Designation:D5399−09StandardTestMethodforBoilingPointDistributionofHydrocarbonSolventsbyGasChromatography1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5399;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheboilingpointdistributionofhydrocarbonsolventsbycapillarygaschromatography.Thistestmethodislimitedtosampleshavingaminimuminitialboilingpointof37°C(99°F),amaximumfinalboilingpointof285°C(545°F),andaboilingrangeof5to150°C(9to270°F)asmeasuredbythistestmethod.1.2Forpurposesofdeterminingconformanceofanob-servedorcalculatedvalueusingthistestmethodtorelevantspecifications,testresult(s)shallberoundedoff“tothenearestunit”inthelastright-handdigitusedinexpressingthespecificationlimit,inaccordancewiththerounding-offmethodofPracticeE29.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsarestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationpurposesonly.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D86TestMethodforDistillationofPetroleumProductsatAtmosphericPressureD850TestMethodforDistillationofIndustrialAromaticHydrocarbonsandRelatedMaterialsD1078TestMethodforDistillationRangeofVolatileOr-ganicLiquidsD2887TestMethodforBoilingRangeDistributionofPe-troleumFractionsbyGasChromatographyD2892TestMethodforDistillationofCrudePetroleum(15-TheoreticalPlateColumn)D3710TestMethodforBoilingRangeDistributionofGaso-lineandGasolineFractionsbyGasChromatography(Withdrawn2014)3E29PracticeforUsingSignificantDigitsinTestDatatoDetermineConformancewithSpecificationsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethe...
