Designation:D5304−20StandardTestMethodforAssessingMiddleDistillateFuelStorageStabilitybyOxygenOverpressure1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5304;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1ThistestmethodcoversaprocedureforassessingthepotentialstoragestabilityofmiddledistillatefuelssuchasGradeNo.1DandGradeNo.2Ddieselfuels,inaccordancewithSpecificationD975.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicabletoeitherfreshlyrefinedfuelsorfuelsalreadyinstorage.1.3Thistestmethodissuitableforfuelscontainingstabi-lizeradditivesaswellasfuelscontainingnosuchadditives.However,fuelsadditizedwithdispersantadditives,includingdispersant-containingstabilityadditives,mayberankedinac-curatelyusingthistestmethodcomparedtofuelsthatarenotadditizedwithdispersantadditives.1.4AppendixX1providesinformationonothersuggestedtesttimesandtemperaturesforwhichthistestmethodmaybeused.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecificwarningstatements,see4.1,6.2,6.3,and7.4.1.7Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D525TestMethodforOxidationStabilityofGasoline(In-ductionPeriodMethod)D975SpecificationforDieselFuelD4057Practicef...
