1.1 This test method covers the determination of the rating of diesel fuel oil in terms of an arbitrary scale of cetane numbers using a standard single cylinder, four-stroke cycle, variable compression ratio, indirect injected diesel engine.
1.2 The cetane number scale covers the range from zero (0) to 100, but typical testing is in the range of 30 to 65 cetane number.
1.3 The values for operating conditions are stated in SI units and are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are the historical inch-pound units for information only. In addition, the engine measurements continue to be in inch-pound units because of the extensive and expensive tooling that has been created for these units.
1.4 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. For more specific warning statements, see Annex A1.
1.5 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 D613-24 Referenced Document
ASTM D1193 Standard Specification for Reagent Water
ASTM D2500 Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products
ASTM D3703 Standard Test Method for Peroxide Number of Aviation Turbine Fuels
ASTM D4057 Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
ASTM D4175 Standard Terminology Relating to Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants*, 2024-07-01 Update
ASTM D4177 Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
ASTM D6299 Standard Practice for Applying Statistical Quality Assurance and Control Charting Techniques to Evaluate Analytical Measurement System Performance
ASTM D6300 Standard Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias Data for Use in Test Methods for Petroleum Products and Lubricants
ASTM D6708 Standard Practice for Statistical Assessment and Improvement of Expected Agreement Between Two Test Methods that Purport to Measure the Same Property of a Material*, 2024-03-01 Update
ASTM D975 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
ASTM E456 Standard Terminology for Relating to Quality and Statistics
ASTM E542 Standard Practice for Gravimetric Calibration of Laboratory Volumetric Instruments
ASTM E832 Standard Specification for Laboratory Filter Papers*, 2024-11-01 Update
ASTM D613-24 history
2024ASTM D613-24a Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2024ASTM D613-24 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil (Standard + Redline PDF Bundle)
2023ASTM D613-23 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2018ASTM D613-18ae1 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2018ASTM D613-18a Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2018ASTM D613-18 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2017ASTM D613-17ce1 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2017ASTM D613-17c Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2017ASTM D613-17b Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2017ASTM D613-17ae1 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2017ASTM D613-17a Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2017ASTM D613-17 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2016ASTM D613-16a Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2016ASTM D613-16e1 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2016ASTM D613-16 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2015ASTM D613-15ae1 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2015ASTM D613-15a Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2015ASTM D613-15 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2014ASTM D613-14 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2013ASTM D613-13 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2010ASTM D613-10ae1 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2010ASTM D613-10a Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2010ASTM D613-10 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2008ASTM D613-08 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2005ASTM D613-05 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2003ASTM D613-03b Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2003ASTM D613-03a Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2003ASTM D613-03 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
2001ASTM D613-01 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
1995ASTM D613-95 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil