| METHOD | TEST | UNIT | RESULT | SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Visual | Appearance |
| Dull | Clear and bright | |
| Visual | Colour |
| Dark brown | Yellow | |
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| Minimum | Maximum |
| ASTM D1500 | Colour |
| 10.0 |
| 2.0 |
| ASTM D1298 | Density @ 20˚C | kg/m3 | 0.8495 | 0.8161 | 0.8656 |
| ASTM D93 | Flash point | ˚C | 50.5 | 50 |
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| ASTM D6304/D95 | Water content | % volume | 0.01 |
| 0.02 |
| ASTM D4294/D1266 | Sulphur content | % mass | 0.1267 |
| 0.05 |
| ASTM D445 | Kinematic viscosity @ 40˚C | Cst | 3.681 | 2.2 | 4.5 |
| ASTM D974 | Total acid number | mg/100ml | 0.2 |
| 0.25 |
| ASTM D130 | Copper corrosion, 3 hrs @ 100˚C |
| 1A |
| 1 |
| ASTM D4737 | Cetane index, calculated |
| 54.5 | 48.0 |
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| ASTM D86 | Distillation IBP | ˚C | 47 | Report |
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| 10% Recovered | ˚C | 219 | Report |
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| 50% Recovered | ˚C | 275 | Report |
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| 90% Recovered | ˚C | 350 |
| 362 |
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| Final boiling point | ˚C | 370 |
| 400 |
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| Recovery | % volume | 97 | 97.0 |
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| Residue | % volume | 1 |
| 2.0 |
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| Loss |
| 2 |
| 2.0 |