Table 2.

Results of the bitumen penetration-grading classification tests

PropertyValueSpecifications
Needle penetration: 1/10 mm(AFNOR, 2015a)4535–50
Softening point test: °C(AFNOR, 2015b)5250–58
Flash and fire point: °C (ESC, 2017)250>240
% Loss after rolling thin film oven restRTFOT: % (ESC, 2014)0<0.01
Penetration test after RTFOT: % originalvalue (AFNOR, 2015a)67>45
Softening point test after RTFOT: °C(AFNOR, 2015b)56>52

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