Fuel Oil, ASTM D 396 Specification |
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Test Description |
Method |
Recommended Tests: |
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Flash Point, Pensky-Martens Closed Cup |
ASTM D 93 |
Water by Distillation, Petroleum Products |
ASTM D 95 |
Sediment by Extraction |
ASTM D 473 |
Viscosity, Kinematic, at 40 ° C, cSt |
ASTM D 445.a |
Ash Content of Petroleum Products |
ASTM D 482 |
API Gravity of Petroleum Products, Hydrometer Method, (Density, Relative Density, Specific Gravity) |
ASTM D 1298 |
Pour Point of Petroleum Oils |
ASTM D 97 |
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Additional Optional Tests: |
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Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen in Petroleum Products, Instrumental |
ASTM D 5291.a |
API Gravity, Hydrometer Method |
ASTM D 287.a |
Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter |
ASTM D 4052 |
Water and Sediment in Distillate Fuels, BS&W |
ASTM D 2709 |
Viscosity, Kinematic, at 100 ° C, cSt |
ASTM D 445.b |
Microbial Contamination in Fuels and Fuel Systems |
ASTM D 6469 |
Carbon Residue, Ramsbottom, on 10% Residue |
ASTM D 524.b |
Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure |
ASTM D 86.b |
Simulated Distillation, SimDis, Lower Temperature Range, 55 ° to 538°C, C 5 to C 44 |
ASTM D 2887.c |
Simulated Distillation, SimDis, High Temperature Range, 360 ° to 750°C, C 10 to C 50 |
ASTM D 2887.d |
Cloud Point |
ASTM D 2500 |
Pour Point of Petroleum Products, Automatic Pressure Pulsing Method |
ASTM D 5949 |
Pour Point of Petroleum Products, Automatic Tilt Method |
ASTM D 5950 |
Pour Point of Petroleum Products, Rotational Method |
ASTM D 5985 |
Pumpability of Industrial Fuel Oils |
ASTM D 3245 |
Corrosion from Petroleum Products, Copper Strip Tarnish Test |
ASTM D 130 |
Sulfur by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy LOD = 0.01 wt% |
ASTM D 4294 |
Sulfur, Bomb Method LOD = 0.1 wt% |
ASTM D 129 |
Sulfur, High Temperature Method LOD = 0.06 wt% |
ASTM D 1552 |
Sulfur, X-Ray Spectrometry LOD = 0.001 wt% |
ASTM D 2622 |
Total Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons, Motor Fuels, and Oils, by U.V. Fluorescence |
ASTM D 5453 |
Trace Metals by ICP/MS. Includes: Vanadium, Sodium, Potassium, Lithium, Lead, And Calcium, ppm. |
ASTM D 5673.b |
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