ASTM D156 Standard Test for Saybolt Color of Petroleum Products

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ASTM D156 Standard Test for Saybolt Color of Petroleum Products

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of ASTM D156 testing. This standard covers the determination of colors for refined oils such as unpainted motor and aviation gasoline, jet propellant fuels, naphthas and kerosene, as well as petroleum waxes and pharmaceutical white oils.

ASTM D156 Standard Test for Saybolt Color of Petroleum Products

This test method reports results specific to this test method and are saved as "Saybolt Color units".

Values ​​expressed in inch-pound units or SI units that are not in parentheses should be considered standard. Values ​​in parentheses are for informational purposes only.

Oil tubes and fixtures used in this test method are conventionally marked in inches, (the tube must be scraped with 1/8 inch baffles.) Saybolt Color Numbers are aligned with inches, 1/2 inch. , 1/4 inch and 1/8 _ _ _ in. changes in the depth of the oil. These fractional inch changes do not readily correspond to their SI equivalents, and the inch/pound unit is considered standard given the predominance of apparatus currently in use and marked in inches. However, the test method uses SI units of length when the length is not directly related to the sections on the oil pipe and Saybolt Color Numbers. The test method uses SI units for temperature.

This standard does not purport to address all safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices prior to use and to determine the applicability of regulatory restrictions.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with ASTM D156 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.

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