ASTM D975-18a, Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils, defines and provides specifications for No. 4-D fuel oil.
No. 4-D is a heavy distillate fuel, or a blend of distillate and residual oil, used for low and medium speed diesel engine applications involving primarily constant speed and load.
Paragon is capable of performing a majority of the analysis related to the testing of No. 4-D fuel oil according to ASTM D975-18a Table 1 requirements.
Procedures included on our A2LA Scope of Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 are designated as such.
ASTM D975-18a Table 1, Approved January 1, 2022
Service | Method Reference | Min. Sample Vol. | Price | ISO 17025 |
Flash Point | ASTM D93 | 150 mL | $52.00 | ![]() |
Water and Sediment | ASTM D1796 | 100 mL | $65.00 | ![]() |
Kinematic Viscosity, at 40 °C | ASTM D445 | 20 mL | $52.00 | ![]() |
Ash | ASTM D482 | 150 mL | $65.00 | ![]() |
Sulfur* [A] | ASTM D2622 | 40 mL | $104.00 | --- |
Cetane Number | ASTM D613 | 1000 mL | $280.00 | ![]() |
Total Cost | 1460 mL | $618.00 |
*Procedures we do not currently perform.
Footnotes:
[A] ASTM D2622 is listed in ASTM D975-18a as the referee method for sulfur analysis on S5000 grades. ASTM D5453 can be used as an alternative test procedure. Section 5.1.7 of ASTM D975-18a states that ASTM D5453 is appropriate for all grades of diesel fuel oil. Paragon currently offers analysis by ASTM D5453.