1.1 This specification covers seven grades of diesel fuel suitable for various types of diesel engines. These grades are described as follows:
1.1.1 Grade No. 1-D S15—A special-purpose, light middle distillate fuel for use in diesel engine applications requiring a fuel with 15 ppm sulfur (maximum) and higher volatility than that provided by Grade No. 2-D S15 fuel.2
1.1.2 Grade No. 1-D S500—A special-purpose, light middle distillate fuel for use in diesel engine applications requiring a fuel with 500 ppm sulfur (maximum) and higher volatility than that provided by Grade No. 2-D S500 fuel.2
1.1.3 Grade No. 1-D S5000—A special-purpose, light middle distillate fuel for use in diesel engine applications requiring a fuel with 5000 ppm sulfur (maximum) and higher volatility than that provided by Grade No. 2-D S5000 fuels.
1.1.4 Grade No. 2-D S15—A general purpose, middle distillate fuel for use in diesel engine applications requiring a fuel with 15 ppm sulfur (maximum). It is especially suitable for use in applications with conditions of varying speed and load.2
1.1.5 Grade No. 2-D S500—A general-purpose, middle distillate fuel for use in diesel engine applications requiring a fuel with 500 ppm sulfur (maximum). It is especially suitable for use in applications with conditions of varying speed and load.2
1.1.6 Grade No. 2-D S5000—A general-purpose, middle distillate fuel for use in diesel engine applications requiring a fuel with 5000 ppm sulfur (maximum), especially in conditions of varying speed and load.
1.1.7 Grade No. 4-D—A heavy distillate fuel, or a blend of distillate and residual oil, for use in lowand medium-speed diesel engines in applications involving predominantly constant speed and load. NOTE 1—A more detailed description of the grades of diesel fuels is given in X1.2. NOTE 2—The Sxxx designation has been adopted to distinguish grades by sulfur rather than using words such as “Low Sulfur” as previously because the number of sulfur grades is growing and the word descriptions were thought to be not precise. S5000 grades correspond to the so-called “regular” sulfur grades, the previous No. 1-D and No. 2-D. S500 grades correspond to the previous “Low Sulfur” grades. S15 grades were not in the previous grade system and are commonly referred to as “Ultra-Low Sulfur” grades or ULSD.
1.2 This specification, unless otherwise provided by agreement between the purchaser and the supplier, prescribes the required properties of diesel fuels at the time and place of delivery.
1.2.1 Nothing in this specification shall preclude observance of federal, state, or local regulations which can be more restrictive. NOTE 3—The generation and dissipation of static electricity can create problems in the handling of distillate diesel fuels. For more information on the subject, see Guide D4865.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
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 D975-22a Referenced Document
ASTM D1266 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (Lamp Method)
ASTM D129 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (General Bomb Method)
ASTM D130 Standard Test Method for Detection of Copper Corrosion from Petroleum Products by the Copper Strip Tarnish Test
ASTM D1319 Standard Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption
ASTM D1552 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (High-Temperature Method)
ASTM D1796 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure)
ASTM D2274 Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Distillate Fuel Oil (Accelerated Method)
ASTM D2500 Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products
ASTM D2622 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
ASTM D2624 Standard Test Methods for Electrical Conductivity of Aviation and Distillate Fuels
ASTM D2709 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge
ASTM D2880 Standard Specification for Gas Turbine Fuel Oils
ASTM D2887 Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Fractions by Gas Chromatography
ASTM D3120 Standard Test Method for Trace Quantities of Sulfur in Light Liquid Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Oxidative Microcoulometry
ASTM D3828 Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Small Scale Closed Tester
ASTM D4057 Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
ASTM D4176 Standard Test Method for Free Water and Particulate Contamination in Distillate Fuels (Visual Inspection Procedures)
ASTM D4177 Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
ASTM D4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
ASTM D4306 Standard Practice for Aviation Fuel Sample Containers for Tests Affected by Trace Contamination
ASTM D4308 Standard Test Method for Electrical Conductivity of Liquid Hydrocarbons by Precision Meter
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 D4737 Standard Test Method for Calculated Cetane Index by Four Variable Equation
ASTM D482 Standard Test Method for Ash from Petroleum Products
ASTM D4865 Standard Guide for Generation and Dissipation of Static Electricity in Petroleum Fuel Systems
ASTM D524 Standard Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products
ASTM D5304 Standard Test Method for Assessing Middle Distillate Fuel Storage Stability by Oxygen Overpressure
ASTM D5453 Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons, Spark Ignition Engine Fuel, Diesel Engine Fuel, and Engine Oil by Ultraviolet Fluorescence
ASTM D56 Standard Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Tester
ASTM D5771 Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products (Optical Detection Stepped Cooling Method)
ASTM D5772 Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products (Linear Cooling Rate Method)
ASTM D5773 Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products (Constant Cooling Rate Method)
ASTM D5842 Standard Practice for Sampling and Handling of Fuels for Volatility Measurement
ASTM D5854 Standard Practice for Mixing and Handling of Liquid Samples of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
ASTM D6078 Standard Test Method for Evaluating Lubricity of Diesel Fuels by the Scuffing Load Ball-on-Cylinder Lubricity Evaluator (SLBOCLE)
ASTM D6079 Standard Test Method for Evaluating Lubricity of Diesel Fuels by the High-Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR)
ASTM D613 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
ASTM D6217 Standard Test Method for Particulate Contamination in Middle Distillate Fuels by Laboratory Filtration
ASTM D6304 Standard Test Method for Determination of Water in Petroleum Products, Lubricating Oils, and Additives by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration
ASTM D6371 Standard Test Method for Cold Filter Plugging Point of Diesel and Heating Fuels
ASTM D6468 Standard Test Method for High Temperature Stability of Distillate Fuels
ASTM D6469 Standard Guide for Microbial Contamination in Fuels and Fuel Systems
ASTM D6751 Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel Blendstock (B100) for Middle Distillate Fuels*, 2023-04-01 Update
ASTM D6890 Standard Test Method for Determination of Ignition Delay and Derived Cetane Number (DCN) of Diesel Fuel Oils by Combustion in a Constant Volume Chamber*, 2022-11-15 Update
ASTM D6898 Standard test method for evaluating diesel fuel lubricity by injection pump equipment
ASTM D7039 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Gasoline, Diesel Fuel, Jet Fuel, Kerosine, Biodiesel, Biodiesel Blends, and Gasoline-Ethanol Blends by Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectro
