Standards Development

Scope

This International Standard specifies a test method for the determination of the flash point of chemicals, lube oils, aviation turbine fuel, diesel fuel, diesel/biodiesel blends and other liquids by a continuously closed cup tester utilizing a specimen size of 2 ml, cup size of 7 ml, with a heating rate of 2.5 °C per minute. This flash point test method is a dynamic method and depends on definite rates of temperature increase. It is one of the many flash point test methods available and every flash point test method, including this one, is an empirical method. It utilises an electric arc as the ignitor and detects the flash point by pressure measurement.This test method is suitable for testing samples with a flash point from 22,5 °C to 235,5 °C. Flash point determinations below 22,5 °C and above 235,5 °C may be performed, but the precision has not been determined.

Purpose

Due to the continuously closed design, MCCCFP-Testers provide a safe, automatic method to determine the flash point, minimizing user interaction. The use of just 2 mL of sample for a test contributes to both laboratory and environmental safety. Invented in the 1990s to provide a safe and portable flashpoint test method which can be used in mobile labs or on ship vessels. The purpose of this proposal is the adoption of this method as an international ISO standard. There is a verified market need in various countries applying ISO standards like • Europe, India, Korea, Japan andAustralia

In these countries the application will be important for the specification of the flash point for fuels and lubricants and other samples that require reporting of the flash point (flammability) in its material safety datasheet (SDS). In the surveillance of transport regulation like ADR this tester couldplay a significant role because it can be mobile. Consequently, this newflash point method brings several advantages to the end user:

• Safety

• Easy and fast to use

• Mobility

• High repeatability