Designation:D8174−18StandardTestMethodforFiniteFlashPointDeterminationofLiquidWastesbySmall-ScaleClosedCupTester1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD8174;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONFlashpointvaluesareafunctionoftheapparatusdesign,theconditionoftheapparatusused,andtheoperationalprocedurecarriedout.Flashpointcan,therefore,onlybedefinedintermsofastandardtestmethod,andnogeneralvalidcorrelationcanbeguaranteedbetweenresultsobtainedbydifferenttestmethodsorwithdifferenttestapparatus.Thistestmethod,andTestMethodD8175,areusedtodeterminetheflashpointofliquidwastes.ThisprocedureisprimarilyderivedfromMethodBofTestMethodsD3828(ENISO3679andIP523)andisinformallyknowninfederalandotherregulationsastheSetaflashmethod.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheprocedureforaflashpointtest,withintherangeof–20to70°C,ofliquidwastesusingasmall-scaleclosedcuptester.NOTE1—Someapparatusarenotdesignedforsubambienttemperaturetests,sothetestingrangewouldbebetween20°Cand70°C.NOTE2—Thistestmethodisnotapplicableforliquidwastethatformsasurfacefilm(seeTestMethodD8175forFiniteFlashPointDetermina-tionofWastesbyPensky-MartensClosedCupTester).1.2Units—ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandardmeasurestheignitabilitypropertiesofliquidwastes(whichmaybeanydiscardedmaterial),whichmayincludesecondarymaterials,off-specificationproducts,andmaterialscontainingfreeliquidsrecoveredduringemer-gencyresponseactions.Resultsfromthistestmethodmaybeusedaspartofafireriskassessmentofthematerial,butitistheresponsibilityoftheusertoperformanyadditionalcharacter-izationneededfordeterminationofstorage,transport,treatment,ordisposalpercurrentregulations.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyco...
