ASTM D8278-20
Standard Specification for Digital Contact Thermometers for Test Methods Measuring Flow Properties of Fuels and Lubricants

Standard No.

ASTM D8278-20

Release Date

2020

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM D8278-20

Scope

1.1 This specification establishes criteria for digital contact thermometers (DCT) for use in test methods that measure flow properties of materials within the scope of Committee D02. The DCT criteria are based on the design and sensing characteristics of the liquid-in-glass thermometers that are used successfully in Committee D02 test methods. 1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard. 1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM D8278-20 Referenced Document

• ASTM D2162 Standard Test Method for Basic Calibration of Master Viscometers and Viscosity Oil Standards
• ASTM D2500 Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products
• ASTM D2983 Standard Test Method for Low-Temperature Viscosity of Lubricants Measured by Brookfield Viscometer
• ASTM D3829 Standard Test Method for Predicting the Borderline Pumping Temperature of Engine Oil
• ASTM D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (the Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)
• ASTM D4539 Standard Test Method for Filterability of Diesel Fuels by Low-Temperature Flow Test (LTFT)
• ASTM D4684 Standard Test Method for Determination of Yield Stress and Apparent Viscosity of Engine Oils at Low Temperature
• ASTM D5481 Standard Test Method for Measuring Apparent Viscosity at High-Temperature and High-Shear Rate by Multicell Capillary Viscometer
• ASTM D5853 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Crude Oils
• ASTM D6371 Standard Test Method for Cold Filter Plugging Point of Diesel and Heating Fuels
• ASTM D6821 Standard Test Method for Low Temperature Viscosity of Drive Line Lubricants in a Constant Shear Stress Viscometer*， 2020-11-01 Update
• ASTM D6896 Standard Test Method for Determination of Yield Stress and Apparent Viscosity of Used Engine Oils at Low Temperature*， 2020-11-01 Update
• ASTM D7279 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids by Automated Houillon Viscometer*， 2024-04-20 Update
• ASTM D7962 Standard Practice for Determination of Minimum Immersion Depth and Assessment of Temperature Sensor Measurement Drift*， 2021-05-01 Update
• ASTM D8210 Standard Test Method for Automatic Determination of Low-Temperature Viscosity of Automatic Transmission Fluids, Hydraulic Fluids, and Lubricants Using a Rotational Viscometer*， 2022-07-01 Update
• ASTM D97 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products
• ASTM E1750 Standard Guide for Use of Water Triple Point Cells
• ASTM E177 Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods
• ASTM E2877 Standard Guide for Digital Contact Thermometers*， 2024-04-20 Update
• ASTM E563 Standard Practice for Preparation and Use of an Ice-Point Bath as a Reference Temperature
• ASTM E644 Standard Test Methods for Testing Industrial Resistance Thermometers
• ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories [Standard in French]

ASTM D8278-20 history

• 2020 ASTM D8278-20 Standard Specification for Digital Contact Thermometers for Test Methods Measuring Flow Properties of Fuels and Lubricants
• 2019 ASTM D8278-19 Standard Specification for Digital Contact Thermometers for Test Methods Measuring Flow Properties of Fuels and Lubricants