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ASTM Test Method	Test Description, ASTM
D86	Distillation: Gasoline, Kerosene, Napthas
D91	Precipitation Number
D92	Flash Point (Cleveland Open Cup)
D93	Flash Point (Pensky-Martens)
D95	Water Determination (Distillation)
D96	Water and Sediment Determination of Crude Oils, Centrifuge
D97	Pour Point
D130	Copper Strip Corrosion
D189	Carbon Residue, Conradson
D287	API Gravity (Hydrometer)
D322	Fuel Dilution (Gasoline)
D341	Fuel Dilution (Diesel)
D381	Existent Gum in Fuels
D412	Tensile and Elongation testing
D445	Kinematic Viscosity (°C)
D445	Kinematic Viscosity (Additive Package)
D445	Kinematic Viscosity (Mack T-8 @ 100°C)
D445	Kinematic Viscosity (150°C)
D445	Kinematic Viscosity (below -18°C)
D471	Rubber Property, Effect of Liquids
D482	Ash Content
D524	Carbon Residue, Ramsbottom
D525	Oxidation Stability of Gasoline
D664	Total Acid Number (Potentiometric)
D664	Total (pH11)
D664	Total Base Number (Potentiometric)
D664	Total (pH4)
D665	Rust Preventing Characteristics A or B
D676	Indentation of Rubber, Durometer
D808	Chlorine in Lube Oil (Bomb Method)
D810	Sulfated Residue
D874	Sulfated Ash
D892	Foaming Characteristics of Lube Oil
D892M	Foaming Characteristics of Lube Oil, Modified Sequence IV (150°C)
D893	Pentane-Toluene Insolubles (Normal, Coagulated)
D943	Turbine Oil Oxidation Test (TOST)
D943M	Dry Turbine Oil Oxidation Test (Dry TOST)
D974	Acid Number, Colorimetric
D974	Base Number, Colorimetric
D976	Cetane Index (Calculated)
D1093	Acidity of Residues (Gasoline or Petroleum Solvents)
D1119	Ash Content of Anti-Freeze and Anti-Rust
D1120	Boiling Point of Anti-Freeze
D1121	Reserve Alkalinity of Anti-Freeze
D1122	Specific Gravity of Anti-Freeze
D1218	Refractive Index of Hydrocarbon Liquids
D1275	Copper Strip Test
D1287	pH Determination of Anti-Freeze
D1298	API Gravity (Hydrometer Method)
D1384	Corrosion Test for Anti-Freeze
D1401	Emulsion Characteristics
D1479	Emulsion Stability of Soluble Cutting Oils
D1500	Color ASTM Scale
D1744	Water Determination replaced w/ D 6304
D1748	Rust Protection (Humidity Cabinet) (Each additional 24 hour testing period)
D1796	Water and Sediment Determination in Fuel Oils (Centrifuge)
D2007	Clay Gel Analysis
D2161	Conversion of Kinematic to Saybolt Viscosity
D2240	Rubber Property Durometer Hardness
D2266	Wear Preventive Characteristics of Lubricating Grease (4-Ball Method)
D2270	Viscosity Index (Calculation Only)
D2273	Trace Sediment of Lube Oils
D2422	Classification of Industrial Fluid Lubricants by Viscosity System
D2500	Cloud Points
D2596	CExtrem-Pressure Properties of Lubricating Grease (4-Ball Method)
D2602	Cold Cranking Viscosity
D2622	Sulfur by X-Ray Spectrometry
D2781	Compatibility of Fuel Oil Blends by Spot Test
D2783	Extrem-Pressure Properties of Lubricating (4-Ball Method)
D2887	Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Fractions by Gas Chromatography
D2893	Oxidation Characteristics of EP Oil
D2896	Base Number (Perchloric Acid Titration)
D2982	Glycol Base Anti-Freeze in Used Oil (Kit)
D2983	Brookfield Viscosity (Apparent) of Gear Oil at Low Temperature
D3228	Nitrogen, Modified Kjeldahl
D3321	Freezing Point Determination
D3524	Diesel Fuel Diluent in used engine oils
D3524M	Diesel Fuel Diluent by GC (Base Oil Corrected)
D3525	Gasoline Diluent in Used Engine Oils by Gas Chromatography
D3703	Peroxide Number of Aviation Turbine Fuels
D3829	Predicting the Borderline Pumping Temperature of Engine Oil
D3945A	Shear Stability of Fluids KO, replaced w/ D6278
D4052	Density by Digital Density Meter
D4055	Pentane Insolubles, by Membrane Filtration
D4055M	Pentane Insolubles by Membrane Filtration, Ford Modified
D4172	4-Ball Wear Test
D4294	Sulfur by X-Ray Fluorescence
D4310	Sludge Tendency of Turbine Oils
D4629	Trace Nitrogen by Chemiluminescence
D4682	Miscibility with Gasoline
D4683	Viscosity at High Shear Rate and High Temperature (HTHS) by Tapered Bearing Simulator (TBS) at 150 or 300°C
D4684	Yield Stress and Apparent Viscosity of Engine Oils at Low Temperature
D4737	Cetane Index (Calculated)
D4742	TFOUT IIID
D4739	Base Number Determination by Potentiometric Titration
D4815	Oxygenates and Alcohols in gasoline by Gas Chromatography
D4927	Elemental Analysis of Lubricant Additives by Wavelength-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
D4951	Elemental Analysis of Lubricants, Additives
D5059	Lead in Gasoline by X-Ray Spectrometry
D5133	Scanning Brookfield Viscosity and Gelation Index
D5134	Hydrocarbon Components by Capillary GC
D5185	Wear and Additive Metals by ICP
D5191	Reid Vapor Pressure by Auto Grabner
D5291	Nitrogen by Thermal Analysis
D5293	Apparent Viscosity by Cold Cranking Simulator (CCS)
D5453	Sulfur by Chemiluminescence, UV detection
D5481	High-Temperature High-Shear by Multicell Capillary Viscometer
D5662	Gear Oil Compatibility with Elastomers
D5762	Nitrogen by Boat-Inlet Chemiluminescence
D5800	Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Oils by Noack
D5950	Pour Point by Automatic Tilt
D5968	Corrosion Bench Test (TMC Calibrated)
D6594	High Temperature Corrosion Bench Test(TMC calibrated)
D6082	High Temperature Foaming
D6186	Oxidation Induction Time by PDSC
D5967A4	Soot Content by Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (Mack engine Test Procedured)
D6278	Diesel Injector Shear Stability (30 cycles) (AKA Kurt Orban, KO, DIN, or Bosh Shear)
D6278M	DIN Shear (90 or More Cycles)
D6304	Water Determination by Coulimetric KF
D6335	TEOST method 33C Deposit Test
D6352	Boiling Point Distribution of Lubricating Oils
D6417	Oil Volatility (SIMDIS)
D6443	Elemental Analysis of Lubricants by WDXRF
D6557	Ball Rust Test
D6743	Thermal Stability of Organic Heat Transfer Fluid
D6895	Rotational Viscosity of HD Diesel Drain Oils at 100°C
D7097	TEOST MHT Deposit test
D7098	TFOUT IIIE
D7109	DIN Shear 30 and 90 Cycles combined Method)
E168	FTIR Infrared Quantitative and Qualitative
E1131	Soot Content by Thermal Gravimetric Analysis
E1269	Specific Heat by DSC