Minimum requirements for fuels for diesel engines (DIN EN 590) - BB00.40-P-0132-01A

Excerpt from DIN EN 590, June 2004 

Characteristics				Requests	Test method
Density	at 15 °C	g/ml		0, 820-0, 845	EN ISO 3675
Boiling characteristics	at 250 °C	vol %	max.	65	EN ISO 3405
	at 350 °C	vol %	min.	85
	95 % - point	°C	max.	360
Kinematic Viscosity at	40 °C	mm2 /s (cSt)		2-4, 5	ISO 3104
Flash Point		°C	min.	56	ISO 22719
Filterability	Summer	°C	max.	0	EN 116
	Winter	°C	max.	-20
	transition period	°C	max.	-10
Sulfur content		mg/kg	max.	50 (1)	EN 24260
Coke residue as under Conradson (10 % distillation residue)		percent by weight	max.	0, 3	EN ISO 10370
Ignition Quality		Cetane number	min.	51	EN ISO 5165
		Cetane index	min.	46	EN ISO 4264
Ash (oxide ash)		percent by weight	max.	0, 01	EN ISO 6245
Lubricity at 60 °C		[jm	max.	460	EN ISO 12156-1
Polycycl. arom. hydrocarbon		percent by weight	max.	11	IP 391/95
Oxidation stability		g/m3	max.	25	EN ISO 12205
Total contamination		mg/kg	max.	24	EN 12662
Water content		mg/kg	max.	200	prEN ISO 12937
Corrosive effect on copper		Corr. deg.		1	EN ISO 2160
Fatty acid methyl ester content (2)		ml/100ml	max.	5	EN 14078
(1) as of 1.1.2005: max. 50 or max. 10 mg/kg, as of 1.1.2009: max. 10 ppm (2) These esters ("FAME") must fulfil the EN 14214 requirements

Fig 1: Identifying Sulphur Content

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