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Sl. No.	Characteristics	Method No.	Unit	Paving Grades
				VG 10		VG 20		VG 30		VG 40
				Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max
1	Penetration at 25°C, 100g, 5 Sec.	IS 1203	0.1 mm	80		60		45		35
2	Absolute Viscosity at 60 °C,	IS 1206: (Part2)	Poises	800	1200	1600	2400	2400	3600	3200	4800
3	Kinematic Viscosity at 135 °C,	IS 1206: (Part3)	cSt	250		300		350		400
4	Flash point, Cleveland open cup,	IS 1448 [P:69]	°C	220		220		220		220
5	Solubility in trichloroethylene,	IS 1216	% by mass	99.0		99.0		99.0		99.0
8	Softening Point, (R&B),	IS 1205	°C	40		45		47		50
7	Test on residue from thin –film oven test/RTFOT	IS 1206: (Part2)
	1) Viscosity ratio at 60 °C			—	4.0	—	4.0	—	4.0	—	4.0
	2) Ductility at 25 °C, after thin-film oven test			75	—	50	—	40	—	25	—

S.N0.	Characteristics	Method No.		Requirement for Commercial
				Butane	Butane-Propane mixture	Propane
1	Density at 15°C,Kg/m³		[P:76]/ISO3993 D 1657	Report	Report	Report
2	Vapour pressure at 40°C, kPa, gauge, Max.		[P:71]/ASTM D 1267/D6897	520	1050	1550
3	Composition, Liquid volume percent a) C2 Hydrocarbons b) C3 Hydrocarbons c) C4 Hydrocarbons d) C5 Hydrocarbons and heavier OR		ASTM D 2163/ [P:151]	— Report Report 2.5 Max	Report Report Report 2.5 Max	Report 95.0 Min 4.0 Max 0.2 Max
3	Volatility: Evaporation temperature in °C for 95 percent by volume at 760 mm Hg pressure, Max.		ASTM D 1837-2011/[P:72]	2.2	2.2	-38.0
4	Total Volatile Sulphur ppm, Max.		ASTM D 3246/D6667	140	140	150
5	Copper strip corrosion at 38°C for 1 h		ASTM D 1838 / [P:152]/ISO6251	Not worse than No. 1
6	Hydrogen Sulphide		ASTM D 2420/[P:73]	Pass the test
7	Moisture Content		–	—	—	Pass
8	Free Water Content.		–	None	None	—
9	Caustic test			Pass	Pass	Pass