Sr. No |
PARAMETERS |
REQUIREMENT |
1 |
Density at 150C, kg/m3 |
820-860 |
2 |
Kinematic viscosity at 400C (cSt) |
2.0 to 5.0 |
3 |
Carbon residue % (M/M), on 10% residue |
0.2 |
4 |
Flash point abel, 0C, Min |
60 |
5 |
Water content, % (v/v), Max |
absent |
6 |
Ash, % by mass, Max |
0.01 |
7 |
Total sulphur content mg/kg, Max |
0.1 |
8 |
Pour point 0C, Max a) Winter b) Summer |
Minus 6 degree C 0 degree C |
9 |
Total acidity (mg of KOH/gm), Max |
0.5 |
10 |
Inorganic acidity |
Nil |
11 |
Carbon residue (Ramsbottom) percent by mass, Max |
0.30 |
12 |
Cetane number, Min |
50 |
13 |
Copper strip corrosion for 3 hours at 1000C |
Not worse than no.1 |
14 |
Distillation percent (v/v) recovered: a) At 3500C, Min b) At 3700C, Min |
85 95 |
15 |
Sediments percent by mass, Max |
0.05 |
16 |
Total sediments mg per 100 ml, Max |
1.5 |
17 |
Cetane index, Min |
46 |
18 |
Cold filter plugging point (CFPP), Max a) Winter b) Summer |
6 0C 180C |
19 |
Oxygen content, percent by mass, Max |
0.6 |