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Designation:D635215Standard Test Method forBoiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Distillates inBoiling Range from 174 C to 700 C by GasChromatography1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6352;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This test method covers the determination of the boilingrange distribution of petroleum distillate fractions.The testmethod is applicable to petroleum distillate fractions having aninitial boiling point greater than 174 C(345 F)and a finalboiling point of less than 700 C(1292 F)(C10 to C90)atatmospheric pressure as measured by this test method.1.2 The test method is not applicable for the analysis ofpetroleum or petroleum products containing low molecularweight components(for example naphthas,reformates,gasolines,crude oils).Materials containing heterogeneouscomponents(for example alcohols,ethers,acids,or esters)orresidue are not to be analyzed by this test method.See TestMethods D3710,D2887,or D5307 for possible applicability toanalysis of these types of materials.1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.The values stated in inch-pound units are for infor-mation only and may be included as parenthetical values.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products atAtmospheric PressureD1160 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products atReduced PressureD2887 Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Pe-troleum Fractions by Gas ChromatographyD2892 Test Method for Distillation of Crude Petroleum(15-Theoretical Plate Column)D3710 Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Gaso-line and Gasoline Fractions by Gas Chromatography(Withdrawn 2014)3D4626 Practice for Calculation of Gas ChromatographicResponse FactorsD5307 Test Method for Determination of Boiling RangeDistribution of Crude Petroleum by Gas Chromatography(Withdrawn 2011)3E355 Practice for Gas Chromatography Terms and Relation-shipsE594 Practice for Testing Flame Ionization Detectors Usedin Gas or Supercritical Fluid ChromatographyE1510 Practice for Installing Fused Silica Open TubularCapillary Columns in Gas Chromatographs3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsThis test method makes reference to manycommon gas chromatographic procedures,terms,and relation-ships.For definitions of these terms used in this test method,refer to Practices E355,E594,and E1510.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 area slice,nthe area resulting from the integration ofthe chromatographic detector signal within a specified reten-tion time interval.In area slice mode(see 6.4.2),peak detectionparameters are bypassed and the detector signal integral isrecorded as area slices of consecutive,fixed duration timeintervals.3.2.2 corrected area slice,nan area slice corrected forbaseline offset by subtraction of the exactly corresponding areaslice in a previously recorded blank(non-sample)analysis.3.2.3 cumulative corrected area,nthe accumulated sum ofcorrected area slices from the beginning of the analysis througha given retention time,ignoring any non-sample area(forexample,solvent).1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 onPetroleum Products,Liquid Fuels,and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D02.04.0H on Chromatographic Distribution Methods.Current edition approved July 1,2015.Published July 2015.Originally approvedin 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as D6352 14.DOI:10.1520/D6352-15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.2.4 final boiling point(FBP),nthe temperature(corre-sponding to the retention time)at which a cumulative correctedarea count equal to 99.5%of the total sample area under thechromatogram is obtained.3.2.5 initial boiling point(IBP),nthe temperature(corre-sponding to the retention time)at which a cumulative correctedarea count equal to 0.5%of the total sample area under thechromatogram is obtained.3.2.6 slice rate,nthe time interval used to integrate thecontinuous(analog)chromatographic detect