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DIESEL
PROPERTY UNITS
METHODOLOGY GUIDE APPENDIX
50 ULSD cargoes EN590 cargoes ULSD cargoes 10 cargoes and ULSD barges ARA
NWE and Med NWE and MED NWE barges
SULFUR Parts per Million 50 max 350 max 50 max 10 max 50 max
DENSITY At 15 deg C Kg/m3 0.820-0.845 0.820-0.845 0.820-0.835 0.820-0.845 0.820-0.845
CETANE INDEX NUMBER 46 min 46 min 46 min 46 min 46 min
CLOUD
Winter Deg C -5 max -5 max -5 max -7 max -7 max (*1)
Intermediate -3 max 0 max
Summer 5 max 5 max 3 max 5 max 4 max
CFFP POINT
Winter Deg C -15 max -15 max -15 max -22 max -20 max
Intermediate -13 max -11 max
Summer 0 max 0 max -5 max -2 -5 max
DISTILLATION
Recovered at % Vol
250 deg C 65 max 65 max 65 max 64 max 64 max
345 deg C 95 min
350 deg C 85 min 85 min 85 min 85 min
360 deg C 95 min 95 min 95 min
370 deg C
FLASH POINT Deg C 55 min 55 min 60 min (*1) 56 min (*3) 56 min
120 max 120 max
VISCOSITY At 40 deg C 2 to 4.5 2 to 4.5 2 to 4.5 2 to 4.5 2 to 4.5
(*1)-5 cloud is often traded, if effective WASA available, minimum 150ppm, as part of an industry agreement
(*2) 55 min is the standard flash, but tends to be 60 flash min in practice.
(*3) 10ppm barges can reflect 59 min flash point for pipeline grade, but not barge
GASOIL
GERMAN Cargo DIN FRENCH FOD RUSSIAN
and barge
PROPERTY UNITS
SULFUR Parts per million 2000 2000 2000
DENSITY Kg/m3 Assessed basis Assessed basis Assessed basis
0.845 0.845 0.845
CETANE INDEX Standard calorific 40 min 45 min, but
value 42.6 MJ/KG typically tends to be
more than 50
CLOUD Deg C 1 max (a) 2 max -5 max
2 max (b)
3 max (c)
CFPP POINT Deg C -10 max (a) - 5 max -7 typical
-11 max (b)
-12 max ©
DISTILLATION % Vol
Recovered at
280 deg C 65 max 65 max 50 max
360 deg C 85 min 85 min 96 min
FLASH POINT Deg C 55 min (*4) 55 min
62 min
VISCOSITY
At 20 deg C 3 to 6
At 40 deg C 2 to 6 2 to 4.5
(*4) German DIN official is 55 min flash, but the requirements is sometimes higher in the cargo market, 57 min flash.
TEST METHOD
French FOD and German DIN test method is based on standard European test methods.
Russian gasoil test method is GOST
EUROPEAN PRODUCTS
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APPENDIX III TYPICAL MIDDLE DISTILLATE QUALITIES
These specifications represent a guideline, but are not Platts specifications. Platts assesses the typical grades in the market.