Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method

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1.1 This test method covers the laboratory determination using a glass hydrometer, of the density, relative density (specific gravity), or API gravity of crude petroleum, petroleum products, or mixtures of petroleum and nonpetroleum products normally handled as liquids, and having a Reid vapor pressure of 101.325 kPa (14.696 psi) or less.
1.2 Values are measured on a hydrometer at either the reference temperature or at another convenient temperature, and readings corrected to the reference temperature by means of the Petroleum Measurement Tables; values obtained at other than the reference temperature being hydrometer readings and not density measurements.
1.3 Values determined as density, relative density, or API gravity can be converted to equivalent values in the other units at alternate reference temperatures by means of the Petroleum Measurement Tables.
1.4 Annex A1 contains a procedure for verifying or certifying the equipment for this test method.
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 limitations prior to use.

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An American National Standard
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Designation: D 1298 – 99
Designation: Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards (MPMS), Chapter 9.1
Designation: 160/99
Standard Test Method for
Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity
of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by
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Hydrometer Method
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 1298; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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e NOTE—Footnote 1 and the Referenced Documents were corrected editorially to comply with the ASTM-API joint standard
contract in October 2002. Warning notes were editorially moved into the standard text in October 2002.
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e NOTE—Table 4 was reformatted editorially in October 2003.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
1.1 This test method covers the laboratory determination 2.1 ASTM Standards:
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using a glass hydrometer, of the density, relative density D 97 Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products
(specificgravity),orAPIgravityofcrudepetroleum,petroleum D 323 Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Prod-
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products, or mixtures of petroleum and nonpetroleum products ucts (Reid Method)
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normally handled as liquids, and having a Reid vapor pressure D 1250 Guide for Petroleum Measurement Tables
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of 101.325 kPa (14.696 psi) or less. D 2500 Test Method for Cloud Point of Petroleum Oils
1.2 Values are measured on a hydrometer at either the D 3117 Test Method forWaxAppearance Point of Distillate
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reference temperature or at another convenient temperature, Fuels
and readings corrected to the reference temperature by means D 4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
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of the Petroleum MeasurementTables; values obtained at other Petroleum Products (API MPMS Chapter 8.1)
than the reference temperature being hydrometer readings and D 4177 Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and
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not density measurements. Petroleum Products (API MPMS Chapter 8.2)
1.3 Values determined as density, relative density, or API D 5854 Practice for Mixing and Handling of Liquid
gravity can be converted to equivalent values in the other units Samples of Petroleum and Petroleum Products (API
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at alternate reference temperatures by means of the Petroleum MPMS Chapter 8.3)
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Measurement Tables. E 1 Specification for ASTM Thermometers
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1.4 AnnexA1 contains a procedure for verifying or certify- E 100 Specification for ASTM Hydrometers
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ing the equipment for this test method. 2.2 API Standards:
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the MPMS Chapter 8.1 Manual Sampling of Petroleum and
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the Petroleum Products (ASTM Practice D 4057)
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- MPMS Chapter 8.2 Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- Petroleum Products (ASTM Practice D 4177)
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.01.
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Petroleum Products and Lubricants and theAPI Committee on Petroleum Measure- Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.02.
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ment, and is the direct responsibility of D02.02 /COMQ, the joint ASTM-API Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.03.
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Committee on Static Petroleum Measurement. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.03.
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Current edition approved June 10, 1999. Published August 1999. Originally Published as Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards.Available from the
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published as D 1298–53. Last previous edition D 1298–85 (1990) . American Petroleum Institute (API), 1220 L St., NW, Washington, DC 20005.
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D1298–99
MPMSChapter8.3 MixingandHandlingofLiquidSamples appropriate hydrometer, also at a similar temperature, is
of Petroleum and Petroleum Products (ASTM Practice lowered into the test portion and allowed to settle. After
D 5854) temperature equilibrium has been reached, the hydrometer
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2.3 Institute of Petroleum Standards: scale is read, and the temperature of the test portion is taken.
IP 389 Determination of wax appearance temperature The observed hydrometer reading is reduced to the reference
(WAT) of middle distillate fuels by differential thermal temperaturebymeansofthePetroleumMeasurementTables.If
analysis (DTA) or differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) ne
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