Marine Fuels, Class F, ISO 8217 Specification
Qualification Test Package for Marine Residual Fuels
All Fifteen Grades

Test Description

Method

Required Tests:

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

ASTM D 1298

Viscosity, Kinematic, at 100°C, cSt

ASTM D 445.b

Flash Point, Pensky-Martens Closed Cup

ASTM D 93

Pour Point of Petroleum Oils

ASTM D 97

Carbon Residue, Conradson

ASTM D 189.a

Ash Content of Petroleum Products

ASTM D 482

Water by Distillation, Petroleum Products

ASTM D 95

Sediment by Extraction

ASTM D 473

Cetane Number, Ignition Quality of Diesel Fuels

ASTM D 613

Sulfur by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy LOD = 0.01 wt%

ASTM D 4294

Vanadium by X-Ray Spectrometry

DIN 51790 Part 2

 

Additional Optional Tests:

Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen in Petroleum Products, Instrumental

ASTM D 5291.a

Microbial Contamination in Fuels and Fuel Systems

ASTM D 6469

Simulated Distillation, SimDis, High Temperature Range, 360°C to 750°C, C10 to C50

ASTM D 2887.d

Pumpability of Industrial Fuel Oils

ASTM D 3245

Trace Metals by ICP/MS. Includes: Vanadium, Sodium, Potassium, Lithium, Lead, And Calcium, ppm. LOD = 0.05 ppm

ASTM D 5673.b