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Designation:D621721Designation:415/98Standard Test Method forParticulate Contamination in Middle Distillate Fuels byLaboratory Filtration1,2This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6217;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,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.1.Scope*1.1 This test method covers the determination of the mass ofparticulate contamination in a middle distillate fuel by filtra-tion.This test method is suitable for all No.1 and No.2 gradesin Specifications D396,D975,D2880 and D3699 and forgrades DMA and DMB in Specification D2069.1.2 This test method is not suitable for fuels whose flashpoint as determined by Test Methods D56,D93 or D3828 isless than 38 C.NOTE1Middle distillate fuels with flash points less than 38 C havebeen ignited by discharges of static electricity when the fuels have beenfiltered through inadequately bonded or grounded membrane filter sys-tems.See Test Methods D2276 and D5452 for means of determiningparticulate contamination in Specification D1655 aviation turbine fuelsand other similar aviation fuels.See Guide D4865 for a more detaileddiscussion of static electricity formation and discharge.1.3 This test method has not been validated for testingbiodiesel,such as meeting Specification D6751 or blends ofmiddle distillates and biodiesel,such as meeting SpecificationD7467,or both.Test Method D7321 has been determined to besuitable for testing B100 and all blends of middle distillatesand biodiesel.NOTE2No.1 and No.2 grades in Specifications D396 or D975currently allow up to 5%biodiesel meeting Specification D6751.Samplescontaining biodiesel can result in partial dissolution or compromise of themembrane filters and give erroneous results.1.4 The precision of this test method is applicable toparticulate contaminant levels between 0 g m3to 25 g m3provided that 1 L samples are used and the 1 L is filteredcompletely.Higher levels of particulate contaminant can bemeasured,but are subject to uncertain precision.1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.6 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 regulatory limitations prior to use.1.7 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 Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3D56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup TesterD93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-MartensClosed Cup TesterD396 Specification for Fuel OilsD975 Specification for Diesel FuelD1193 Specification for Reagent WaterD1655 Specification for Aviation Turbine FuelsD2069 Specification for Marine Fuels(Withdrawn 2003)4D2276 Test Method for Particulate Contaminant in AviationFuel by Line SamplingD2880 Specification for Gas Turbine Fuel OilsD3699 Specification for KerosineD3828 Test Methods for Flash Point by Small Scale ClosedCup Tester1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM International CommitteeD02 on Petroleum Products,Liquid Fuels,and Lubricants and is the directresponsibility of ASTM Subcommittee D02.14 on Stability,Cleanliness andCompatibility of Liquid Fuels.The technically equivalent standard as referenced isunder the jurisdiction of the Energy Institute Subcommittee SC-B-5.Current edition approved Oct.1,2021.Published October 2021.Originallyapproved in 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2018 as D6217 18.DOI:10.1520/D6217-21.2This test method has been developed through the cooperative effort betweenASTM and the Energy Institute,London.ASTM and IP standards were approved byASTM and EI technical committees as being technically equivalent but that does notimply both standards are identical.3For 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.4The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,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 Internationa