Diesel
10ppm Diesel is a middle distillate and is primarily used as a fuel in the road transport sector. Diesel engines do not use high-voltage spark ignition, instead fuel ignition takes place as a result of compression of the inlet air mixture and then injection of fuel. Diesel can be blended with biofuels such as FAME content of up to 7 vol.% (B7).
Sulphur Free Diesel BS EN 590:2013 + A1: 2017
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| Property |
Units |
Limits |
Test method (notes) |
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|
MIN |
MAX |
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| Density @15°C |
kg/m3 |
820.0 |
845.0 |
EN ISO 3675 (c) / EN ISO 12185 |
| Cold Filter Plugging Point |
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|
|
EN 116 / EN 16329 |
| Winter |
°C (Note 2) |
- |
-15 |
IP 309 |
| Summer |
°C (Note 2) |
- |
-5 |
|
| Cloud Point |
|
|
|
BS EN 23015 |
| Winter |
°C (Note 2) |
- |
-5 |
|
| Summer |
°C (Note 2) |
- |
-3 |
|
| Flash Point |
°C |
> 55 |
- |
EN ISO 2719 |
| Cetane Number |
|
51 |
- |
EN ISO 5165 (b) / EN 15195 / EN16144 / EN16715 |
| Cetane Index |
|
46 |
- |
EN ISO 4264 |
| Viscosity at 40°C |
mm2/s |
2.000 |
4.500 |
EN ISO 3104 |
| Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (d) |
% (m/m) |
- |
8.0 |
EN 12916 |
| Sulphur Content |
mg/kg |
- |
10.0 |
EN ISO 20846 / 20884 / 13032 |
| Copper Strip Corrosion (3hr @ 50°C) |
rating |
- |
Class 1 |
EN ISO 2160 |
| Carbon Residue (g) : |
|
|
|
|
| (on 10% Distillation Residue) |
% (m/m) |
- |
0.30 |
EN ISO 10370 |
| Ash Content |
% (m/m) |
- |
0.01 |
EN ISO 6245 |
| Total Contamination |
mg/kg |
- |
24 |
EN 12662 (h) |
| Water Content |
mg/kg |
- |
0.020 |
EN ISO 12937 |
| Manganese Content |
|
|
|
|
| until 2013-12-31 |
mg/l |
- |
2.0 |
prEN 16576 |
| from 2014 to 01-01 onwards |
|
|
|
|
| Distillation |
|
|
|
|
| % (V/V) Recovered at 250°C |
% (V/V) |
- |
< 65 |
EN ISO 3405 |
| % (V/V) Recovered at 350°C |
% (V/V) |
85 |
- |
EN ISO 3924 |
| 95% (V/V) Recovered at |
°C |
- |
360 |
|
| Oxidation Stability |
g/m3 |
20 |
25 |
EN 12205 |
| Oxidation Stability |
h |
20 |
25 |
EN 15751 |
| Lubricity, Corrected Wear Scar Diameter |
|
|
|
|
| (WSD 1,4) at 60 °C |
μm |
- |
460 |
EN ISO 12156-1 |
| Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) |
%Vol |
- |
7.0 |
EN 14078 |
| Filter blocking tendency |
_a |
- |
2.52 |
IP 387, procedure B only |
Notes
1. Latest test methods or technical equivalent used.
2. Unless otherwise advised the following seasonal dates apply: Summer: 16/03 - 15/10 (terminals),
Summer: 16/03 - 15/11 (retail sites), Winter: 16/11 - 15/03
3. Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) meeting EN 14214:2012+A2: 2019
4. Procedure B only i.e. not by calculation from procedure A
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