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  • OLEFINS IN ENGINE FUELS BY GC: D6296 OLEFINS IN ENGINE FUELS BY GC: D6296EXPLANATIONThe quantitative determination of olefins in spark ignition engine fuels is required by government regulations. Knowledge of the total olefin content provides a means to monitor the efficiency of catalytic cracking processes. This test method can determine ...
  • OIL SEPARATION FROM GREASE (CONICAL SIEVE METHOD): D6184 OIL SEPARATION FROM GREASE (CONICAL SIEVE METHOD): D6184EXPLANATIONWhen a lubricating grease separates oil, the residual material changes in consistency which can affect the ability of the product to function as designed. Test results obtained with this procedure are intended to correlate with oil separation ...
  • OIL SEPARATION FROM GREASE BY CENTRIFUGING (KOPPERS METHOD): D4425 OIL SEPARATION FROM GREASE BY CENTRIFUGING (KOPPERS METHOD): D4425EXPLANATIONThis test method is useful in evaluating the degree to which a grease would separate into fluid and solid components when subjected to high centrifugal forces. Flexible shaft couplings, universal joints, and rolling element ...
  • OIL CONTENT OF PETROLEUM WAXES: D721 OIL CONTENT OF PETROLEUM WAXES: D721EXPLANATIONThe oil content of a wax may have significant effects on several of its properties such as strength, hardness, flexibility, scuff resistance, coefficient of friction, coefficient of expansion, melting point, and oil straining. The importance of these effects ...
  • AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE OIL COMPATABILITY WITH TYPICAL SEAL ELASTOMERS: D7216 AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE OIL COMPATABILITY WITH TYPICAL SEAL ELASTOMERS: D7216EXPLANATIONSome engine oil formulations have been shown to lack compatibility with certain elastomers used for seals in automotive engines. These deleterious effects on the elastomer are greatest with new engine oils and when the ...
  • ODOR OF PETROLEUM WAX: D1833 ODOR OF PETROLEUM WAX: D1833EXPLANATIONOdor intensity of wax is an important property in some uses of wax such as food packaging. It is often included in the specifications of petroleum wax. This method gives a basis for agreement between laboratories on the odor intensity of wax using a numerical scale ...
  • NITROGEN DETERMINATION BY KJELDAHL METHOD: D3228 NITROGEN DETERMINATION BY KJELDAHL METHOD: D3228EXPLANATIONThis test method is applicable for the determination of nitrogen in lubricating oils when present in the concentration from 0.03 to 0.10 weight %, and for the determination of nitrogen in fuel oils when present in the concentration from 0.015 ...
  • NITROGEN DETERMINATION OF CARBON, HYDROGEN, AND NITROGEN: D5291 NITROGEN DETERMINATION OF CARBON, HYDROGEN, AND NITROGEN: D5291EXPLANATIONThis is the only ASTM method for simultaneous determination of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen in petroleum products and lubricants. There are at least three instrumental techniques available for this analysis, each based on different ...
  • NITROGEN DETERMINATION BY BOAT-INLET CHEMILUMINESCENCE: D5762 NITROGEN DETERMINATION BY BOAT-INLET CHEMILUMINESCENCE: D5762EXPLANATIONThis test method covers the determination of nitrogen in liquid hydrocarbons including petroleum process streams and lubricating oils in the concentration range from 40 to 10 000 μg/g nitrogen. For light hydrocarbons containing ...
  • TRACE NITROGEN BY OXIDATIVE COMBUSTION AND CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTION: D4629 TRACE NITROGEN BY OXIDATIVE COMBUSTION AND CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTION: D4629GENERALThe concentration of nitrogen is a measure of the presence of nitrogen-containing additives. Knowledge of its concentration can be used to predict performance.There are two ways of determining nitrogen in additives: Kjeldahl ...