What's the difference between Asphalt and Bitumen?
help me to get it in brief words
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Question

What's the difference between Asphalt and Bitumen?
help me to get it in brief words 
thank you very much.

Answer

Technically, I think they are the same - both refer to the tarry material.

And - I think the answer to this varies from country to country.

To me - here in New Zealand, Asphalt is the mixture of Bitumen and gravel that is used for paving, and that paving itself. Bitumen is the black tarry material, that can also be used for damp proofing, and roofing.

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