| Sl No. |
Characteristics |
Requirements |
Method Of Test, Ref To |
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|
HSD |
LDO |
Annex |
[P
: ] of IS 1448 |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
| i) |
Acidity, inorganic |
|
|
|
P : 2 |
| ii) |
Acidity, total mg of KOH/G, Max |
0.30 |
|
|
P : 2 |
| iii) |
Ash, percent by mass, Max |
0.01 |
0.02 |
|
P : 4 |
| iv) |
Carbon residue (Ramsbottom) on 10
percent residue, percent by mass, Max |
0.351 |
1.5 (on whole sample) |
|
P : 8 |
| v) |
Cetane number2,
Min |
45 |
|
|
P : 9 |
| vi) |
Pour point3,
Max |
6oC for
winter and 18oC for summer4 |
12oC for
winter and 21oC for summer4 |
|
P : 10 |
| vii) |
Copper strip corrosion for 3 h at
100oC |
Not worse than No.
1 |
Not worse than No.
2 |
|
P : 15 |
| viii) |
Distillation 90 percent volume recovery
at oC, Max |
366 |
|
|
P : 18 |
| ix) |
Flash point5 |
| |
Abel, o C, Min |
32 |
|
|
P : 20 |
| |
Pensky-Martens, oC,
Min |
|
66 |
|
P : 21 |
| x) |
Kinematic viscosity, cSt, at 40o C |
1.8 to 5.0 |
2.5 to 15.7 |
|
P : 25 |
| xi) |
Sediments, percent by mass, Max |
0.05 |
0.10 |
|
P : 30 |
| xii) |
Density at 15oC, kg/m2 |
820-880 |
To be reported |
|
P : 32 |
| xiii) |
Total sulphur6,
percent by mass, Max |
1.0 |
1.8 |
|
P : 33 |
| xiv) |
Water content, percent by volume,
Max |
0.05 |
0.25 |
|
P : 40 |
| xv) |
Cold Filter Plugging Point (CFPP) 2, Max |
9oC for
winter and 21oC for summer4) |
|
|
P : 110 |
| xvi) |
Total sediments, mg per 100 ml7,
Max |
1.6 |
|
A |
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