ASTM D975-08ae1

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An American National Standard
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Designation:D975–08 Designation: D 975 – 08a
Standard Specification for
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Diesel Fuel Oils
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D975; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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´ NOTE—Removed effective date from Table1 editorially in December 2008.
1. Scope*
1.1 This specification covers seven grades of diesel fuel oils suitable for various types of diesel engines. These grades are
described as follows:
1.1.1 Grade No. 1-D S15—Aspecial-purpose, light middle distillate fuel for use in diesel engine applications requiring a fuel
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with 15 ppm sulfur (maximum) and higher volatility than that provided by Grade No. 2-D S15 fuel.
1.1.2 Grade No. 1-D S500—Aspecial-purpose, light middle distillate fuel for use in diesel engine applications requiring a fuel
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with 500 ppm sulfur (maximum) and higher volatility than that provided by Grade No. 2-D S500 fuel.
1.1.3 Grade No. 1-D S5000—Aspecial-purpose,lightmiddledistillatefuelforuseindieselengineapplicationsrequiringafuel
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—Ageneral purpose, middle distillate fuel for use in diesel engine applications requiring a fuel with
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15 ppm sulfur (maximum). It is especially suitable for use in applications with conditions of varying speed and load.
1.1.5 Grade No. 2-D S500—Ageneral-purpose, middle distillate fuel for use in diesel engine applications requiring a fuel with
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500 ppm sulfur (maximum). It is especially suitable for use in applications with conditions of varying speed and load.
1.1.6 Grade No. 2-D S5000—Ageneral-purpose,middledistillatefuelforuseindieselengineapplicationsrequiringafuelwith
5000 ppm sulfur (maximum), especially in conditions of varying speed and load.
1.1.7 Grade No. 4-D—Aheavy distillate fuel, or a blend of distillate and residual oil, for use in low- and medium-speed diesel
engines in applications involving predominantly constant speed and load.
NOTE 1—A more detailed description of the grades of diesel fuel oils 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
thenumberofsulfurgradesisgrowingandtheworddescriptionswerethoughttobenotprecise.S5000gradescorrespondtotheso-called“regular”sulfur
grades,thepreviousNo.1-DandNo.2-D.S500gradescorrespondtotheprevious“LowSulfur”grades.S15gradeswerenotinthepreviousgradesystem
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 Nothinginthisspecificationshallprecludeobservanceoffederal,state,orlocalregulationswhichmaybemorerestrictive.
NOTE 3—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 D4865.
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1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester
D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D02.E0.02
on Diesel Fuel Oils.
Current edition approved April 15,Oct. 1, 2008. Published MayOctober 2008. Originally approved in 1948. Last previous edition approved in 20072008 as
D975–07b.D975–08.
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This fuel complies with 40 CFR Part 80—Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy–Duty Engines and Vehicle Standards and Highway Diesel Fuel
Sulfur Control Requirements: Final Rule. Regulation of Fuels and FuelAdditives: Fuel Quality Regulations for Highway Diesel Fuel Sold in 1993 and Later CalendarYears.
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