Designation:D7094−17aStandardTestMethodforFlashPointbyModifiedContinuouslyClosedCup(MCCCFP)Tester1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7094;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheflashpointoffuelsincludingdiesel/biodieselblends,lubeoils,solvents,andotherliquidsbyacontinuouslyclosedcuptesterutilizingaspecimensizeof2mL,cupsizeof7mL,withaheatingrateof2.5°Cperminute.1.1.1Apparatusrequiringaspecimensizeof1mL,cupsizeof4mL,andaheatingrateof5.5°CperminutemustberunaccordingtoTestMethodD6450.1.2Thisflashpointtestmethodisadynamicmethodanddependsondefiniteratesoftemperatureincrease.Itisoneofthemanyflashpointtestmethodsavailableandeveryflashpointtestmethod,includingthisone,isanempiricalmethod.NOTE1—Flashpointvaluesarenotaconstantphysicalchemicalpropertyofmaterialstested.Theyareafunctionoftheapparatusdesign,theconditionoftheapparatusused,andtheoperationalprocedurecarriedout.Flashpointcan,therefore,onlybedefinedintermsofastandardtestmethodandnogeneralvalidcorrelationcanbeguaranteedbetweenresultsobtainedbydifferenttestmethodsorwheredifferenttestapparatusisspecified.1.3Thistestmethodutilizesaclosedbutunsealedcupwithairinjectedintothetestchamber.1.4Thistestmethodissuitablefortestingsampleswithaflashpointfrom35°Cto225°C.NOTE2—Flashpointdeterminationsbelow35°Candabove225°Cmaybeperformed;however,theprecisionhasnotbeendeterminedbelowandabovethesetemperatures.1.5Iftheuser’sspecificationrequiresadefinedflashpointmethodotherthanthismethod,neitherthismethodnoranyothertestmethodshouldbesubstitutedfortheprescribedtestmethodwithoutobtainingcomparativedataandanagreementfromthespecifier.1.6ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.Temperaturesareindegre...
