ASTM-D1500 Historical Revision Information
Standard Test Method for ASTM Color of Petroleum Products (ASTM Color Scale)

ASTM-D1500 - 1996 EDITION - SUPERSEDED
Show Complete Document History

Document Center Inc. is an authorized dealer of ASTM standards.
The following bibliographic material is provided to assist you with your purchasing decision:

Standard Test Method for ASTM Color of Petroleum Products (ASTM Color Scale)
ORDER

Scope

1.1 This test method covers the visual determination of the color of a wide variety of petroleum products such as lubricating oils, heating oils, diesel fuel oils, and petroleum waxes.

Note 1-Test Method D 156 is applicable to refined products that have an ASTM color lighter than 0.5. IP Method 17 includes a procedure for measuring the color of undyed, refined products such as gasoline, white spirit, and kerosine by comparison with a series of IP Standard glasses. It also includes a procedure by which petroleum products, except black oils and bitumens, may be measured for tint and depth of color in terms of Lovibond units by a series of red, yellow, and blue glasses.

1.2 This test method reports results specific to the test method and recorded as "ASTM Color."

1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. For a specific hazard statement, see Note 2.

Keywords

ASTM color; color; petroleum products

To find similar documents by ASTM Volume:

05.01 (Petroleum Products and Lubricants (I): D56 - D3710)

To find similar documents by classification:

17.180.20 (Colours and measurement of light)

75.080 (Petroleum products in general)

This document comes with our free Notification Service, good for the life of the document.

This document is available in either Paper or PDF format.

Document Number

ASTM-D1500-96

Revision Level

1996 EDITION

Status

Superseded

Modification Type

Revision

Publication Date

July 10, 1996

Document Type

Test Method

Page Count

5 pages

Committee Number

D02.05