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MC-250 Physical Specifications

Bitumen is mixed with petroleum distillates like kerosene to reduce its viscosity and allow it to penetrate pavements more easily at lower temperatures. The distillates evaporate after application, leaving the bitumen. Medium-curing (MC) bitumen is made by dissolving pure bitumen in kerosene. Cutback bitumen is classified based on viscosity and divided into rapid-curing (RC), medium-curing (MC), and slow-curing (SC) categories depending on what it is dissolved in. The table lists physical specifications for MC-250 cutback bitumen including viscosity, penetration, ductility, flash point, solubility, water content, and distillation characteristics.

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MC-250 Physical Specifications

Bitumen is mixed with petroleum distillates like kerosene to reduce its viscosity and allow it to penetrate pavements more easily at lower temperatures. The distillates evaporate after application, leaving the bitumen. Medium-curing (MC) bitumen is made by dissolving pure bitumen in kerosene. Cutback bitumen is classified based on viscosity and divided into rapid-curing (RC), medium-curing (MC), and slow-curing (SC) categories depending on what it is dissolved in. The table lists physical specifications for MC-250 cutback bitumen including viscosity, penetration, ductility, flash point, solubility, water content, and distillation characteristics.

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Bitumen is ‘cutback’ by adding controlled amounts of petroleum distillates, such as kerosene.

This is done to reduce the viscosity of the bitumen


temporarily so it can penetrate pavements more effectively or to allow spraying at temperatures that are too cold for successful sprayed sealing with
neat bitumen. The materials used to cutback bitumen will evaporate after application to leave the remaining material similar in hardness to the original
bitumen. Cutback bitumen is used when there is limited access to heating equipment and bitumen may be cooled throughout working. This type of
bitumen is used in road operations for surfacing and pavement. Medium-Curing (MC) bitumen is achieved from solving pure bitumen into kerosene.
Cutback bitumen is classified based on viscosity grade. It is divided into three categories:

Rapid-Curing (RC) : The cutback bitumen is known as rapid-curing (RC) if the bitumen is solved in gasoline. The reason is that evaporation occurs
quickly and the bitumen is deposited.

Medium-Curing (MC) : MC cutbacks are prepared by solving bitumen in kerosene which evaporates more slowly than gasoline.

Slow-Curing (SC) : Slow-curing cutback may be achieved from solving bitumen in gasoil or fuel oil or directly from distillation of crude oil.

MC-250 Physical Specifications


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 triclorethylene, %wt ASTM D-2042 99 min

Water Content, %wt ASTM D-95 0.2 max


Test Method MC-250

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

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