Lubes-n-Greases, August 2003, Vol. 9, Issue 8

ASTM has updated and expanded its indispensable manual, "Significance of Tests for Petroleum Products," edited by S.J. Rand. This 245-page book tells what tests are run worldwide on petroleum products, and why. The seventh edition includes an introduction, 12 updated chapters and eight new ones, all on the latest analytical procedures and specifications. The book also cross-references ASTM test methods with IP procedures and with ISO, API, OECD, EPA, DIN, and EPS methods, where applicable.

THE LATEST ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE VAST RANGE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
This book provides a reference guide on the significance of ASTM and IP tests for measuring product quality. It describes the relevant tests that are done on petroleum products and why each test is done. All tests are designed to measure properties of a product in order to describe quality of that product.

TWENTY NEW OR UPDATED CHAPTERS
This new edition includes an introduction eight new chapters, and twelve that have been updated to reflect new specifications and test methods. New chapters address:

Sampling Techniques — discusses proper sampling of a product

Fuel Oxygenates — deals with the Clean Air Act, which mandates the addition of oxygenates to gasoline

Automotive Engine Oils — reflects new challenges in test method development of oils for automotive use

Lubricant Base Fluids — recognizes the importance of the composition of base oils and the effect of that composition on proper lubrication by the finished blend with additives

Environmental Characteristics for Petroleum Products — discusses standard test methods for measuring toxicity and biodegradation of lubricants

Properties of Petroleum Coke, Pitch, Carbon, and Manufactured Carbon and Graphite — defines the characteristics of these materials

Methods for Assessing Stability and Cleanliness of Liquid Fuels — covers the tests involved to measures these properties

Test Method Performance and Quality Assurance — describes programs and protocols to insure that test methods and measuring tools maintain consistency and accuracy in their results.

Manual 1 — SIGNIFICANCE OF TESTS FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, 7th Edition

Check the Contents

Chapter 1 — Introduction by S.J. Rand

Chapter 2 — Aviation Fuels by K.H. Strauss

Chapter 3 — Automotive Gasoline by L.M. Gibbs, B.R. Bonazza, R.L. Furey

Chapter 4 — Fuel Oxygenates by M.J. Herman

Chapter 5 — Crude Oils by H.N. Giles

Chapter 6 — Fuels for Land and Marine Diesel Engines and for Non-Aviation Gas Turbines by S.R. Westbrook

Chapter 7 — Burner, Heating, and Lighting Fuels by R. Gray, C.J. Martin

Chapter 8 — Properties of Petroleum Coke, Pitch, and Manufactured Carbon and Graphite by C.O. Mills, F.A. Iannuzzi

Chapter 9 — Methods for Assessing Stability and Cleanliness of Liquid Fuels by H.N. Giles

Chapter 10 — Lubricant Base Fluids by A.J. Stipanovic

Chapter 11 — Lubricating Oils by D. Wills

Chapter 12 — Automotive Engine Oil and Performance Testing by S.E. Schwartz, B. Calcut

Chapter 13 — Lubricating Greases by R. Shah

Chapter 14 — Methods for the Environmental Testing of Petroleum Products by M.L. Hinman

Chapter 15 — Quality Assurance of Test Method Performance by A.T. C. Lau

Chapter 16 — Gaseous Fuels and Light Hydrocarbons by R. Brunner

Chapter 17 — Sampling Techniques by P.W. Kosewicz

Chapter 18 — White Mineral Oils by C.M. Copeland

Chapter 19 — Petroleum Solvents by R.G. Montemayor

Chapter 20 — Petroleum Oils for Rubber by J.M. Long, A.D. Recchuite

Chapter 21 — Petroleum Waxes Including Petrolatums by A.R. Case