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SPECIFICATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE DIESEL FUEL (BV III)
(IS 1460-2005 with Amendment 2 March, 2010)
SR. NO PARAMETER SPECIFICATION STD.METHOD
Typical
Analysis
1 Acidity, inorganic, mg KOH/g Nil IS 1448, P:2 NiL
2 Acidity, total, mg KOH/gm To report IS 1448, P:2 0.05
3 Ash, percent by mass, Max 0.01 IS 1448, P:4/ISO 6245 <0.01
4
Carbon residue (Ramsbottom) on
10% residue, % by mass, max
0.30 IS 1448, P:8/ISO 10370 0.10
5
Cetane number, Min
Cetane Index, min
51
46
IS 1448, P:9/ISO 5165
ASTM D 4737/ISO 4264
53
54
6 Pour point,
o
C, Max
3
o
C, for winter
15
o
C, for summer
IS 1448, P:10
/D5949
OR D 5985 OR D5950
0
+9
7
Copper strip Corrosion for 3 hours
@ 100
o
C
Not worse than
No.1
IS 1448, P:15/ISO 2160 No.1
8
Distillation, % v/v, recovered: at
360
o
C, Min
95.0 IS 1448, P:18/ISO 3405 96.0
9 Flask Point (Abel)
o
C, Min 35 IS 1448, P:20 40
10 Kinematic Viscosity, Cst @ 40
o
C 2.0 to 4.5 IS 1448, P:25/ISO 3104 3.5
11 Total Contamination, mg/m
3
, Max 24 EN 12662 0.9
12 Density @ 15
o
C,kg/m
3
820-845
IS 1448, P:16 OR P:32/ D
4052/ISO 3675 OR ISO
12185
830
13 Total Sulphur, mg/kg, Max 50
IP336 OR D 4294
/ISO14596 OR ISO
8754/P:83/D 2754/D 5433/D
2622/D 3120
340
14 Water content, mg/kg, Max 200 ISO 12937 150
15
Cold Filter Plugging Point
(CFPP)
o
C, Max
6
o
C, for winter
18
o
C, for summer
IS 1448, P:110
/D6371
+3
+12
16 Oxidation Stability, g/m
3
25 Max ASTM D 2274 0.9
17
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAH), percent by mass, Max
11 IP 391 or EN 12916 2.0
18
Lubricity corrected wear scar
diameter (wsd 1.4) at 60
o
C,
microns, Max
460 ISO 12156-1 420
19
Oxygen content, percent by mass,
Max
0.6 Annex B NA
Table 6.4
Winter: November to February contains no Bio-Diesel. Refer IS 1460 2005
Specication with amendment No. 2 for further details.