RESIDUAL MARINE FUEL STANDARDS

RESIDUAL MARINE FUEL STANDARDS
ISO 8217:1996(E)
Characteristic		Unit	Limit	Category ISO-F-															Test method reference
				RMA  10	RMB  10	RMC  10	RMD  15	RME  25	RMF  25	RMG  35	RMH  35	RMK  35	RMH  45	RMK  45	RML 45	RMH  55	RMK  55	RML           55
Density at 15 oC		kg/m3	max	975	981		985	991		991		1010	991	1010		991	1010		ISO 3675 or ISO 12185
Kinematic viscosity	at 100 oC	cSt	max	10			15	25		35			45			55			ISO 3104
	at 50 oC	cSt	max	40			80	180		380			500			700
Flash point		oC	min	60															ISO 2719
Pour point               (upper)	winter	oC	max	0	24		30												ISO 3016
	summer			6	24		30
Carbon residue		mass-%	max	10		14		15	20	18	22				-	22		-	ISO 10370
Ash		mass-%	max	0.10					0.15		0.20								ISO 6245
Total sediment, potential		mass-%	max	0.10															ISO 10307-2
Water		vol-%	max	0.50			0.80	1.0											ISO 3733
Sulphur		mass-%	max	3.5			4.0	5.0											ISO 8754
Vanadium		mg/kg	max	150		300	350	200	500	300	600								ISO 14597
Aluminium+silicon		mg/kg	max	80															ISO10478
ISO F- RMA55
RM	: Residual Marine
A	: Quality Classification
55	: Max viscosity at 100 oC (mm2/s=cSt)