Stylink® polymer modified asphalt technology is used in hot mix to improve the durability and performance of today's roads. Supplied by SemMaterials' plants, Stylink PMAC's chemically crosslinked structure exceeds the performance expectations of conventional and other modified binders by providing improved resistance to traditional problems like rutting, thermal cracking and fatigue damage. The Stylink binder is engineered to meet the specific need, both in performance on the road, and in the ease of handling and construction. As a result, hot mix applications using Stylink technology are better able to handle variable climatic conditions and the high stress of heavy traffic, thereby minimizing or eliminating catastrophic failures.
Since 1984, the use of Stylink technology for a multitude of applications has increased tremendously with more than 2 million liquid tons now in service, proving Stylink as a workable and reliable technology in improving pavement life. From John F. Kennedy airport in New York, to I-10 in the California desert, and I-80 in the Pennsylvania mountains, engineers across the U.S. and Canada and throughout the world have been using Stylink PMAC to solve their paving problems.
Applications for Stylink binders:
Highways and streets
- High-traffic interstates, tollways and freeways
- Slow speed/heavily loaded intersections, beltways, main thoroughfares, bus lanes, etc.
- High macro-texture drainage layer and noise abatement
- PCC rehabilitation (concrete overlays)
- Anywhere longer lasting pavements and lower life cycle costs are wanted
Specialty paving applications
- Truck scales/toll booths
- Bridges
- Tunnels
- Parking lots
Airports
- Taxiways/end of runway
- Runways
- Service roads
- Parking lots
Seaport loading docks
- Container staging areas
- Parking and storage areas
Advantages of Stylink Modified HMA
- Improved overall performance
- Better resistance to thermal cracking
- Improved resistance to rutting
- Resistance to raveling
- Improved resistance to moisture damage
- Longer pavement life
- Avoidance of catastrophic failures
- Longer term cost savings
Stylink Saves Money in the Long Run.
Stylink comes out ahead in terms of overall life-cycle costs, too. Stylink products may cost a little more initially. But their exceptional performance means significant savings in the long run. Catastrophic failures are avoided. And the time between resurfacing cycles is longer. Results from the field indicate that on average Stylink PMAC represents a 16% increase in initial cost for a typical paving project, but you can usually expect a minimum of a 25% increase in service life.
Performance has Never Come Easier.
When it comes to on-the-job application, Stylink PMAC performs. It looks, applies and stores like conventional asphalt. It is delivered ready-to-use. It has been proven over the years to be easy to handle. Stylink technology provides you with a polymer modified asphalt binder that doesn't have special requirements for hot mix manufacture, application and storage. Constant agitation isn't needed. Stylink PMAC is handled the same way as conventional liquid asphalt cement in the hot mix plant. No special equipment or procedures are necessary. No extra work is necessary to prepare the product for application. And the mix and compaction temperatures are only slightly higher than conventional asphalt. Stylink PMAC will be delivered where and when needed, so projects stay on schedule and within budget.