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ASTM Test Method Updates June 2006 to July 2007

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Updates are described by Standard ASTM Test Method Number, the dates listed refer to the month this update was posted to the intertek-cb.com website.

• ASTM updates August 2007 to Current
• ASTM updates January to May 2006

ASTM Test Method Revisions June 2006 to July 2007:

D1655 - Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels has been revised to D1655-07 July 2007

D4870 - Determination of Total Sediment in Residual Fuels has been revised to D4870-07 April 2007

D3120 - Trace Quantities of Sulfur in Light Liquid Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Oxidative Microcoulometry has been revised to D3120-06 April 2007

D1655 - Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels has been revised to D1655-06d April 2007

D2427 - Determination of C2 to C5 Hydrocarbons in Gasolines by GC revised to D2427-06 April 2007

D910 - Standard Specification for Aviation Gasolines has been revised to D910-06 April 2007

D2887 - Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Fractions by Gas Chromatography revised to D2887-06a April 2007

D6890 - Determination of Ignition Delay and Derived Cetane Number (DCN) of Diesel Fuel Oils by Combustion in a Constant Volume Chamber has been revised to D6890-07 April 2007

D86 - Test for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure revised to D86-07a April 2007

D7183 - Determination of Total Sulfur in Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Related Chemicals by Ultraviolet Fluorescence is a new standard. D7183-07 April 2007

D7319 - Determination of Total and Potential Sulfate and Inorganic Chloride in Fuel Ethanol by Direct Injection Suppressed Ion Chromatography is a new standard, D7319-07 April 2007

D6890 - Ignition Delay and Derived Cetane Number (DCN) of Diesel Fuel Oils by Combustion in a Constant Volume Chamber revised to D6890-06. October 2006.

D7170 - Derived Cetane Number (DCN) of Diesel Fuel Oils-Fixed Range Injection Period, Constant Volume Combustion Chamber Method revised to D7170-06a. October 2006.

D4739 - Base Number by Potentiometric Titration has been revised to D4739-06. October 2006.

D7261 - Water Separation Characteristics of Diesel Fuels by Portable Separometer, D7261-06. October 2006.
D7279 - Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids by Automated Houillon Viscometer, D7279-06 October 2006.

D975 - Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils has been revised to D975-06a. October 2006.

D323 - Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method) revised to D323-06. October 2006.

D1838 - Copper Strip Corrosion by Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases has been revised to D1838-06. September 2006.

D843 - Standard Specification for Nitration Grade Xylene has been revised to D843-06. September 2006.

D2359 - Standard Specification for Refined Benzene-535 has been revised to D2359-06. September 2006.

D1655 - Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels has been revised to D1655-06b. September 2006.

E29 - Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications E29-06. September 2006.

D1160 - Distillation of Petroleum Products at Reduced Pressure has been revised to D1160-06. September 2006.

D5853 - Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Crude Oils has been revised to D5853-06. August 2006.

D4806 - Denatured Fuel Ethanol for Blending with Gasolines for Use as Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel has been revised to D4806-06. August 2006.

D5983 - MTBE specification for Blending of Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel revised to D5983-06. July 2006.

D4951 - Determination of Additive Elements in Lubricating Oils by ICP-AES to D4951-06. July 2006.

D6468 - Standard Test Method for High Temperature Stability of Distillate Fuels revised to D6468-06. July 2006.

D1153 - Specification for Methyl Isobutyl Ketone revised to D1153-06. July 2006.

D975 - Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils has been revised to D975-06. July 2006.

D5191 - Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Mini Method) revised to D5191-06. July 2006.

D3606 - Benzene and Toluene in Finished Motor and Aviation Gasoline by GC revised to D3606-06. July 2006.

D7260 - Standard for ICP-AES Elemental Analysis of Petroleum Products and Lubricants is D7260-06. July 2006.

D 4590 - Colorimetric Determination of p-tert-Butylcatechol In Styrene Monomer or AMS (a–Methylstyrene) by Spectrophotometry have been revised D-4590-06. July 2006.

D874 - Method for Sulfated Ash from Lubricating Oils and Additives revised to D874-06. June 2006.

D6751 - Biodiesel Fuel Blend Stock (B100) for Middle Distillate Fuels revised to D6751-06e1. June 2006.

D2265 - Dropping Point of Lubricating Grease Over Wide Temperature Range revised to D2265-06. June 2006.

D4304 - Standardfor Mineral Lubricating Oil Used in Steam or Gas Turbines revised to D4304-06. June 2006.

D1655 - Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels revised to d1655-06a. June 2006.

D4814 - Specification for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel revised to D4814-06. June 2006.

• ASTM updates for January to May 2006
  

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