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Materials for horizontal road marking
Horizontal road markings can be applied using several different materials: enamels, heat-sensitive plastics and cold plastics. In durability terms, the materials for horizontal markings are divided into enamels and long-life materials.
Enamels are complex mixtures, the main components of which are the filler, the colorant, the bonding agent and the diluting agent.
Heat-sensitive plastics (thermoplastics) in their unmodified state are represented by a powdered (granular) blend of components. Thermoplastics consist of the following materials: thermoplastic resin, water-reducing agent, colorant, mineral filler, production and functional additives.
Cold plastics in their unmodified state are fluid mixtures of the main components and a separately added hardening agent. The mixture comprises thermoplastic resin, water-reducing agent, colorant, mineral filler, production and functional additives.
To give the horizontal road markings the required retro-reflective qualities, glass micro-beads are used.
The glass beads used are a blend of transparent glass granules whose surface shape is almost spherical. The beads are used either as a filler in the marking material or for dusting the surface of marked lines. The blend comprises thermoplastic resin, water-reducing agent, colorant, mineral filler, production and functional additives.
Traffic paints
Traffic paints АК-511 «Sprinter» and АК-512 «Gorozhanka» have been developed for use in marking lengthwise lines, such as those on pedestrian crossings and inter-urban highways.
Cold plastic
Cold application plastics are new, economical materials which have great potential future benefits. They are used in road marking for the purpose of increasing traffic safety. The plastic hardens onto the road surface via a chemical reaction called polymerisation.
Thermoplastic
Thermoplastic is another type of road marking material, which must be applied onto asphalt concrete or cement concrete road surfaces manually or with specialised road marking equipment.
