Designation:D6710−02(Reapproved2012)StandardGuideforEvaluationofHydrocarbon-BasedQuenchOil1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6710;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversinformationwithoutspecificlimits,forselectingstandardtestmethodsfortestinghydrocarbon-basedquenchoilsforqualityandaging.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortoitsuse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D91TestMethodforPrecipitationNumberofLubricatingOilsD92TestMethodforFlashandFirePointsbyClevelandOpenCupTesterD94TestMethodsforSaponificationNumberofPetroleumProductsD95TestMethodforWaterinPetroleumProductsandBituminousMaterialsbyDistillationD189TestMethodforConradsonCarbonResidueofPetro-leumProductsD445TestMethodforKinematicViscosityofTransparentandOpaqueLiquids(andCalculationofDynamicViscos-ity)D482TestMethodforAshfromPetroleumProductsD524TestMethodforRamsbottomCarbonResidueofPetroleumProductsD664TestMethodforAcidNumberofPetroleumProductsbyPotentiometricTitrationD974TestMethodforAcidandBaseNumberbyColor-IndicatorTitrationD1298TestMethodforDensity,RelativeDensity,orAPIGravityofCrudePetroleumandLiquidPetroleumProd-uctsbyHydrometerMethodD4052TestMethodforDensity,RelativeDensity,andAPIGravityofLiquidsbyDigitalDensityMeterD4530TestMethodforDeterminationofCarbonResidue(MicroMethod)D6200TestMethodforDeterminationofCoolingCharac-teristicsofQuenchOilsbyCoolingCurveAnalysisD6304TestMethodforDeterminationofWaterinPetro-leumProducts,LubricatingOils,andAdditivesbyCou-lometricKarlFischerTitration2.2ISOStandards:3ISO9950IndustrialQuenchingOils—DeterminationofCool...