-Curing (RC) I Medium-Curing (MC) I Slow-Curing (SC) TEST Method MC-250 Kinematic Viscosity at 60 C ASTM D-2170 250-500 Penetration at 25 C, mm/10 ASTM D-5 120-250 Ductility at 25 C, cm ASTM D-113 100 min Flash Point (TOC), C ASTM D-3143 250 min Solubility in Trichloroethylene, %wt ASTM D-2042 99 min Water Content, %wt ASTM D-95 0.2 max Distillation at 225 C, vol% - 10 max Distillation at 260 C, vol% - 15-55 Distillation at 316 C, vol% - 60-87 Residue from distillation at 360 C, vol% - 67 min *If the ductility is less than 100 at 25 C, the material will be accepted if its ductility at 15.6 oc is more than 100 cm at a pull rate of 5 cm/min.
TYPES OF PACKING: Shalechem can supply products in drums or bags (Bituplast) in terms of protecting the quality and quantity of delivered products and also facilitating the transportation. Drum: The barrel is made of cold-rolled steel. In order to protect the barrel against corrosion, it is coated with rustproof high glass black painting. The barrel is made in a frilled form to be more resistant. Here are the technical specifications of this packaging: Bituplast: The packaging has two layers. Efforts have been made so that the interior layer would not influence the specifications of the final product and it will even improve the properties. The exterior layer has been designed so as to resolve problems of solidity, road transportation and long-term preservation of bitumen. Here are the technical specifications of this packaging: Technical Specification of Bituplast New Steel Drum Specification 180 KG Net Filling Capacity 40 Kg Plate thickness (Body) 0.6 cm Plate Thickness (Top & Bottom) 0.6 cm LID Hole Position Center LID Hole Diameter 20 cm Net Filling Capacity 182 ± 2.5 Kg Empty Drum Weight 9.5 ± 0.2 Kg Height 98 cm Diameter 50 ± 2 cm Color Black Baked Color Each trailer can carry 115 non-palletized and 90 palletized barrels. Each 20-foot container can accommodate 110 nonpalletized and 80 palletized barrels. Each 40-foot container can accommodate 150 nonpalletized and 137 palletized barrels. Package Height Package Wide Type of Bitumen: various types of Bitumen and Modified Bitumen The Palletized box weight: 1.000 Kg 90 cm 43 cm The number of packages in every palletized box: 25-30 Each trailer can carry 500-600 non-palletized & 540 palletized packages Each 20ft container can accommodate 500 non-palletized and 430 palletized packages Each 40ft container can accommodate 600 non-palletized and 490-500 palletized packages High Temperature Performance Low Temperature Performance PG 46-46, -40,-34 PG 56-46, -40, -34, -28, -22,-16,-10 PG 58-40, -34, -28, -22, -16, -10 PG 64-40, -34, -28, -22, -16, -10 PG 70-40, -34, -28, -22, -16, -10 PG 76-34, -28, -22, -16, -10 PG 82-10,-16,-22,-28-34 Modified Bitumen: Performance Grade (PG): Polymer Modified Bitumen Modified Bitumen with other additivesrubber (CRMBs) RS MS SS RS-1 MS-1 SS-1 RS-2 MS-2 SS-1h HFRS-2 Emulsion Bitumen: Anionic & Cationic Emulsion Anionic Emulsions MS-2h HFMS-1 HFMS-2 HFMS-2h HFMS-s Cationic Emulsions CRS CMS CSS CRS-1 CMS-1 CSS-1 CRS-2 CMS-2h CSS-1h
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET BITUMEN Road Construction 1. Identification of substance and supplier Substance/preparation: Bitumen SUPPLIER/MANUFACTURER: SHALECHEM GENERAL TRADING LLC Mozna Building, Office No: 211, Al Qusais. P O Box: 19487, Dubai - UAE; Tel: + 971 4 2837430, Fax: +971 4 2837431 E-Mail: sales@shalechem.com, www.shalechem.com Hazard Information 2. Composition/information on ingredients: The product contains no dangerous substances according to EC Directive 67/548/EEC and further modifications and adaptations pointed out in this publication. 3. Hazardous identification: Inhalation of vapour mist can cause headache, nausea, irritation of nose & lungs. Eye Contact with material can cause slight irritation. Prolonged or repeated skin contact can cause slight skin irritation Precautions 7. Storage & handling Storage: Store in unopened containers Storage temperature limits are 1 deg C to 50 deg C. Handling: Avoid prolonged skin contact, avoid contact with eyes. Take usual hygiene measures Ensure adequate ventilation. 