Hey!!! Diesel is used in diesel engines, a type of internal combustion engine.

The Indian Standard governing the properties of diesel fuels is IS 1460:2005 (5th Rev). Important characteristics are ignition characteristics, handling at low temperature, flash point.

Here I am uploading a file that Contain Specification Details of High Speed Diesel / Gas Oil of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd


Characteristics in This File are the following:

Acidity, inorganic

Acidity, total mg of KOH/g, Max

Ash, percent by mass, Max

Carbon residue (Ramsbottom) on 10 percent residue(1)percent by mass,Max

Cetane number(2), Min

Cetane index (2), Min

Pour points (4)Max a) Winter b) Summer

Copper strip corrosion for 3hr at 100oc

Distillation, percent (v/v) recovered
a) at 350oc
b) at 360oc
c) at 370oc

Flash point
a) Abel oC, Min
b) Pensky Martens closed cup(5) oC, Min

Kinematic viscosity, cSt, at 40oC

Sediments, percent by mass, Max

Total Contamination, mg/kg

Density at 15oC(6), kg/ m3

Total sulphur(8), mg/kg, Max

Water content, percent(v/v) Water content, mg/kg, Max

Cold Filter Plugging point (CFPP) (4) Max a) Winter b) Summer

Total sediments (10) mg per 100 ml, Max

Oxidation Stability, g/m3, Max

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) percent by mass, Max

Lubricity corrected wear scar diameter (WSD 1.4) at 60oC, microns, Max

Oxygen content(11)percent by mass, Max


IOCL High Speed Diesel