ASTM_D_1859_-_71_2000.pdf

Designation:D 1859 71(Reapproved 2000)Standard Specification forPetroleum Used for Blending with Creosote1,2This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 1859;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(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers petroleum for blending withcreosote conforming to Specification D 390,for use in thepreservative treatment of timber.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:D 88 Test Method for Saybolt Viscosity3D 93 Test Methods for Flash Point by PenskyMartensClosed Cup Tester4D 96 Test Methods for Water and Sediment in Crude Oilsby Centrifuge Method(Field Procedure)4D 270 Methods of Sampling Petroleum and PetroleumProducts5D 445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparentand Opaque Liquids(and the Calculation of DynamicViscosity)6D 1298 Test Method for Density,Relative Density(SpecificGravity),or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and LiquidPetroleum Products by Hydrometer Method42.2Other Standard:AWPA P4 Standard for Petroleum Oil for Blending withCreosote63.Properties3.1 Petroleum for blending with creosote shall conform tothe following requirements:Specific gravity,60/60F(16/16C),min0.96AWater and sediment,max,%1Flash point,min,F(C)175(79)Viscosity at 210F,kinematic,cStminmax4.210.2Viscosity at 210F,Saybolt,SUSminmax4060_AUnless experience or test shows that a petroleum of lower specific gravity maybe used without the formation of excessive sludge.4.Sampling and Test Methods4.1 Determine the sampling and properties enumerated inthis specification in accordance with the following ASTMmethods:4.1.1 SamplingMethods D 270.4.1.2 Specific GravityTest Method D 1298.4.1.3 Water and SedimentTest Methods D 96.4.1.4 Flash PointTest Methods D 93.4.1.5 ViscosityTest Method D 88,and Test Method D 445.5.Keywords5.1 blending;creosote;petroleumASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard.Users of this standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the riskof infringement of such rights,are entirely their own responsibility.This standard is subject to revision at any time by the responsible technical committee and must be reviewed every five years andif not revised,either reapproved or withdrawn.Your comments are invited either for revision of this standard or for additional standardsand should be addressed to ASTM International Headquarters.Your comments will receive careful consideration at a meeting of theresponsible technical committee,which you may attend.If you feel that your comments have not received a fair hearing you shouldmake your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards,at the address shown below.This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.Individual reprints(single or multiple copies)of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585(phone),610-832-9555(fax),or serviceastm.org(e-mail);or through the ASTM website(www.astm.org).1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-7 on Woodand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D07.06 on Treatments for WoodProducts.Current edition effective Feb.24,1971.Originally issued 1961.ReplacesD1859 63.2This specification is essentially the same as the American Wood-PreserversAssn.Standard for Petroleum for Blending with Creosote(P4-86).Acknowledgmentis made to the American Wood-Preservers Association for its development of thesubject matter covered in this standard.3Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 04.04.4Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 05.01.5Discontinued;see 1983 Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 05.01.6Available from American Wood-Preservers Assn.,3246 Fall Creek Highway,Suite 190,Granbury,TX 76049.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.