Designation:D6371−17aStandardTestMethodforColdFilterPluggingPointofDieselandHeatingFuels1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6371;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthecoldfilterpluggingpoint(CFPP)temperatureofdieselanddomes-ticheatingfuelsusingeithermanualorautomatedapparatus.NOTE1—ThistestmethodistechnicallyequivalenttotestmethodsIP309andEN116.1.2Themanualapparatusandautomatedapparatusarebothsuitableforrefereepurposes.1.3Thistestmethodisapplicabletodistillatefuels,includ-ingthosecontainingaflow-improvingorotheradditive,intendedforuseindieselenginesanddomesticheatinginstallations.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5WARNING—Mercuryhasbeendesignatedbymanyregulatoryagenciesasahazardousmaterialthatcancausecentralnervoussystem,kidney,andliverdamage.Mercury,oritsvapor,maybehazardoustohealthandcorrosivetomaterials.Cautionshouldbetakenwhenhandlingmercuryandmercury-containingproducts.SeetheapplicableproductMa-terialSafetyDataSheet(MSDS)fordetailsandEPA’swebsite—http://www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm—foraddi-tionalinformation.Usersshouldbeawarethatsellingmercuryand/ormercurycontainingproductsinyourstateorcountrymaybeprohibitedbylaw.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecificwarningstatements,seeSection7.1.7Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-me...
