High Flash Diesel (NATO grade).
| Sl. No. | Characteristics | Unit | Method No. | Requirement | |
| Minimum | Maximum | ||||
| 1 | Appearance | Visual | Clear and Bright | ||
| 2 | Acid Number | mg of KOH/g | IS 448[P:2]/
D664/D974 |
0.5 | |
| 3 | Ash | % by mass | IS 1448 [P: 4]/ /ISO 6245/
D 482 |
0.01 | |
| 4 | Carbon residue on 10 % volume distillation residue, | % by mass | IS 1448 [P: 8]/ ISO 10370/
D4530/D 524 |
0.30 | |
| 5 | Cetane Index | ISO 4264/D 4737 | 45 | ||
| 6 | Pour Point
a) Winter # b) Summer |
°C | IS 1448 [P: 10]
ISO 3016/ D 97 |
|
3 15 |
| 7 | Copper strip corrosion for 3 h at 100°C | IS 1448 [P: 15]/ ISO 2160/D 130 | Not worse than No. 1 | ||
| 8 | Distillation % recovered at a)350°C
b)370°C |
% v/v | IS 1448 [P: 18]/ ISO 3405/D 86 |
85 95 |
|
| 9 | Flash point, Pensky Martens Closed Cup | °C | IS 1448 [P: 21]/
ISO 2719/ D 93 |
66 | |
| 10 | Kinematic viscosity at 40°C, | cSt | IS 1448 [P: 25]
ISO 3104/D 445 D 7042 |
2.0 | 5.0 |
| 11 | Density at 15°C | kg/m3 | IS 1448[P:16]/
ISO 12185/ ASTM D4052 |
860 | |
| 12 | Total Sulphur | % by mass | ASTM D 4294/
ISO 14596/ D 2622/ISO 8754 |
0.20 | |
| 13 | Water content | ppm | ISO 12937
ISO 6296/D 6304 |
500 | |
| 14 | Cold filter plugging point (CFPP)
|
°C
|
IS 1448 [P: 110]
ASTM D6371/ IP 309 |
To report
|
|
| 15 | Oxidation Stability | gm/m3 | [P:154]/D 2274
IP 388 |
25 | |
| 16 | Lubricity, Corrected wear scar diameter ,at 60 °C | microns | ISO 12156 –1/
D 6079 |
520 | |
