Standard Specification for Fuel System Icing Inhibitors

ABSTRACT
This specification covers additives for aviation fuels used to inhibit ice formation in aircraft fuel systems. Three types of fuel system icing inhibitors are provided as follows: type I - ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, type II - anhydrous isopropanol, and type III - diethylene glycol monomethyl ether. The relative density, color, distillation range, non-volatile matter, and odor shall be tested to meet the requirements prescribed. The water properties, heptanes miscibility, acidity, water miscibility, and flash point shall be tested to meet the requirements prescribed.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers additives for aviation fuels (see Specifications D 910 and D 1655) used to inhibit ice formation in aircraft fuel systems.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard.  
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

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An American National Standard
Designation: D4171 – 03
Standard Specification for
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Fuel System Icing Inhibitors
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4171; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope D1364 Test Method for Water in Volatile Solvents (Karl
Fischer Reagent Titration Method)
1.1 This specification covers additives for aviation fuels
D1476 Test Method for Heptane Miscibility of Lacquer
(see Specifications D910 and D1655) used to inhibit ice
Solvents
formation in aircraft fuel systems.
D1613 Test Method for Acidity in Volatile Solvents and
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
Chemical Intermediates Used in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer,
standard.
and Related Products
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
D1655 Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
D1722 Test Method for Water Miscibility of Water-Soluble
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Solvents
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
D3828 Test Methods for Flash Point by Small Scale Closed
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Cup Tester
2. Referenced Documents
D4052 Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API
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Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D5006 Test Method for Measurement of Fuel System Icing
D56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester
Inhibitors (Ether Type) in Aviation Fuels
D93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens
E1 Specification for ASTM Liquid-in-Glass Thermometers
Closed Cup Tester
E70 Test Method for pH of Aqueous Solutions With the
D268 Guide for Sampling andTestingVolatile Solvents and
Glass Electrode
Chemical Intermediates for Use in Paint and Related
E203 Test Method forWater UsingVolumetric Karl Fischer
Coatings and Material
Titration
D891 Test Methods for Specific Gravity, Apparent, of
E300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
Liquid Industrial Chemicals
E450 Method for Measurement of Color of Low-Colored
D910 Specification for Aviation Gasolines
Clear Liquids Using the Hunterlab Color Difference
D1078 Test Method for Distillation Range of Volatile Or-
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Meter
ganic Liquids
E1064 Test Method for Water in Organic Liquids by Cou-
D1209 Test Method for Color of Clear Liquids (Platinum-
lometric Karl Fischer Titration
Cobalt Scale)
D1296 Test Method for Odor of Volatile Solvents and
3. Classification
Diluents
3.1 Twotypesoffuelsystemicinginhibitorsareprovidedas
D1353 Test Method for Nonvolatile Matter in Volatile
follows:
Solvents for Use in Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Related
3.1.1 Type I—Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether is used as
Products
an anti-icing additive in both aviation gasoline and aviation
turbine fuels.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on
Petroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
NOTE 1—Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (EGME) was previously
D02.J0.04 on Additives and Electrical Properties.
included in this specification, last appearing in D4171–94. EGME is
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2003. Published January 2004. Originally
considered technically satisfactory for this application, but has been
approved in 1982. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as D4171–98. DOI:
generally replaced by DiEGME due to availability, reduced toxicological
10.1520/D4171-03.
concerns, and lack of widely available methodology to determine FSII
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contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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D4171 – 03
concentration in aviation fuels when a mixture is known to be present, or TABLE 2 Detailed Requirements for Fuel System Icing Inhibitors
(Type III)
when the identity of the FSII present in the fuel is not clearly known.
Requirement
3.2 Type II—Anhydrous isopropanol, also described as
Property ASTM Test
DiEGME
99 % grade 2-Propanol or isopropyl alcohol, is used as an
Method
(Type III)
anti-icing additive in aviation gasoline. (Warning—
Acid number, max, mg 0.09 D1613
Isopropanol (2-Propanol) is both flammable and an irritant; use
KOH/g
with caution.)
Color, platinum-cobalt, 10 D1209 or E450
3.3 Type III—Diethylene glycol monomethyl et
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