ASTM D6985-04a
(Specification)Standard Specification for Middle Distillate Fuel Oil-Military Marine Applications (Withdrawn 2010)
Standard Specification for Middle Distillate Fuel Oil-Military Marine Applications (Withdrawn 2010)
ABSTRACT
This specification covers a 100 % middle distillate fuel oil with no residual fuel oil contamination for use in military marine (non-aviation gas turbine engines, compression ignition/diesel engines, and other non-automotive applications) and emergency generator applications (military or commercial). Specimens shall be suitably sampled and tested, and accordingly conform to specified values of the following requirements: ash content; carbon residue (10 % distillation residue); cetane number or index; cloud point; copper corrosion rating; density; 90 % distillation point; flash point; storage stability; sulfur content; kinematic viscosity; and water and sediment content.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers a 100 % middle distillate fuel oil with no residual fuel oil contamination for use in military marine applications (non-aviation gas turbine engines, compression ignition/diesel engines, and other non-automotive applications), and emergency generator applications (military or commercial).
1.2 This specification, unless otherwise provided by agreement between the purchaser and the supplier, prescribes the required properties of middle distillate fuel at the time and place of delivery. Nothing in this specification shall preclude observance of federal, state, or local regulations that may be more restrictive.
1.3 During handling and use of all middle distillate fuels, the generation and dissipation of static electricity can create fire and explosion hazards. For more information on this subject see Guide D 4865.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
1.5 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 requirements prior to use.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This specification covers a 100 % middle distillate fuel oil with no residual fuel oil contamination for use in military marine applications (non-aviation gas turbine engines, compression ignition/diesel engines, and other non-automotive applications), and emergency generator applications (military or commercial).
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants, this specification was withdrawn in July 2010 due to the fact that SC E has been unable to find anyone using this specification or in support of maintaining this specification.
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Designation: D6985 – 04a
Standard Specification for
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Middle Distillate Fuel Oil—Military Marine Applications
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6985; 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* D129 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (Gen-
eral Bomb Method)
1.1 This specification covers a 100 % middle distillate fuel
D130 Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Pe-
oil with no residual fuel oil contamination for use in military
troleum Products by Copper Strip Test
marine applications (non-aviation gas turbine engines, com-
D445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent
pression ignition/diesel engines, and other non-automotive
and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscos-
applications), and emergency generator applications (military
ity)
or commercial).
D482 Test Method for Ash from Petroleum Products
1.2 This specification, unless otherwise provided by agree-
D524 Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue of
ment between the purchaser and the supplier, prescribes the
Petroleum Products
required properties of middle distillate fuel at the time and
D613 Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil
place of delivery. Nothing in this specification shall preclude
D975 Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
observance of federal, state, or local regulations that may be
D976 Test Method for Calculated Cetane Index of Distillate
more restrictive.
Fuels
1.3 During handling and use of all middle distillate fuels,
D1266 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products
the generation and dissipation of static electricity can create
(Lamp Method)
fire and explosion hazards. For more information on this
D1298 Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific
subject see Guide D4865.
Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method
standard.
D1319 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Petroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
D1552 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
(High-Temperature Method)
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
D2500 Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Products
bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.
D2622 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by
2. Referenced Documents
Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
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D2709 Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge
D56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester
D3117 Test Method for WaxAppearance Point of Distillate
D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at
Fuels
Atmospheric Pressure
D3828 Test Methods for Flash Point by Small Scale Closed
D93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens
Cup Tester
Closed Cup Tester
D4052 Test Method for Density and Relative Density of
Liquids by Digital Density Meter
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on
D4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
Petroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
Petroleum Products
D02.E0 on Burner, Diesel, Non-Aviation Gas Turbine, and Marine Fuels.
D4177 Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2004. Published November 2004. Originally
approved in 2004. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as D6985–04. DOI:
Petroleum Products
10.1520/D6985-04A.
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contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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D6985 – 04a
TABLE 1 Detailed Requirements for Middle Distillate Fuel Oil—
D4294 Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum
A,B
Military Marine Applications
Products by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spec-
Referee
trometry
Require-
Property Test
ments
D4530 Test Method for Determination of Carbon Residue
C
Method
(Micro Method)
Ash, mass %, max. D482 0.01
D4865 Guide for Generation and Dissipation of Static
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