ASTM D93-09
Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
- Standard No.
- ASTM D93-09
- Release Date
- 2009
- Published By
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Status
- Replace By
- ASTM D93-10
- Latest
- ASTM D93-20
- Scope
The flash point temperature is one measure of the tendency of the test specimen to form a flammable mixture with air under controlled laboratory conditions. It is only one of a number of properties which must be considered in assessing the overall flammability hazard of a material.
Flash point is used in shipping and safety regulations to define flammable and combustible materials. One should consult the particular regulation involved for precise definitions of these classifications.
Note 38212;The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA) have established that liquids with a flash point under 37.8°C (100°F) are flammable, as determined by these test methods, for those liquids which have a kinematic viscosity of 5.8 mm 2/s (cSt) or more at 37.8°C or 9.5 mm 2/s (cSt) or more at 25°C (77°F), or that contain suspended solids, or have a tendency to form a surface film while under test. Other classification flash points have been established by these departments for liquids using these test methods.
These test methods should be used to measure and describe the properties of materials, products, or assemblies in response to heat and an ignition source under controlled laboratory conditions and should not be used to describe or appraise the fire hazard or fire risk of materials, products, or assemblies under actual fire conditions. However, results of these test methods may be used as elements of a fire risk assessment which takes into account all of the factors which are pertinent to an assessment of the fire hazard of a particular end use.
These test methods provides the only closed cup flash point test procedures for temperatures up to 370°C (698°F).
1.1 These test methods cover the determination of the flash point of petroleum products in the temperature range from 40 to 360°C by a manual Pensky-Martens closed-cup apparatus or an automated Pensky-Martens closed-cup apparatus.
Note 18212;Flash point determination as above 250°C can be performed, however, the precisions have not been determined above this temperature. For residual fuels, precisions have not been determined for flash points above 100°C.
1.2 Procedure A is applicable to distillate fuels (diesel, kerosine, heating oil, turbine fuels), new lubricating oils, and other homogeneous petroleum liquids not included in the scope of Procedure B.
1.3 Procedure B is applicable to residual fuel oils, cutback residua, used lubricating oils, mixtures of petroleum liquids with solids, petroleum liquids that tend to form a surface film under test conditions, or are petroleum liquids of such kinematic viscosity that they are not uniformly heated under the stirring and heating conditions of Procedure A.
1.4 These test methods is applicable for the detection of contamination of relatively nonvolatile or nonflammable materials with volatile or flammable materials.
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
Note 28212;It has been common practice in flash point standards for many decades to alternately use a C–scale or an F–
ASTM D93-09 Referenced Document
- 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 D56 Standard Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Tester
- ASTM E1 Standard Specification for ASTM Thermometers
- ASTM E300 Standard Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
- ASTM E502 Standard Test Method for Selection and Use of ASTM Standards for the Determination of Flash Point of Chemicals by Closed Cup Methods
ASTM D93-09 history
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- 2012 ASTM D93-12 Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
- 2011 ASTM D93-11 Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
- 2010 ASTM D93-10a Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
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- 2007 ASTM D93-07 Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
- 2006 ASTM D93-06 Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
- 2002 ASTM D93-02a Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
- 2002 ASTM D93-02 Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
- 2000 ASTM D93-00 Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
- 1997 ASTM D93-97 Standard Test Methods for Flash-Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester
- 1994 ASTM D93-94 Standard Test Method for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Tester
- 1990 ASTM D93-90e1 Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Tester
- 1985 ASTM D93-85 Standard Test Method for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Tester
- 1980 ASTM D93-80e1 Standard Test Methods for Flash Point By Pensky-Martens Closed Tester
- 1971 ASTM D93-71 Standard Method Of Test For Flash Point By Pensky-Martens Closed Tester
