Paving Grade Bitumen Specifications for Grades From 20 x 0, 1 mm to 220 x 0, 1 Penetration - EN 1259

Properties Applying to all Paving Grade Bitumen Listed in This Table

Property	Unit	20/30	30/45	35/50	40/60	50/70	70/100	100/150	160/220
Penetration at 25ºC	0, 1mm	20 – 30	30 – 45	35 – 50	40 – 60	50 – 70	70 – 100	100 – 150	160 - 220
Softening point	ºC	55 – 63	52 – 60	50 – 58	48 – 56	46 – 54	43 – 51	39 – 47	35 - 43
Resistance to hardening at 163ºC
Retained penetration	%	≤ 55	≤ 53	≤ 53	≤ 50	≤ 50	≤ 46	≤ 43	≤ 37
Increase in softening point, -Severity 1 or Increase in softening point, - *Severity 2 ª*	ºC ºC	≤ 8 or ≤ 10	≤ 8 or ≤ 11	≤ 8 or ≤ 11	≤ 9 or ≤ 11	≤ 9 or ≤ 11	≤ 9 or ≤ 11	≤ 10 or ≤ 12	≤ 11 or ≤ 12
Change of mass ^b (absolute value)	%	≤ 0,5	≤ 0,5	≤ 0,5	≤ 0,5	≤ 0,5	≤ 0,8	≤ 0,8	≤ 1,0
Flash point	ºC	≤ 240	≤ 240	≤ 240	≤ 230	≤ 230	≤ 230	≤ 230	≤ 220
Solubility	%	≤ 99,0	≤ 99,0	≤ 99,0	≤ 99,0	≤ 99,0	≤ 99,0	≤ 99,0	≤ 99,0