8. Exposure controls/personal protection Personal protective equipment: a. Respiratory protection: Use breathing apparatus in case of inhaling vapors for a long-time b. Hand & skin protection: Avoid skin contact by wearing protective clothing, for example waterproof gloves, overalls and boots. Change heavily contaminated clothing as soon as possible and launder before re-use c. Eye protection: Wear waterproof protective glasses. Emergency Action 4. First aid measures Eye contact: If the substance has entered the eyes then irrigate with emergency eye wash solution (if available) or clean water for up to 15 minutes. Seek medical attention. Skin contact: Remove contamination with proprietary skin cleaner, followed by washing with soap and water. If irritation persists seek medical attention. Ingestion: If swallowed seek medical advice immediately. Do not induce vomiting. Inhalation: If inhalation occurs, move the patient into fresh air. Keep warm and at rest. 5. Firefighting measures: There are no risks of fire or explosion as the products identified are non-combustible. The product is non-flammable but it can cause dangerous fumes if there is a fire. If necessary wear breathing apparatus. 6. Accidental release measures: Avoid skin contact, wear suitable protective equipment (see 8.1). Cleaning up: Extinguish sources of heat and fire. Cover leaks with absorbent material such as sand. Disperse left-over material with water or foam spray, do not use vacuum. Environmental measures: Prevent from entering drains, sewers or water courses. Product Information 9. Physical & chemical properties: FORM Solid ODOUR Characteristic SOLUBILITY IN WATER Dilutable BOILING POINT/ BOILING RANGE > 50 C MELTING POINT/ MELTING RANGE > 100 C FLASH POINT N/A OXIDISING PROPERTIES N/A COLOUR Black SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.00 FLAMMABILITY & AUTO FLAMMABILITY N/A VAPOUR PRESSURE N/A 10. Stability & reactivity: The product is stable in normal usage & storage conditions at environmental temperatures. Thermal decomposition or burning may release oxides of carbon and other toxic gases or vapours. 11. Toxicological information: See 10. 12. Ecological information: There are no known Eco Toxic effects in the existing patterns of production, handling, storage and use. 13. Disposal considerations: Coagulate the dispersion by the stepwise addition of ferric chloride & lime. Remove the clear supernatant and flush to a chemical sewer. Incinerate liquid and contaminated solids in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations. Additional Information 14. Transport information: Not hazardous Classification for conveyance - not required. Goods are None DG as per IATA regulations. 15. Regulatory information: EEC: This product satisfies all the requirements of the European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances_ (EINECS). This product is not HAZARDOUS ACCORDING TO EEC Directives 67/548/EEC and 88/379/EEC 16. Legislation & other information Health & Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Amendment) Regulations 2004 Environmental Protection Act 1990 HSE Guidance Note EH40 (Workplace Exposure Limits) Any authorised manual on First Aid by St.John's/St. Andrews/ Red Cross. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended) Data Sheet prepared in accordance with the Safety Data Sheets Directive (91/155/EEC, as amended by Directives 93/122/EC and 2001/58/EC). Important Notes: All information is based on results gained from experience and test and is believed to be accurate, but is given without acceptance of liability for loss or damage attributable to reliance thereon, as conditions of use lie outside our control. Users should always carry tests to establish the suitability of any products for their intended application. No statements shall be incorporated in any contract unless expressively agreed in writing or construed as recommending the use of any product in conflict of any patent. All goods are supplied subject to SHALECHEM GENERAL TRADING LLC's Standard Conditions of Sale, copies of which are available upon request.
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