Automotive Diesel Fuel, EURO IV/ Bharat Stage IV IS 1460: 2005

Sl. Requirement
Characteristics Unit Method No.
No. Minimum Maximum
1 Acidity, inorganic IS 1448 [P: 2] Nil
2 Acidity, Total mg of IS 1448 [P: 2] To report
KOH/g
3 Ash % by IS 1448 [P: 4] /ISO 0.01
mass 6245
4 Carbon residue (Rams bottom) on % by IS 1448 [P: 8] 0.3
10 % residue, mass ISO 10370
5 Cetane Number ISO 5165 51
6 Cetane Index ISO 4264 46
7 Pour Point, C IS 1448 [P: 10]
a) Winter * ASTM D 5949 3
b) Summer 15
8 Copper strip corrosion for 3 h at 50C IS 1448 [P: 15]/ Not worse than No. 1
ISO 2160
9 Distillation,Percent recovered at % v/v IS 1448 [P: 18] 95
360C
10 Flash point, Abel C IS 1448 [P: 20] 35
11 Kinematic viscosity at 40C cSt IS 1448 [P: 25] 2.0* 4.5
12 Total Contamination mg/Kg EN 12662 24
13 Density at 15C kg/m3 ISO 12185 820 845
14 Total Sulphur mg/Kg ASTM D 4294/D 50
5453/D 2622
15 Water content mg/Kg ISO 12937 200
16 Cold filter plugging point (CFPP) C IS 1448 [P: 110]/
a) Winter ASTM D6371 6
b) Summer 18
17 Oxidation Stability gm/m3 ISO 12205 25
18 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons % by EN 12916/ IP 391 11
(PAH) mass
19 Lubricity, Corrected wear scar micron ISO 12156 1 460
diameter (wsd 1.4), at 60 C
20 Oxygen Content % by Annex B of IS 1460 0.6
mass
* Winter shall be the period from November to February in central and Northern plains of India (both months inclusive)
and the rest of the months of the year shall be called as summer