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ASTM D2713 – Standard Test Method for Dryness of Propane (Valve Freeze Method) Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test is a functional test in which the water concentration in the product is related to product behavior characteristics in a pressure-reducing system of special design to arrive at a measure of product acceptability in common use …
ASTM D2711 – Standard Test Method for Demulsibility Characteristics of Lubricating Oils Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test provides a guide for determining the demulsibility characteristic of lubricating oils that are prone to water contamination and may encounter the turbulence of pumping and circulation capable of producing water-in-oil emulsions. Scope 1.1 This test method covers the …
ASTM D2710 – Standard Test Method for Bromine Index of Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Electrometric Titration Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method provides a measure of trace amounts of unsaturated hydrocarbons in petroleum distillates boiling up to 288 °C (550 °F). An estimate of the quantity of these materials is useful in assessing the suitability of the …
ASTM D2709 – Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method is used as an indication of free water and sediment suspended as haze, cloudiness, or droplets in middle distillate fuels such as Grades No. 1 and 2 fuel oil (Specification D396), Grades No. …
ASTM D2702 – Standard Practice for Rubber Chemicals—Determination of Infrared Absorption Characteristics Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This procedure can be used for a variety of applications, including identifying unlabeled material, process control, raw material acceptance, product evaluation, and compositional change during environmental testing. 5.2 Rubber chemicals vary widely in their chemical and physical properties. Infrared spectrophotometers …
ASTM D2700 – Standard Test Method for Motor Octane Number of Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Motor O.N. correlates with commercial automotive spark-ignition engine antiknock performance under severe conditions of operation. 5.2 Motor O.N. is used by engine manufacturers, petroleum refiners and marketers, and in commerce as a primary specification measurement related to the …
ASTM D2699 – Standard Test Method for Research Octane Number of Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Research O.N. correlates with commercial automotive spark-ignition engine antiknock performance under mild conditions of operation. 5.2 Research O.N. is used by engine manufacturers, petroleum refiners and marketers, and in commerce as a primary specification measurement related to the …
ASTM D2698 – Standard Test Method for Determination of the Pigment Content of Solvent-Reducible Paints by High-Speed Centrifuging Description: Significance and Use 3.1 This test method describes a rapid method for separating pigment from solvent-reducible paints. 3.2 This test method is used by paint producers and consumers for product acceptance and process control. Scope 1.1 This test method …
ASTM D2697 – Standard Test Method for Thermal Diffusivity by the Flash Method Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This test method is intended to provide a measure of the volume of dry coating obtainable from a given volume of liquid coating. This value is useful for comparing the coverage (square feet of surface covered at a …
ASTM D2670 – Standard Test Method for Measuring Wear Properties of Fluid Lubricants (Falex Pin and Vee Block Method) Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method may be used to determine wear obtained with fluid lubricants under the prescribed test conditions. The user of this test method should determine to his or her own satisfaction …
