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 TABLE 2-l
Oil Product Types
Characteristics a
Product Examples
Type
Automotive gasoline
A. Gasolines
Hazardous, very low flashpoint
Aviation gasoline
JP-4
FOl
3. Kerosenes
Clean burning light fuel, low flashpoint
(lOOoF minimum), less volatile than.
JP-5
gasolines
Flashpoint lOOoF minimum, slightly
F02
C. Diesel Fuels
Marine diesel
viscous
Automotive diesel
F04 through F06
No. 4-Moderately viscous, odoriferous,
D. Other Fuel Oils
flashpoint 130F minimum
No. S-Viscous, odoriferous, flashpoint
130F minimum
No. 6-"Black oil," very viscous,
odoriferous, flashpoint 140F minimum
Lubricating oils/greases
Generally high flashpoint, viscous fluid
E. Petroleum-Based Oils
or semisolid greases
Transmission fluids
Lubricating oils/greases
Similar to petroleum-based oils but may
F. Synthetic/Chemical-
contain halogens; combustion products
Based Oils and
Brake fluids
may be toxic and hazardous
Solvents
a
Flashpoint values taken from ASTM D396, Standard Specification for Fuel Oils.
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