Table 10
Perkins "Specification for Distillate Diesel Fuel"
Property
UNITS
Requirements
“ASTM”Test
“ISO/Other”Test
Aromatics
%Volume
35% maximum
“D1319”
“ISO 3837”
Ash
%Weight
0.01% maximum
“D482”
“ISO 6245”
Carbon Residue on 10%
Bottoms
%Weight
0.35% maximum
“D524”
“ISO 4262”
Cetane Number
-
40 minimum
“D613 or D6890”
“ISO 5165”
Cloud Point
°C
The cloud point must not
exceed the lowest expected
ambient temperature.
“D2500”
“ISO 3015”
Copper Strip Corrosion
-
No. 3 maximum
“D130”
“ISO 2160”
Distillation
°C
10% at 238° C (460.4° F)
maximum
“D86”
“ISO 3405”
90% at 350° C (662° F)
maximum
Density at 15 °C (59 °F)
kg/M
3
800 minimum and 860
maximum
No equivalent test
“ISO 3675”“ISO 12185”
Flash Point
°C
legal limit
“D93”
“ISO 2719”
Thermal Stability
-
Minimum of 80% reflec-
tance after aging for 180 mi-
nutes at 150 °C (302 °F)
“D6468”
No equivalent test
Pour Point
°C
6 °C (42.8 °F) minimum be-
low ambient temperature
“D97”
“ISO 3016”
%mass
0.0015 % maximum
“D5453”
“ISO 20846”
Kinematic Viscosity
MM2/S (cSt)
The viscosity of the fuel that
is delivered to the fuel injec-
tion pump. 1.4 minimum
and 4.5 maximum
“D445”
“ISO 3405”
Water and sediment
% weight
0.05% maximum
“D1796”
“ISO 3734”
Water
% weight
0.05% maximum
“D1744”
No equivalent test
Sediment
% weight
0.05% maximum
“D473”
“ISO 3735”
Gums and Resins
mg/100mL
10 mg per 100 mL
maximum
“D381”
“ISO 6246”
Lubricity correctedwear
scar diameter at 60 °C
(140 °F).
mm
0.52 maximum
“D6079”
“ISO 12156-1”
Fuel Cleanliness
-
“ISO 18/16/13”
“D7619”
“ISO 4406”
Trace Metals
mg/mg
Max 1 or non-detectable
“D7111”
Oxidation Stability
g/m^3
Max 25
“D2274”
“ISO 12205”
Min 20
“EN 15751”
(1)
To insure minimum cetane number of 40 a distillate diesel fuel should have minimum cetane index of 44 when“ASTM D4737” test method is
used. A fuel with a higher cetane number is recommended to operate at a higher altitude or in cold weather
(2)
Density range allowed includes summer and winter diesel fuel grades.
(3)
Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel with sulphur content less than 0.0015 percent 15 PPM (mg/kg) must be used. Use of diesel fuel with higher than
15 PPM sulphur limit in these engines will harm or permanently damage emissions control systems. Also, use of diesel fuel with higher than
15 PPM sulphur limit can shorten service interval.
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