ANNEX IV

DIESEL FUEL (1) Parameter | Unit | Limits (2) | Test method | Publication Minimum | Maximum Cetane number (3) | | 52 | 54 | EN-ISO 5165 | 1998 (4) Density at 15 °C | kg/m3 | 833 | 837 | EN-ISO 3675 | 1995 Distillation: | | | | | — 50 % point | °C | 245 | — | EN-ISO 3405 | 1998 — 95 % point | °C | 345 | 350 | EN-ISO 3405 | 1998 — final boiling point | °C | — | 370 | EN-ISO 3405 | 1998 Flash point | °C | 55 | — | EN 27719 | 1993 CFPP | °C | — | - 5 | EN 116 | 1981 Viscosity at 40 °C | mm2/s | 2,5 | 3,5 | EN-ISO 3104 | 1996 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | % m/m | 3,0 | 6,0 | IP 391 (*1) | 1995 Sulphur content (5) | mg/kg | — | 300 | pr. EN-ISO/DIS 14596 | 1998 (4) Copper corrosion | | — | 1 | EN-ISO 2160 | 1995 Conradson carbon residue (10 % DR) | % m/m | — | 0,2 | EN-ISO 10370 | Ash content | % m/m | — | 0,01 | EN-ISO 6245 | 1995 Water content | % m/m | — | 0,05 | EN-ISO 12937 | 1995 Neutralisation (strong acid) number | mg KOH/g | — | 0,02 | ASTM D 974-95 | 1998 (4) Oxidation stability (6) | mg/ml | — | 0,025 | EN-ISO 12205 | 1996 | % m/m | — | — | EN 12916 | [2000] (4) Ethanol for diesel engines (7) Parameter | Unit | Limits (8) | Test method (9) Minimum | Maximum Alcohol, mass | % m/m | 92,4 | — | ASTM D 5501 Other alcohol than ethanol contained in total alcohol, mass | % m/m | — | 2 | ADTM D 5501 Density at 15 °C | kg/m3 | 795 | 815 | ASTM D 4052 Ash content | % m/m | | 0,001 | ISO 6245 Flash point | °C | 10 | | ISO 2719 Acidity, calculated as acetic acid | % m/m | — | 0,0025 | ISO 1388-2 Neutralisation (strong acid) number | KOH mg/l | — | 1 | Colour | According to scale | — | 10 | ASTM D 1209 Dry residue at 100 °C | mg/kg | | 15 | ISO 759 Water content | % m/m | | 6,5 | ISO 760 Aldehydes calculated as acetic acid | % m/m | | 0,0025 | ISO 1388-4 Sulphur content | mg/kg | — | 10 | ASTM D 5453 Esters, calculated as ethylacetate | % m/m | — | 0,1 | ASSTM D 1617 European market fuels are available in two ranges: the H range, whose extreme reference fuels are GR and G23; the L range, whose extreme reference fuels are G23 and G25. The characteristics of GR, G23 and G25 reference fuels are summarised below: Reference fuel GR Characteristics | Units | Basis | Limits | Test method Minimum | Maximum Composition: | | | | | Methane | | 87 | 84 | 89 | Ethane | | 13 | 11 | 15 | Balance (10) | %-mole | — | — | 1 | ISO 6974 Sulphur content | mg/m3 (11) | — | — | 10 | ISO 6326-5 Reference fuel G23 Characteristics | Units | Basis | Limits | Test method Minimum | Maximum Composition: | | | | | Methane | | 92,5 | 91,5 | 93,5 | Balance (12) | %-mole | — | — | 1 | ISO 6974 N2 | | 7,5 | 6,5 | 8,5 | Sulphur content | mg/m3 (13) | — | — | 10 | ISO 6326-5 Reference fuel G25 Characteristics | Units | Basis | Limits | Test method Minimum | Maximum Composition: | | | | | Methane | | 86 | 84 | 88 | Balance (14) | %-mole | — | — | 1 | ISO 6974 N2 | | 14 | 12 | 16 | Sulphur content | mg/m3 (15) | — | — | 10 | ISO 6326-5 Parameter | Unit | Limits fuel A | Limits fuel B | Test method Minimum | Maximum | Minimum | Maximum Motor octane number | | 92,5 (16) | | 92,5 | | EN 589 Annex B Composition | | | | | | C3 content | % vol | 48 | 52 | 83 | 87 | C4 content | % vol | 48 | 52 | 13 | 17 | ISO 7941 Olefins | % vol | | 12 | | 14 | Evaporation residue | mg/kg | | 50 | | 50 | NFM 41015 Total sulphur content | ppm weight (16) | | 50 | | 50 | EN 24260 Hydrogen sulphide | — | None | None | ISO 8819 Copper strip corrosion | rating | class 1 | class 1 | ISO 6251 (17) Water at 0 °C | | free | free | Visual inspection

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