Designation:D2386−15´1Designation:16/15StandardTestMethodforFreezingPointofAviationFuels1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2386;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.ε1NOTE—AmercurycaveatwasremovedfromthescopeeditoriallyinJuly2015.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthetem-peraturebelowwhichsolidhydrocarboncrystalsmayforminaviationturbinefuelsandaviationgasoline.NOTE1—Theinterlaboratoryprogramthatgeneratedtheprecisionsforthistestmethoddidnotincludeaviationgasoline.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecificwarningstatements,see5.4,Section6,and8.3.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D910SpecificationforLeadedAviationGasolinesD1655SpecificationforAviationTurbineFuelsD3117TestMethodforWaxAppearancePointofDistillateFuels(Withdrawn2010)3D4057PracticeforManualSamplingofPetroleumandPetroleumProductsD4177PracticeforAutomaticSamplingofPetroleumandPetroleumProductsE1SpecificationforASTMLiquid-in-GlassThermometersE77TestMethodforInspectionandVerificationofTher-mometers2.2EnergyInstituteStandard:IPStandardsforPetroleumandItsProductsIP16/1543.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1freezingpoint,n—inaviationfuels,thefueltempera-tureatwhichsolidhydrocarboncrystals,formedoncooling,disappearwhenthetemperatureofthefuelisallowedtoriseunderspecifiedconditionsoftest.3.1.2crystallizationpoint,n—thetemperatureatwhichcrystalsofhydrocarbons...
