Designation:D3241−15´1AnAmericanNationalStandardDesignation323/99StandardTestMethodforThermalOxidationStabilityofAviationTurbineFuels1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3241;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.ε1NOTE—PagelayoutforSectionAnnexA2waschangededitoriallyinNovember2015.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheprocedureforratingthetendenciesofgasturbinefuelstodepositdecompositionproductswithinthefuelsystem.1.2ThedifferentialpressurevaluesinmmHgaredefinedonlyintermsofthistestmethod.1.3ThedepositionvaluesstatedinSIunitsshallbere-gardedastherefereevalue.1.4ThepressurevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thepsicomparisonisincludedforoperationalsafetywithcertainolderinstrumentsthatcannotreportpres-sureinSIunits.1.5Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6WARNING—Mercuryhasbeendesignatedbymanyregulatoryagenciesasahazardousmaterialthatcancausecentralnervoussystem,kidneyandliverdamage.Mercury,oritsvapor,maybehazardoustohealthandcorrosivetomaterials.Cautionshouldbetakenwhenhandlingmercuryandmercurycontainingproducts.SeetheapplicableproductMa-terialSafetyDataSheet(MSDS)fordetailsandEPA’swebsite—http://www.epa.gov/mercury/faq.htm—foraddi-tionalinformation.Usersshouldbeawarethatsellingmercuryand/ormercurycontainingproductsintoyourstateorcountrymaybeprohibitedbylaw.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecificwarningstatements,see6.1.1,7.2,7.2.1,7.3,11.1.1,andAnnexA5.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1655SpecificationforAviationTurbineF...
