Laamiyada asphalt waxay si gaar ah ugu nugul yihiin shidaalka iyo naaftada, Kiimikaad ka samaysan oo ay ka kooban tahay alkanes iyo cycloalkanes. Taas bedelkeeda, daamurku waxa uu ka kooban yahay hydrocarbons oo buuxa, xeryahooda caraf udgoon, asphaltene, iyo resins.
Cilmi-baadhistu waxay muujinaysaa isku ekaanshaha isku-dhafka kiimikada ee u dhexeeya asphalt iyo shidaalkan, waxaa caddeeyey xuduudahooda kala diris dhow. This similarity underpins the “like dissolves like” principle, suggesting that gasoline and diesel can significantly penetrate and dissolve daamur.