Modified asphalt made with Elvaloy® RET fights the causes of pavement failure
Modified asphalt based on Elvaloy® RET helps fight four main pavement failure mechanisms: rutting, stripping, cold cracking and fatigue cracking.
Resists Deformation
Repeated heavy loads can cause asphalt pavements to permanently deform over time, most noticeably forming unsafe ruts in a travel lane or intersection.
» Reduce pavement rutting
Fights Cold Cracking
An RET-modified asphalt enables use of paving materials that are less brittle, yet highly resistant to rutting.
» Prevent thermal cracks
Improves Fatigue Life
Elvaloy® RET improves pavement resilience at the molecular level, to better resist fatigue cracking.
» Reduce fatigue cracking
Improves Binder Adhesion
A properly coated aggregate stays coated longer with Elvaloy® RET, even through repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
» Improve anti-strip performance
"Locked-In" Enhancements
Hydrocarbon chemistry enables development of a reactive terpolymer imparting permanently enhanced elastomeric properties in an asphaltic cement.
» A reactive polymer
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Modified asphalt testing and production with RET
A simple lab test determines binder reaction, helping optimize addition levels and performance results with Elvaloy® RET.