1. Scope

1.1 This practice describes procedures required to determine the compatibility of additives proposed for aviation turbine fuels with both standardized fuels and the materials commonly used in commercial aircraft fuel system construction.

1.2 Satisfactory evidence of compatibility using this practice is required by the ASTM Guidelines for Additive Approval (Research Report D02-1125) for additives specified in Specification D1655 and also by individual aircraft and engine manufacturers as well as government agencies.

1.3 Compatibility data resulting from these procedures represent only part of the performance information required for additive approval.

1.4 The actual level of acceptance is established by the individual approving groups.

1.5 While efforts are made to maintain the list of fuel system materials to be tested and to keep it current, users of this practice must recognize that these lists are subject to continuing revision to meet the needs of equipment manufacturers.

1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, 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.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

A240/A240M Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications

B36/B36M Specification for Brass Plate, Sheet, Strip, And Rolled Bar

B93/B93M Specification for Magnesium Alloys in Ingot Form for Sand Castings, Permanent Mold Castings, and Die Castings

D56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester

D86 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure

D257 Test Methods for DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials

D395 Test Methods for Rubber Property--Compression Set

D412 Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers--Tension

D445 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)

D471 Test Method for Rubber Property--Effect of Liquids

D790 Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials

D924 Test Method for Dissipation Factor (or Power Factor) and Relative Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Electrical Insulating Liquids

D1002 Test Method for Apparent Shear Strength of Single-Lap-Joint Adhesively Bonded Metal Specimens by Tension Loading (Metal-to-Metal)

D1319 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption

D1331 Test Methods for Surface and Interfacial Tension of Solutions of Surface-Active Agents

D1414 Test Methods for Rubber O-Rings

D1655 Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels

D2240 Test Method for Rubber Property--Durometer Hardness

D2386 Test Method for Freezing Point of Aviation Fuels

D2425 Test Method for Hydrocarbon Types in Middle Distillates by Mass Spectrometry

D2624 Test Methods for Electrical Conductivity of Aviation and Distillate Fuels

D2717 Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Liquids

D2887 Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Fractions by Gas Chromatography

D3241 Test Method for Thermal Oxidation Stability of Aviation Turbine Fuels

D3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test

D3363 Test Method for Film Hardness by Pencil Test

D3701 Test Method for Hydrogen Content of Aviation Turbine Fuels by Low Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry

D3703 Test Method for Hydroperoxide Number of Aviation Turbine Fuels, Gasoline and Diesel Fuels

D3828 Test Methods for Flash Point by Small Scale Closed Cup Tester

D3948 Test Method for Determining Water Separation Characteristics of Aviation Turbine Fuels by Portable Separometer

D4052 Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter

D4066 Classification System for Nylon Injection and Extrusion Materials (PA)

D4629 Test Method for Trace Nitrogen in Liquid Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Syringe/Inlet Oxidative Combustion and Chemiluminescence Detection

D5001 Test Method for Measurement of Lubricity of Aviation Turbine Fuels by the Ball-on-Cylinder Lubricity Evaluator (BOCLE)

D5291 Test Methods for Instrumental Determination of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen in Petroleum Products and Lubricants

D5304 Test Method for Assessing Middle Distillate Fuel Storage Stability by Oxygen Overpressure

D5363 Specification for Anaerobic Single-Component Adhesives (AN)

D5972 Test Method for Freezing Point of Aviation Fuels (Automatic Phase Transition Method)

D6304 Test Method for Determination of Water in Petroleum Products, Lubricating Oils, and Additives by Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration

D6378 Test Method for Determination of Vapor Pressure (VPX) of Petroleum Products, Hydrocarbons, and Hydrocarbon-Oxygenate Mixtures (Triple Expansion Method)

D6379 Test Method for Determination of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Types in Aviation Fuels and Petroleum Distillates--High Performance Liquid Chromatography Method with Refractive Index Detection

D6732 Test Method for Determination of Copper in Jet Fuels by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

D6793 Test Method for Determination of Isothermal Secant and Tangent Bulk Modulus

D7111 Test Method for Determination of Trace Elements in Middle Distillate Fuels by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES)

E411 Test Method for Trace Quantities of Carbonyl Compounds with 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine

E659 Test Method for Autoignition Temperature of Liquid Chemicals

E681 Test Method for Concentration Limits of Flammability of Chemicals (Vapors and Gases)

E1269 Test Method for Determining Specific Heat Capacity by Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Federal Specifications

Keywords

additive evaluation; additive qualification; alternative fuels; approval protocol; ASTM; fuel additives; fuel evaluation; fuel qualification; jet fuel; material compatibility; Aviation fuels; Aviation turbine fuels; Compatibility--petroleum products

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 75.160.20 (Liquid fuels)

DOI: 10.1520/D4054-93R98

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