ASTM D396-18
Standard Specification for Fuel Oils

Standard No.
ASTM D396-18
Release Date
2018
Published By
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Status
Replace By
ASTM D396-18a
Latest
ASTM D396-21
Scope
1.1 This specification (see Note 1) covers grades of fuel oil intended for use in various types of fuel-oil-burning equipment under various climatic and operating conditions. These grades are described as follows: 1.1.1 Grades No. 1 S5000, No. 1 S500, No. 1 S15, No. 2 S5000, No. 2 S500, and No. 2 S15 are middle distillate fuels for use in domestic and small industrial burners. Grades No. 1 S5000, No. 1 S500, and No. 1 S15 are particularly adapted to vaporizing type burners or where storage conditions require low pour point fuel. 1.1.2 Grades B6–B20 S5000, B6–B20 S500, and B6–B20 S15 are middle distillate fuel/biodiesel blends for use in domestic and small industrial burners. 1.1.3 Grades No. 4 (Light) and No. 4 are heavy distillate fuels or middle distillate/residual fuel blends used in commercial/industrial burners equipped for this viscosity range. 1.1.4 Grades No. 5 (Light), No. 5 (Heavy), and No. 6 are residual fuels of increasing viscosity and boiling range, used in industrial burners. Preheating is usually required for handling and proper atomization. NOTE 1—For information on the significance of the terminology and test methods used in this specification, see Appendix X1. NOTE 2—A more detailed description of the grades of fuel oils is given in X1.3. 1.2 This specification is for the use of purchasing agencies in formulating specifications to be included in contracts for purchases of fuel oils and for the guidance of consumers of fuel oils in the selection of the grades most suitable for their needs. 1.3 Nothing in this specification shall preclude observance of federal, state, or local regulations which can be more restrictive. 1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. 1.4.1 Non-SI units are provided in Table 1 and in 7.1.2.1/7.1.2.2 because these are common units used in the industry. NOTE 3—The generation and dissipation of static electricity can create problems in the handling of distillate burner fuel oils. For more information on the subject, see Guide D4865. 1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM D396-18 Referenced Document

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  • ASTM D2709 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge
  • ASTM D2887 Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Fractions by Gas Chromatography
  • ASTM D3828 Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Small Scale Closed Tester
  • ASTM D4052 Standard Test Method for Density and Relative Density of Liquids by Digital Density Meter
  • ASTM D4057 Standard Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
  • ASTM D4177 Standard Practice for Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
  • ASTM D4294 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
  • ASTM D4306 Standard Practice for Aviation Fuel Sample Containers for Tests Affected by Trace Contamination
  • ASTM D4308 Standard Test Method for Electrical Conductivity of Liquid Hydrocarbons by Precision Meter
  • ASTM D445 Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (the Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)
  • ASTM D473 Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method
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  • ASTM D4865 Standard Guide for Generation and Dissipation of Static Electricity in Petroleum Fuel Systems
  • ASTM D524 Standard Test Method for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products
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  • ASTM D56 Standard Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Tester
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  • ASTM D5854 Standard Practice for Mixing and Handling of Liquid Samples of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
  • ASTM D5949 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products (Automatic Pressure Pulsing Method)
  • ASTM D5950 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products (Automatic Tilt Method)
  • ASTM D5985 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products (Rotational Method)
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  • ASTM D6469 Standard Guide for Microbial Contamination in Fuels and Fuel Systems
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  • ASTM D7039 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Gasoline, Diesel Fuel, Jet Fuel, Kerosine, Biodiesel, Biodiesel Blends, and Gasoline-Ethanol Blends by Monochromatic Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectro*， 2020-05-01 Update
  • ASTM D7042 Standard Test Method for Dynamic Viscosity and Density of Liquids by Stabinger Viscometer (and the Calculation of Kinematic Viscosity)*， 2021-11-01 Update
  • ASTM D7094 Standard Test Method for Flash Point by Modified Continuously Closed Cup (MCCCFP) Tester*， 2023-12-01 Update
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  • ASTM D7345 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels at Atmospheric Pressure (Micro Distillation Method)*， 2024-01-25 Update
  • ASTM D7346 Standard Test Method for No Flow Point and Pour Point of Petroleum Products and Liquid Fuels*， 2021-04-01 Update
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  • ASTM D7861 Standard Test Method for Determination of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) in Diesel Fuel by Linear Variable Filter (LVF) Array Based Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy*， 2024-04-21 Update
  • ASTM D86 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products
  • ASTM D93 Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
  • ASTM D95 Standard Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation
  • ASTM D97 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products
  • ASTM D975 Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
  • ASTM E29 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications

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Standard Specification for Fuel Oils


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