Automotive and railroad diesel fuels, in general, are derived from petroleum refinery products which are commonly referred to as middle distillates. Middle distillates represent products which have a higher boiling range than gasoline and are obtained from fractional distillation of the crude oil or from streams from other refining processes. Finished diesel fuels represent blends of middle distillates. The properties of commercial distillate diesel fuels depend on the refinery practices employed and the nature of the crude oils from which they are derived. Thus, they may differ both with and within the region in which they are manufactured. Such fuels generally boil over a range between 163 and 371C degrees (325-700F degrees). Their makeup can represent various combinations of volatility, ignition quality, viscosity, sulfur level, gravity, and other characteristics. Additives may be used to impart special properties to the finished diesel fuel.
SAE J313-2004 Referenced Document
ASTM D129-00 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (General Bomb Method)*， 2024-04-18 Update
ASTM D130-04 Standard Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petroleum Products by Copper Strip Test*， 2024-04-18 Update
ASTM D240-02 Standard Test Method for Heat of Combustion of Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels by Bomb Calorimeter*， 2024-04-18 Update
ASTM D287-92 Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method)
ASTM D445-04 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and the Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)*， 2024-04-18 Update
ASTM D482-03 Standard Test Method for Ash from Petroleum Products*， 2024-04-18 Update
ASTM D524-03 Standard Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products*， 2024-04-18 Update
ASTM D524-04 Standard Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products*， 2024-04-18 Update
ASTM D611-04 Standard Test Methods for Aniline Point and Mixed Aniline Point of Petroleum Products and Hydrocarbon Solvents*， 2024-04-18 Update
ASTM D613-03 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil*， 2024-04-18 Update
ASTM D665-03 Standard Test Method for Rust-Preventing Characteristics of Inhibited Mineral Oil in the Presence of Water*， 2024-04-18 Update
ASTM D86-04 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure*， 2024-04-18 Update
ASTM D93-02 Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
ASTM D97-04 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products*， 2024-04-18 Update
ASTM D975-04 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
ASTM D976-04 Standard Test Methods for Calculated Cetane Index of Distillate Fuels*， 2024-04-18 Update