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Properties of the base bitumen.
| Test | Specification | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt 35/50 | Asphalt 100/150 | |||
| Penetration (25 °C; 0.1 mm) | European standard EN 1426:2009 | 38.2 | 100.8 | |
| Viscosity at (135 °C) (mPa s) | ASTM D 4402 | 755 | 265 | |
| Viscosity at (160 °C) (mPa s) | 241 | 100 | ||
| Fraction composition | Saturate (%) | TLC-FID-thin-layer chromatography with flame-ionization detection | 6.5 | 8.9 |
| Aromatic (%) | 41.1 | 43.2 | ||
| Resin (%) | 24.3 | 29.5 | ||
| Asphaltene (%) | 28.1 | 18.3 | ||
