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INTRINSIC STABILITY OF ASPHALTENE CONTAINING OILS: ASTM D7157
INTRINSIC STABILITY OF ASPHALTENE CONTAINING OILS: ASTM D7157EXPLANATIONThis test method describes a sensitive method for estimating the intrinsic stability of an oil. The intrinsic stability is expressed as an S-value. An oil with a low S-value is likely to undergo flocculation of asphaltenes when stressed ...
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STABILITY, STORAGE DISTILLATE FUEL STORAGE STABILITY: ASTM D5304
STABILITY, STORAGE DISTILLATE FUEL STORAGE STABILITY: ASTM D5304EXPLANATIONThis test method covers a procedure for assessing the potential storage stability of middle distillate fuels, both freshly refined or already in storage, and those with or without stabilizer additives. The results of this test ...
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STABILITY, STORAGE DISTILLATE FUEL STORAGE STABILITY AT 43° C: ASTM D4625
STABILITY, STORAGE DISTILLATE FUEL STORAGE STABILITY AT 43° C: ASTM D4625EXPLANATIONFuel oxidation and other degradative reactions leading to sediment (and color) formation are mildly accelerated by the test conditions, compared to typical storage conditions. These test results have been shown to predict ...
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STABILITY AND COMPATIBILITY OF HEAVY FUEL OILS AND CRUDE OILS BY OIL STABILITY A
STABILITY AND COMPATIBILITY OF HEAVY FUEL OILS AND CRUDE OILS BY OIL STABILITY ANALYZER (OPTICAL DETECTION): ASTM D7112EXPLANATIONAutomatic determination of stability parameters using a light back-scattering technique improves accuracy and removes human errors. In manual testing, operators have to visually ...
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SOLVENT RED DYE 164 IN DIESEL FUELS: ASTM D6258
SOLVENT RED DYE 164 IN DIESEL FUELS: ASTM D6258EXPLANATIONThis test method was developed to provide for the enforcement of 26 CFR 48.4082-1(b), which mandates that all tax exempt diesel fuels be dyed with an amount of solvent Red 164 at a concentration that is spectrally equivalent to 11.1 mg/L of Solvent ...
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SOLIDIFICATION POINT OF PETROLEUM WAX: ASTM D3944
SOLIDIFICATION POINT OF PETROLEUM WAX: ASTM D3944EXPLANATIONSolidification point of petroleum wax is defined as the temperature in the cooling curve of the wax where the slope of the curve first changes significantly as the wax sample changes from a liquid to a solid state. The related methods of determining ...
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SOFTENING POINT METTLER SOFTENING POINT METHOD: ASTM D3104
SOFTENING POINT METTLER SOFTENING POINT METHOD: ASTM D3104TEST SUMMARYThis test method is applicable to the pitches with softening points in the range 50 to 180° C. This test method and Test Method ASTM D2319 give comparable results.Pitch is suspended in a cylindrical cup with a 6.35 mm hole in the ...
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SOFTENING POINT CUBE-IN-AIR METHOD: ASTM D2319
SOFTENING POINT CUBE-IN-AIR METHOD: ASTM D2319TEST SUMMARYThis test method covers the determination of softening point above 176° F (80° C). Test Method ASTM D3104 gives comparable results.Two cubes of pitch, supported on wire hooks, are heated in a standardized air oven at a linear rate. The softening ...
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SOFTENING POINT CUBE-IN-WATER METHOD: ASTM D61
SOFTENING POINT CUBE-IN-WATER METHOD: ASTM D61TEST SUMMARYThis test method covers the determination of the softening point of pitches below 176° F (80° C). Pitches of higher softening point should be tested by Test Methods ASTM D2319 or ASTM D3104.Two cubes of pitch, supported on wire hooks, are heated ...
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SOFTENING POINT METTLER CUP-AND-BALL METHOD: ASTM D3461
SOFTENING POINT METTLER CUP-AND-BALL METHOD: ASTM D3461TEST SUMMARYThis test method is applicable in the temperature range 50 to 180° C, and gives results comparable to those obtained by the Test Method ASTM D36. The sample is suspended in a cylindrical cup with a 6.5-mm hole in the bottom and with ...
