Kerosene.
| Sl. No. | Characteristics | Unit | Method No. | Requirement |
| Grade A | ||||
| 1 | Appearance | Visual | Clear and bright. Free from undissolved water, foreign matter and other visible impurities | |
| 2 | Acidity, Inorganic | mg KOH/gm | ISO 6618/
ASTM 974/ IP 139 |
Nil |
| 3 | Burning quality
a) Char value b) Bloom on glass Chimney |
mg/kg of oil consumed Max |
IS 1448 [P: 5]/
IP 10 |
20 Not darker than Grey |
| 4 | Colour | a)Saybolt(in case of undyed kerosene) Min
b)Visual(in case of dyed kerosene)
|
IS 1448 [P:14]/
ASTM D156
Visual/Annex A |
10
Blue |
| 5 | Copper strip corrosion for 3 h at 50°C | IS 1448 [P:15]/ ASTM D130/
IP 154 |
Not worse than No. 1 | |
| 6 | Density at 15°C | Kg/m3 | IS 1448[P:16]/
ISO 12185/ ASTM D1298/ D4052 |
Not limited, but to be reported |
| 7 | Distillation
a) Percent recovered below 200 °C b) Final boiling point |
% v/v Min
°C Max |
IS 1448 [P: 18] /ASTM D86/
ISO 3405
|
20
300 |
| 8 | Flash point, Abel | °C Min | IS 1448 [P: 20] /ISO 13736/
IP 170 |
35 |
| 9 | Smoke point | mm, Min | IS 1448 [P:31 ] /ISO 3014/ ASTM D1322/ IP 598 | 18 |
| 10 | Total Sulphur | % m/m by Max | IS 1448 [P: 34] /ISO 8754/ ASTM D4294 / D2622/D5453 | 0.10 |