ASTM D7042 Standard Test Method for Dynamic Viscosity and Density of Liquids by Stabinger Viscometer (and the Calculation of Kinematic Viscosity)
ASTM D7094 Standard Test Method for Flash Point by Modified Continuously Closed Cup (MCCCFP) Tester*, 2023-12-01 Update
ASTM D7220 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Automotive, Heating, and Jet Fuels by Monochromatic Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
ASTM D7344 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels at Atmospheric Pressure (Mini Method)
ASTM D7345 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels at Atmospheric Pressure (Micro Distillation Method)*, 2024-01-25 Update
ASTM D7371 Standard Test Method for Determination of Biodiesel (Fatty Acid Methyl Esters) Content in Diesel Fuel Oil Using Mid Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR-PLS Method)
ASTM D7467 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oil, Biodiesel Blend (B6 to B20)*, 2023-10-01 Update
ASTM D7545 Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Middle Distillate Fuels—Rapid Small Scale Oxidation Test (RSSOT)
ASTM D7619 Standard Test Method for Sizing and Counting Particles in Light and Middle Distillate Fuels, by Automatic Particle Counter
ASTM D7668 Standard Test Method for Determination of Derived Cetane Number (DCN) of Diesel Fuel Oils—Ignition Delay and Combustion Delay Using a Constant Volume Combustion Chamber Method*, 2023-10-01 Update
ASTM D7683 Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels (Small Test Jar Method)
ASTM D7688 Standard Test Method for Evaluating Lubricity of Diesel Fuels by the High-Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR) by Visual Observation
ASTM D7689 Standard Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels (Mini Method)*, 2024-04-21 Update
ASTM D7861 Standard Test Method for Determination of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) in Diesel Fuel by Linear Variable Filter (LVF) Array Based Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy*, 2024-04-21 Update
ASTM D7945 Standard Test Method for Determination of Dynamic Viscosity and Derived Kinematic Viscosity of Liquids by Constant Pressure Viscometer*, 2023-11-01 Update
ASTM D8148 Standard Test Method for Spectroscopic Determination of Haze in Fuels
ASTM D8183 Standard Test Method for Determination of Indicated Cetane Number (ICN) of Diesel Fuel Oils using a Constant Volume Combustion Chamber—Reference Fuels Calibration Method
ASTM D86 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products
ASTM D93 Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
ASTM E1064 Standard Test Method for Water in Organic Liquids by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration*, 2024-01-01 Update
ASTM E29 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
ISO 16889 Hydraulic fluid power — Filters — Multi-pass method for evaluating filtration performance of a filter element
ISO 4406 Hydraulic fluid power - Fluids - Method for coding the level of contamination by solid particles
ASTM D975-22a history
2023ASTM D975-23a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel
2023ASTM D975-23 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel
2022ASTM D975-22a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel
2022ASTM D975-22 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel
2021ASTM D975-21 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel
2020ASTM D975-20c Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel
2020ASTM D975-20b Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel
2020ASTM D975-20a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel
2020ASTM D975-20 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel
2019ASTM D975-19c Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel
2019ASTM D975-19b Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel
2019ASTM D975-19a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2019ASTM D975-19 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2018ASTM D975-18a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2018ASTM D975-18 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2017ASTM D975-17a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2017ASTM D975-17 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2016ASTM D975-16a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2016ASTM D975-16 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2015ASTM D975-15c Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2015ASTM D975-15b Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2015ASTM D975-15a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2015ASTM D975-15 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2014ASTM D975-14b Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2014ASTM D975-14a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2014ASTM D975-14 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2013ASTM D975-13a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2013ASTM D975-13 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2012ASTM D975-12a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2012ASTM D975-12 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2011ASTM D975-11b Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2011ASTM D975-11 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2010ASTM D975-10c Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2010ASTM D975-10b Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2010ASTM D975-10a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2010ASTM D975-10 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2009ASTM D975-09b Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2009ASTM D975-09a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2009ASTM D975-09 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2008ASTM D975-08ae1 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2008ASTM D975-08a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2008ASTM D975-08 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2007ASTM D975-07b Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2007ASTM D975-07a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2007ASTM D975-07 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2006ASTM D975-06b Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2006ASTM D975-06a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2006ASTM D975-06 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2005ASTM D975-05 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2004ASTM D975-04ce1 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2004ASTM D975-04c Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2004ASTM D975-04be1 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2004ASTM D975-04b Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2004ASTM D975-04a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2004ASTM D975-04 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2003ASTM D975-03 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2002ASTM D975-02 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2001ASTM D975-01a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2001ASTM D975-01 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
2000ASTM D975-00 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
1998ASTM D975-98be1 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
1996ASTM D975-96a Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
1993ASTM D975-93 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
1991ASTM D975-91 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
1978ASTM D975-78 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils