1、Designation:D150012(Reapproved 2017)Designation:196/97Standard Test Method forASTM Color of Petroleum Products(ASTM Color Scale)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D1500;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revisio
2、n,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This test method covers
3、the visual determination of thecolor of a wide variety of petroleum products,such aslubricating oils,heating oils,diesel fuel oils,and petroleumwaxes.NOTE1Test Method D156 is applicable to refined products that havean ASTM color lighter than 0.5.1.2 This test method reports results specific to the t
4、estmethod and recorded as“ASTM Color.”1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of re
5、gulatory limitations prior to use.1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade
6、Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D156 Test Method for Saybolt Color of Petroleum Products(Saybolt Chromometer Method)D938 Test Method for Congealing Point of PetroleumWaxes,Including PetrolatumD2500 Test Method for Cloud Point of Petrole
7、um Productsand Liquid FuelsD4057 Practice for Manual Sampling of Petroleum andPetroleum Products3.Summary of Test Method3.1 Using a standard light source,a liquid sample is placedin the test container and compared with colored glass disksranging in value from 0.5 to 8.0.When an exact match is notfou
8、nd and the sample color falls between two standard colors,the higher of the two colors is reported.4.Significance and Use4.1 Determination of the color of petroleum products is usedmainly for manufacturing control purposes and is an importantquality characteristic,since color is readily observed by
9、theuser of the product.In some cases,the color may serve as anindication of the degree of refinement of the material.When thecolor range of a particular product is known,a variation outsidethe established range may indicate possible contamination withanother product.However,color is not always a rel
10、iable guideto product quality and should not be used indiscriminately inproduct specifications.5.Apparatus5.1 Colorimeter,consisting of light source,glass colorstandards,sample container housing with cover,and viewingpiece as listed in Annex A1.5.2 Sample ContainerFor referee work,use the glasssampl
11、e jar as shown in Fig.1.For routine tests,it is permissibleto use a cylindrical,clear glass jar with a flat bottom of30 mm to 32.4 mm internal diameter,115 mm to 125 mm inexternal height,and a wall thickness no greater than 1.6 mm asspecified in Test Method D2500,or an ordinary 125 mL oilsample bott
12、le if it meets these requirements.5.3 Ultrasonic Bath,Unheated(optional)of suitable di-mensions to hold container(s)placed inside of bath,for use ineffectively dissipating and removing air or gas bubbles that canbe entrained in viscous sample types prior to analysis.1This test method is under the ju
13、risdiction of ASTM Committee D02 onPetroleum Products,Liquid Fuels,and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D02.05 on Properties of Fuels,Petroleum Coke and Carbon Material.Current edition approved Oct.1,2017.Published November 2017.Originallyapproved in 1957.Last previous edit
14、ion approved in 2012 as D1500 12.DOI:10.1520/D1500-12R17.This is also a standard of Energy Institute issued under the fixed designation IP196.The final number indicates the year of last revision.This test method wasadopted as a jointASTM-IP standard in 1966.In the IP,this test method is under thejur
15、isdiction of the Standardization Committee.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM Internat
16、ional,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 6.Sampling6.1 Samples shall be taken in accordance with the instruc-tions in Practice D4057.6.2 For