Diesel fuel and gas oils

Tests of diesel according to STN EN 590

Property
Cetane number
Cetane index
Density at 15 °C
Content of polycyclic aromates
Sulfur content
Flash point
Carbon residue
Ash content
Water content
Total impurities content
Corrosion on a copper plate (3 h at 50 °C)
Oxidizing stability
Lubricity, corrected average width of abrasion trace (wsd 1.4) at 60 °C
Viscosity at 40 °C
Distillation test
Fatty acid methyl ester content (FAME)
Cold Filter Plugging Point (CFPP)
Cloud point

Supplementary / recommended tests for properties determination of diesel fuels and gas oils

Property
Density at 15 °C
Flash point according to Cleveland
Carbon residue
Low temperature operability (ARAL test)
Foaming
Anti-corrosion properties
Interaction of fuel with water (demulsifying test)
Pour point
Neutralization value, acid value
Refractive index