Designation:D7213−15(Reapproved2019)StandardTestMethodforBoilingRangeDistributionofPetroleumDistillatesintheBoilingRangefrom100°Cto615°CbyGasChromatography1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7213;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheboilingrangedistributionofpetroleumproducts.Thistestmethodisapplicabletopetroleumdistillateshavinganinitialboilingpointgreaterthan100°Candafinalboilingpointlessthan615°Catatmosphericpressureasmeasuredbythistestmethod.1.2Thetestmethodisnotapplicableforanalysisofpetroleumdistillatescontaininglowmolecularweightcompo-nents(forexample,naphthas,reformates,gasolines,crudeoils).Materialscontainingheterogeneouscomponents(forexample,alcohols,ethers,acidsoresters)orresiduearenottobeanalyzedbythistestmethod.SeeTestMethodsD7096,D2887,D6352,orD7169.1.3Thistestmethodusestheprinciplesofsimulateddistil-lationmethodology.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D86TestMethodforDistillationofPetroleumProductsandLiquidFuelsatAtmosphericPressureD1160TestMethodforDistillationofPetroleumProductsatReducedPressureD2887TestMethodforBoilingRangeDist...
