ASTM D4306-97

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Designation: D 4306 – 97 An American National Standard
Standard Practice for
Aviation Fuel Sample Containers for Tests Affected by Trace
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Contamination
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4306; 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.
1. Scope 3. Significance and Use
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1.1 This practice describes the types of and preparation of 3.1 General descriptions for the manual sampling of petro-
containers found most suitable for the handling of aviation fuel leum products are given in Practice D 4057. However, a
samples for the determination of critical properties affected by number of aviation fuel properties are established or affected
trace contamination. by trace levels of polar or other compounds. Measurement
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the significance therefore requires that the sample containers not
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the add or adsorb any materials. This practice presents types and
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- preparations of sampling containers found satisfactory for the
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- determination of water separation, copper corrosion, electrical
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific hazard conductivity, thermal stability, lubricity, and trace metal con-
statements, see Note 2, Note 4, and 5. tent. An approval procedure for new containers is also given.
3.2 Two properties, particulate contamination and free water
2. Referenced Documents
content, involve materials easily removed by any sampling
2.1 ASTM Standards: container. These properties should be determined by placing
D 2624 Test Methods for Electrical Conductivity of Avia-
the sample directly into the measuring apparatus and not using
tion and Distillate Fuels Containing a Static Dissipator containers to transport the sample to the measuring equipment.
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Additive
4. Apparatus
D 3602 Field Test Method for Water-Separation Character-
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istics of Aviation Turbine Fuels 4.1 Sampling Containers:
D 3948 Test Methods for Determining Water Separation 4.1.1 Epoxy-coated Containers:
Characteristics of Aviation Turbine Fuels by Portable 4.1.1.1 While generally superior to other coatings, certain
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Separometer epoxy-coatings evolve plasticizers which can adversely affect
D 4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and critical fuel properties. Because no specification is known to
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Petroleum Products describe a satisfactory epoxy-coating, 6.2 lists an approval
D 4308 Test Method for Electrical Conductivity of Liquid procedure which can be used to identify a satisfactory coating.
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Hydrocarbons by Precision Meter 4.1.1.2 Coated cans should be examined closely to assure
2.2 SAE Standard: that the coating covers all inside surfaces. If not, the cans
SAE MAP-1794, The Ball on Cylinder Method for Measur- should be considered the same as tin-plated, soldered side seam
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ing Lubricity of Aviation Turbine Fuel cans.
4.1.2 Borosilicate (hard) Glass Bottles.
4.1.2.1 Amber colored or bottles covered with an opaque
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material such as aluminum foil are preferred to avoid possible
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-2 on Petroleum
Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
reactions with sunlight.
D02.J0.09 on Additive-Related Properties.
4.1.3 Polytetrafluoroethylene Bottles.
Current edition approved Dec. 10, 1997. Published August 1998. Originally
4.1.4 Polyethylene Bottles, high-density, linear.
published as D 4306 – 84. Last previous edition D 4306 – 91(1997).
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The detailed data on which this Practice is based may be found in ASTM 4.1.5 Steel Cans, tin-plated, soldered side seam.
Research Report D02-1169. Practice on Sampling Aviation Fuels for Tests Affected
4.2 Closures:
by Trace Contamination, ASTM Research Report D02-1142 Sampling for Trace
4.2.1 Closures with a metallic inside surface are preferred.
Metals in Gas Turbine and SAE Practice MAP-1794.
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Closures with the same inside surfaces as suitable containers
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.02.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.03.
such as polytetrafluoroethylene are also suitable.
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Available from Society of Automotive Engineers, 400 Commonwealth Drive,
4.2.2 Where required by shipping regulations such as DOT
Warrendale, PA 15096.
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Alconox made by Alconox Inc., New York, NY 10003 has been found suitable.
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