Standard No.:	GB 252-2011
English Name:	General diesel fuels
Chinese Name:	普通柴油
Chinese Classification:	E31    Fuel oil
Professional Classification:	GB    National Standard
ICS Classification:	75.160.20 75.160.20    Liquid fuels 75.160.20
Source Content Issued by:	AQSIQ; SAC
Issued on:	2011-06-16
Implemented on:	2011-7-1
Status:	superseded
Superseded by:	GB 252-2015 General diesel fuels
Superseded on:	2015-5-8
Abolished on:	2015-05-08
Superseding:	GB 252-2000 Light Diesel Fuels
Target Language:	English
File Format:	PDF
Word Count:	7500 words
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1 Scope This standard specifies the terms and definitions, product classification, technical requirements and test methods, inspection rules and marking, packaging, transportation and storage, safety of general diesel fuels. This standard is applicable to the general diesel fuels made from petroleum or added with additives, which are used for such compression ignition engines as tractor, diesel locomotive, construction machinery, inland ships and generating unit, as well as for tri-wheel and low-speed vehicles specified in GB 19756. Note: Other special purposes beyond the above may be negotiated by the supplier and the demander. 2 Normative References The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the editions cited apply. For undated references, the latest editions of the normative documents (include any amendment) apply. GB 190 Packing Symbol of Dangerous Goods GB/T 258 Determination of Acidity of Gasoline, Kerosene and Diesel Fuels GB/T 260 Determination of Water Content in Petroleum Products GB/T 261 Determination of Flash Point — Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Method GB/T 265 Petroleum Products — Determination of Kinematic Viscosity and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity GB/T 268 Petroleum Products — Determination of Carbon Residue — Conradson Method GB/T 380 Determination of Sulfur Content in Petroleum Products (Lamp Method) GB/T 386 Standard Test Method for Cetane Number of Diesel Fuel Oil GB/T 508 Petroleum Products — Determination of Ash GB/T 510 Petroleum Products — Determination of Solidification Point GB/T 511 Petroleum Products and Additives — Method for Determination of Mechanical Admixtures GB/T 1884 Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products — Laboratory Determination of Density — Hydrometer Method GB/T 1885 Petroleum Measurement Tables GB/T 4756 Petroleum Liquids — Manual Sampling GB/T 5096 Petroleum Products — Corrosiveness to copper — Copper Strip Test GB/T 6536 Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure GB/T 6540 Petroleum Products — Determination of Colour GB/T 11139 Distillate Fuels — Calculation of Cetane Index GB/T 11140 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry GB 13690 General Rule for Classification and Hazard Communication of Chemicals GB/T 17040 Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum and Petroleum Products by Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry GB/T 17144 Petroleum Products — Determination of Carbon Residue — Micro Method GB/T 20581 Safety Rules for Classification, Precautionary Labelling and Precautionary Statements of Chemicals — Flammable Liquids SH 0164 Petroleum Products — Rules for Packaging, Storage, Transport, Delivery and Acceptance SH/T 0175 Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Distillate Fuel Oil (Accelerated Method)

Foreword II 1 Scope 2 Normative References 3 Terms and Definitions 4 Product Classification 5 Technical Requirements and Test Methods 6 Inspection Rules 7 Marking, Packaging, Transportation and Storage 8 Safety Appendix A (Informative) Minimum Temperatures of All Regions with the Hazard Rate of 10% Appendix B (Normative) Inspection of Nitrate Type Cetane Number Improver in Diesel Fuels Bibliography