Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils

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1.1 This specification covers five grades of diesel fuel oils suitable for various types of diesel engines. These grades are described as follows:
1.1.1 Grade Low Sulfur No. 1-D—A special-purpose, light distillate fuel for automotive diesel engines requiring low sulfur fuel and requiring higher volatility than that provided by Grade Low Sulfur No. 2-D.
1.1.2 Grade Low Sulfur No. 2-D— A general-purpose, middle distillate fuel for automotive diesel engines requiring low sulfur fuel. It is also suitable for use in non-automotive applications, especially in conditions of varying speed and load.
1.1.3 Grade No. 1-D—A special-purpose, light distillate fuel for automotive diesel engines in applications requiring higher volatility than that provided by Grade No. 2-D fuels.
1.1.4 Grade No. 2-D—A general-purpose, middle distillate fuel for automotive diesel engines, which is also suitable for use in non-automotive applications, especially in conditions of frequently varying speed and load.
1.1.5 Grade No. 4-D—A heavy distillate fuel, or a blend of distillate and residual oil, for low- and medium-speed diesel engines in non-automotive applications involving predominantly constant speed and load.
Note 1—A more detailed description of the grades of diesel fuel oils is given in Appendix X1.2.
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 may be more restrictive.
Note 2—The generation and dissipation of static electricity can create problems in the handling of distillate diesel fuel oils. For more information on the subject, see Guide D 4865.
1.3 Values are stated in SI units and are regarded as the standard.

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An American National Standard
Designation: D 975 – 02
Standard Specification for
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Diesel Fuel Oils
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 975; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
problems in the handling of distillate diesel fuel oils. For more informa-
1. Scope
tion on the subject, see Guide D 4865.
1.1 This specification covers five grades of diesel fuel oils
1.3 Values are stated in SI units and are regarded as the
suitable for various types of diesel engines. These grades are
standard.
described as follows:
1.1.1 Grade Low Sulfur No. 1-D—A special-purpose, light
2. Referenced Documents
distillate fuel for automotive diesel engines requiring low
2.1 ASTM Standards:
sulfur fuel and requiring higher volatility than that provided by
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D 56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Tester
Grade Low Sulfur No. 2-D.
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D 86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products
1.1.2 Grade Low Sulfur No. 2-D— A general-purpose,
D 93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens
middle distillate fuel for automotive diesel engines requiring
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Closed Cup Tester
low sulfur fuel. It is also suitable for use in non-automotive
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D 97 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products
applications, especially in conditions of varying speed and
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D 129 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (Gen-
load.
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eral Bomb Method)
1.1.3 Grade No. 1-D—A special-purpose, light distillate
D 130 Test Method for Detection of Copper Corrosion from
fuel for automotive diesel engines in applications requiring
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Petroleum Products by the Copper Strip Tarnish Test
higher volatility than that provided by Grade No. 2-D fuels.
D 445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent
1.1.4 Grade No. 2-D—A general-purpose, middle distillate
and Opaque Liquids (and the Calculation of Dynamic
fuel for automotive diesel engines, which is also suitable for
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Viscosity)
use in non-automotive applications, especially in conditions of
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D 482 Test Method for Ash from Petroleum Products
frequently varying speed and load.
D 524 Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue of
1.1.5 Grade No. 4-D—A heavy distillate fuel, or a blend of
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Petroleum Products
distillate and residual oil, for low- and medium-speed diesel
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D 613 Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
engines in non-automotive applications involving predomi-
D 976 Test Methods for Calculated Cetane Index of Distil-
nantly constant speed and load.
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late Fuels
NOTE 1—A more detailed description of the grades of diesel fuel oils is
D 1266 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products
given in Appendix X1.2.
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(Lamp Method)
1.2 This specification, unless otherwise provided by agree-
D 1319 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid
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ment between the purchaser and the supplier, prescribes the
Petroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption
required properties of diesel fuels at the time and place of
D 1500 Test Method for ASTM Color of Petroleum Prod-
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delivery.
ucts (ASTM Color Scale)
1.2.1 Nothing in this specification shall preclude observance
D 1552 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products
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of federal, state, or local regulations which may be more
(High-Temperature Method)
restrictive.
D 1796 Test Method for Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils by
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the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure)
NOTE 2—The generation and dissipation of static electricity can create
D 2274 Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Distillate
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Fuel Oil (Accelerated Method)
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D 2276 Test Method for Particulate Contaminant in Avia-
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on
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Petroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
tion Fuel by Line Sampling
D02.E on Burner, Diesel, Non–aviation Gas Turbine, and Marine Fuels. 3
D 2500 Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Oils
Current edition approved Jan. 10, 2002. Published March 2002. Originally
published as D975 – 48 T. Last previous edition D975 – 01a.
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This fuel complies with 40 CFR Part 80—Regulation of Fuels and Fuel
Additives: Fuel Quality Regulations for Highway Diesel Fuel Sold in 1993 and
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Later Calendar Years. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.01.
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