Automotive Gasoline (Spark-Ignition Fuel)
ASTM D 4814 Specification

Test Description

Method

Required Tests:

Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure(referee method)

ASTM D 86.b

Vapor Pressure of Gasoline, Dry method

ASTM D 4953

Vapor–Pressure of Petroleum Products, Automatic Method

ASTM D 5190

Vapor–Pressure of Petroleum Products, Mini Method

ASTM D 5191

Vapor–Pressure of Petroleum Products, Mini Atmospheric Method

ASTM D 5482

Detailed Requirements- All Volatility Classes

Lead (Leaded Grades)

ASTM D 3341

Lead in Gasoline by X–ray Spectroscopy (Method A or B) (Leaded Grades)

ASTM D 5059

Lead (Unleaded) LOD= <0.03 g/L

ASTM D 3237

Lead in Gasoline by X-ray Spectroscopy (Method C) (Unleaded Grade)

ASTM D 5059

Corrosion from Petroleum Products, Copper Strip Tarnish Test

ASTM D 130

Gum–Content, Solvent Washed by Air Jet

ASTM D 381.a

Sulfur. X–ray Spectroscopy, LOD= 0.001 wt%

ASTM D 2622

Induction Period, Gasolines (Oxidation Stability)

ASTM D 525

Water Tolerance

ASTM D 6422

Oxygenate Detection

MTBE, ETBE, TAME, DIPE, Tertiary–Amyl Alcohol and C1 to C4 in Gasoline by GC.

ASTM D 4815

Additional Optional Tests:

API Gravity, Hydrometer Method

ASTM D 287.a

Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter

ASTM D 4052

API Gravity of Petroleum Products, Hydrometer Method (Density, Relative Density, Specific Gravity)

ASTM D 1298

Cloud Point

ASTM D 2500

Octane, Motor Method

ASTM D 2700

Octane, Research Method

ASTM D 2699

Phosphorus in Gasoline, Gravimetric, g/gal

ASTM D 3231

Sulfur, Lamp Method, LOD= 0.01 wt%

ASTM D 1266

Oxygenates in Gasoline by Gas Chromatography

ASTM D 5599

Driveability Index, DI, (a derived quantity)

Ordering Information:

•  Anti-Knock Index (Octane Rating)

•  Volatility Class based on Vapor pressure and Distillation Volatility Class

•  Lead Level: Leaded or Unleaded