ULTRA TACK COAT

Specification (ASTM D977)

Anionic Bitumen Emulsion Tack Coat RS-1
DESCRIPTION • Usable at ambient temperature SURFACE PREPARATION
Ultra tack coat provides an excellent which saved heating cost. Prior to the application of the tack
bond between the existing pavement • Being water base, it has no flash coat, all loose materials shall be
and new overlays or patches. It is point/ not flammable or removed from the surface and the
applied on the road surface prior to explosive. same shall be cleaned by means of
placing the new hot mix asphalt in • Easy to store even in direct to approved mechanical sweepers or
order to form a monolithic pavement sunlight. Drums will not expand blowers and/ or sand brooms, until it
structure. Tack coat is a bonding or burst. is as free from dust as is deemed
agent which is a thin application of • Do not pose any health risk to practicable. No traffic shall be
asphalt emulsion between hot mix workers. permitted on the surface after it has
asphalt layers designed to creat a been prepared to receive the Bitu
strong adhesive bond without STANDARD COMPLIANCE tack -coat Ultra tack coat provides an
slippage. ASTM D140 Practice for sampling excellent bond between the exiting
Ultra tack coat is an anionic bitumen bitumen. pavement and new overlays or
emulsion; it is supplied as brown ASTM D244 Test methods for patches.
liquid. The term anionic is derived emulsified asphalts.
from the migration of particles of ASTM D977 Specification for PERCAUSIONS /LIMITATIONS
asphalt under an electric field, the emulsified Asphalt. Avoid skin and eye contact, in case of
droplets migrate toward the anode BS 434AASHTO M-140, AASHTO contact, use plenty of water and seek
(positive electrode), and hence the D242-3 8 medical advice.
emulsion is called anionic, in an
anionic droplets with emulsifying PROPERTIES PACKING
agent at the water asphalt interface. Appearance Brown Liquid 218 Kg Drum or Bulk supply.
The tail portion of the emulsifying Residue 55-62%
agent aligns itself in the asphalt while Saybolt.Furol Min 25 Sec. @ STORAGE
the positive portion of the head floats Viscosity 25 ºC Ultra tack-A should be kept within the
around in the water leaving the rest of Settlement 5 days 5-6 microns range of 5 °C to 50 °C.
the head negatively charged and at Setting time at 30ºC Max 5%
the surface of the droplet. This Initial set-hours 2 ASPHALT EMULSIONS
imparts a negative charge to all the Final set-hours 4 • Save Money
droplets. Since negatives repel each • Save Environment
other, all the droplets repel each SPECIFICATION RS-1 • Save Energy
other and remain as distinct asphalt (ASTM-D977) • Save Time
drops in suspension. Solubility by Residue% Min Max • Save Workers
97.5 -------
BENEFITS Penetration of Residue 100 200
• Environment friendly as it Our production facility at Pakistan is
100gm 5 sec @ 25*C
contain no emission of green ISO 9001:2008 ISO 14001:2004 by
Ductility of Residue 40 ------- BUREAU VERITAS and
house gases such as kerosene
5 cm/min.cm (25*C) UKAS Management
or diesel/petroleum etc.
Viscosity Saybolt Fural 20
• Low cost treatment significantly
at 25*C
increases bond strength
between pavement layers. Residue by Distillation 55 -------
• Fast dry time as compared to cut
back asphalt. SU APPLICATIONS
• Provide excellent adhesion. The tack coat is sprayed at about
Penetrate deeply due to small 0.30 0.60 Kg/ m2. Adjust spray
particle size. temperature if necessary. Spray
• Water resistant and enhances using a standard emulsion sprayer
shedding of water. that is properly calibrated. The Ultra
• Less consumption as compared Tack Coat is very thin layer.
to cutback. The hot mixture placed on top should
• No bleeding effect in hot soften the tack coat layer allowing it
weather. to partially fill surface voids in the hot
• Increases pavement structural mix. So that when compaction
strength and fatigue life. occurs it becomes partially
interlocked with the hot mix layer.