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Flash Point Testing

Flash-Point Testing Services for Fuels, Chemicals and Petroleum Refined Products

Intertek provides flash-point testing through a global network of flashpoint determination laboratories. Flash-point testing is conducted to industry practices, including ASTM and IP standards. Intertek flash-point tests are available for a wide range of petroleum, chemical and refined fuel products.

Flash-point testing capabilities include:

• Abel Flash Point Testing
• Pensky-Martens Flash Point Testing
• Tag Flash Point Testing
• Cleveland Open Cup Flash Point Testing (COC)
• Rapid Equilibrium Methods (RECC)
• Rapid Equilibrium Flash/No Flash Methods
• Continuously Closed Cup Method (CCCFP)

Contact Intertek for more information on flashpoint test methods suitable for particular products and situations.

Flash-point ASTM, IP and other test methods provided by Intertek laboratories include:

Pensky-Martens Flashpoint:

• ASTM D93A & D93B (PMCC)
• ISO 2719, IP34, IP 404 (PMCC)
• IP 35, BS2000-35 (PM Open Cup)

Tag Cup Flashpoint:

• ASTM D56 (Tag Closed Cup)
• ASTM D3143 (Tag Open Cup)
• AASHTO T79 (Tag Open Cup)

Cleveland Open Cup Flashpoint:

• ASTMD92, AASHTO T48 (COC)
• IP 36, EN ISO 2592 (COC)

Abel Closed Cup Flashpoint:

• IP 170, EN ISO 13736, (Abel Closed Cup)

Rapid Equilibrium Flashpoint:

• ASTM D3828, ASTM D3941, ASTM D3934, (RECC and Flash/No Flash)
• IP523, ISO 3679, IP492, EN ISO 1523 (RECC)
• IP 524, EN ISO 3680, IP 491, EN ISO 1516, (RECC, Flash/No Flash)

Continously Closed Cup Flashpoint:

• ASTM D6450 (CCCFP)