Table 4 Commercial jet fuel specification
Composition
Acidity, total, mg KOH/g, max 0.10
À
D3242
Aromatics, vol%, max
25
25
D1319
Sulfur, mercaptan, % mass,
max
0.003
0.003
D3227
Sulfur, total, % mass, max
0.30
0.3
D1266, D1552, D2622, D4294,
or D5453
Volatility
Distillation,
C
D86
Volume percent recovered
10, max
205
À
20, max
À
145
50, max
Report
190
90, max
Report
245
Final boiling point, max
300
À
Distillation yields, vol%
Residue, max
1.5
1.5
Loss, max
1.5
1.5
Flash point,
C, min
38
À
D56 or D3828
Density, 15
C, kg/m3
775–840
751–802 D1298 or D4052
Vapor pressure at 38
C, kPa,
max
À
21
D323 or D5191
Fluidity
Freezing point,
C, max
À40 (Jet A)
À50
D2386, D4305, D501, or
D5972
À47 (JetA-1)
Viscosity at À20
C, mm
2
/s,
max
8.0
À
D445
Combustion
Net heat of combustion, MJ/kg,
min
42.8
42.8
D4529, D3338, or D4809
Luminometer number, min
45
45
D1740
Smoke point, mm, min
18
18
D1322
Naphthalenes, vol%, max
3.0
3.0
D1840
Corrosion
Copper strip, 2 h at 100
C,
max
No. 1
No. 1
D130
Stability
Thermal stability, 2.5 h at 260
C
Filter pressure drop, mm Hg,
max
25
25
D3241
Tube deposit, less than
contaminants
Code 3
Code 3
Existent gum, mg/100 ml, max
7
7
D381
Water reaction, interface
rating, max
1b
1b
D1094
Jet A or A1
Jet B
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