Automotive High Speed Diesel (HSD BS-VI).
| Sl. No. | Characteristics | Unit | Method No. | Requirement | |
| Minimum | Maximum | ||||
| 1 | Appearance | Visual | Clear, bright and free from
Sediments, suspended matter and undissolved water at normal ambient fuel temperature. |
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| 2 | Acidity, inorganic | mg of KOH/g | ASTM 974/IP139/
ISO 6618 |
Nil | |
| 3 | Acidity, Total | mg of KOH/g | IS 1448[P:2]/ ASTM D664 | 0.20 | |
| 4 | Ash | % by mass | IS 1448 [P: 4] /ASTM D 482 | 0.01 | |
| 5 | Carbon residue (Rams bottom or Micro ) on 10 % residue, | % by mass | IS 1448 [P: 8]
ISO 10370/ASTM D4530 |
0.30 | |
| 6 | Cetane Number | IS 1448[P:9]/ASTM D613 | 51 | ||
| 7 | Cetane Index | ISO 4264/ASTM D4737/IP 380 | 46 | ||
| 8 | Pour Point,
a) Winter * b) Summer |
°C | IS 1448 [P: 10]/
ASTM D 5949/ ASTM D 97 |
3 15 |
|
| 9 | Copper strip corrosion for 3 h at 50°C | IS 1448 [P: 15]/ ASTM D130 | Not worse than No. 1 | ||
| 10 | Distillation,95 percent v/v,
recovery, °C |
% v/v | IS1448[P:18]/
ASTM D86/ASTM D7345 |
360 | |
| 11 | Flash point, Abel, | °C | IS 1448 [P:20] /IP170/IP 523 | 35 | |
| 12 | Kinematic viscosity at 40°C | cSt | IS 1448 [P: 25]/
ASTM D445/ASTM D7042 |
2.0* | 4.5 |
| 13 | Total Contamination | mg/Kg | EN 12662/IP 440 | 24 | |
| 14 | Density at 15°C | kg/m3 | IS 1448[P:16]
/[P:32]ASTM 4052/ |
810 | 845 |
| 15 | Total Sulphur | mg/Kg | ISO 20884/
D 5453/D 2622 |
10 | |
| 16 | Water content | mg/Kg | ISO 12937/ASTM D 6304 | 200 | |
| 17 | Cold filter plugging point (CFPP)
a) Winter b) Summer |
°C | IS 1448 [P: 110]/
ASTM D6371 |
6 18 |
|
| 18 | a)Oxidation Stability
b)Oxidation Stability by Rancidity meter,hours |
gm/m3 | IS 1448 [P:154]/
ASTM D2274 |
20 |
25 |
| 19 | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) | % by mass | EN 12916/ IP 391 | 8 | |
| 20 | Lubricity, Corrected wear scar diameter (wsd 1.4), at 60 °C | micron | ISO 12156–1
P 149 |
460 | |
| 21 | FAME content, | % v/v | Annex A/ ASTM D7371/EN 14078 | 7.0 | |
