ASTM D86-03

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An American National Standard
Designation: D 86 – 03
Standard Test Method for
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Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 86; 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.
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1. Scope* D 97 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products
D 323 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Prod-
1.1 This test method covers the atmospheric distillation of
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ucts (Reid Method)
petroleum products using a laboratory batch distillation unit to
D 2892 Test Method for Distillation of Crude Petroleum
determine quantitatively the boiling range characteristics of
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(15-Theoretical Plate Column)
such products as natural gasolines, light and middle distillates,
D 4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
automotive spark-ignition engine fuels, aviation gasolines,
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Petroleum Products
aviation turbine fuels, 1-D and 2-D regular and low sulfur
D 4177 Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and
diesel fuels, special petroleum spirits, naphthas, white spirits,
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Petroleum Products
kerosenes, and Grades 1 and 2 burner fuels.
D 4953 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Gasoline and
1.2 The test method is designed for the analysis of distillate
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Gasoline-Oxygenate Blends (Dry Method)
fuels; it is not applicable to products containing appreciable
D 5190 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Prod-
quantities of residual material.
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ucts (Automatic Method)
1.3 This test method covers both manual and automated
D 5191 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Prod-
instruments.
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ucts (Mini Method)
NOTE 1—Interlaboratory consensus test data have been obtained in the
D 5482 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Prod-
last few years under the CS92 program. The statistical equivalency
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ucts (Mini Method-Atmospheric)
between the manual and the automated procedure is currently under study,
D 5949 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products
based on data from this program obtained between 1994 and 1998.
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(Automatic Pressure Pulsing Method)
1.4 Unless otherwise noted, the values stated in SI units are
D 5950 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products
to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses
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(Automatic Tilt Method)
are provided for information only.
D 5985 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
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(Rotational Method)
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
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E 1 Specification for ASTM Thermometers
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
E 77 Test Method for Inspection and Verification of Ther-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
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mometers
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
E 1272 Specification for Laboratory Glass Graduated Cyl-
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inders
2. Referenced Documents
E 1405 Specification for Laboratory Glass Distillation
2.1 All standards are subject to revision, and parties to
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Flasks
agreement on this test method are to apply the most recent
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2.3 IP Standards:
edition of the standards indicated below, unless otherwise
IP 69 Determination of Vapour Pressure—Reid Method
specified, such as in contractual agreements or regulatory rules
IP 123 Petroleum Products—Determination of Distillation
where earlier versions of the method(s) identified may be
Characteristics
required.
IP 394 Determination of Air Saturated Vapour Pressure
2.2 ASTM Standards:
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.01.
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Petroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.02.
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D02.08 on Volatility. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.03.
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In the IP, the equivalent test method is published under the designation IP 123. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.03.
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It is under the jurisdiction of the Standardization Committee. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.04.
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Current edition approved June 10, 2003. Published August 2003. Originally Available from the Institute of Petroleum, 61 New Cavendish St., London,
approved in 1921. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as D 86-02. W1G 7AR, UK.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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