Local Asphalt Bitumen Paving in St Helens VIC

What’s the difference between asphalt and bitumen paving?

The term bitumen is often mistakenly used interchangeably with asphalt, but they are different materials. Let’s take a closer look at the difference between asphalt and bitumen.

Bitumen is a black viscous liquid that is used for road surfacing. A road that is bitumen-sealed has a layer of bitumen sprayed, and then covered twice with an aggregate mixture to form a two-coat seal.

Asphalt is produced in a plant that heats, dries and mixes aggregate, sand and bitumen to create a composite mix. Asphalt paving services use asphalt paving machines to apply asphalt as a solid material. The result of adding gravel and sand to bitumen makes for a smoother and more durable road than bitumen sealed roads.

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