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INTRODUCTION TO ASTM
REFERENCE MATERIALS
Reference Materials may be produced in a variety of ways, but two of the most common approaches are:
circle-1 through gravimetric preparation of pure (or close to pure) materials
circle-2 through consensus testing
In most scenarios when reference materials are utilized for instrument calibration, those prepared
gravimetrically are preferred because of their extremely small estimates of uncertainty and propensity to
enable a linear calibration. However, matrix-based reference materials whose Accepted Reference Values
(ARV) are established from consensus testing are often preferred for validation purposes for several reasons,
including the validation of performance for a specified matrix and as a secondary check of a calibration using
materials that are independent of the standards utilized for construction of the calibration.
Container Codes
AGA Amber Glass Ampoule
AGB Amber Glass Bottle
AIB Aluminum Bottle
ELSC Epoxy Lined Steel Can
ELPC Epoxy Lined Paint Can
ASTM Reference Materials are an excellent resource to help you comply with US EPA fuels regulations under
40 CFR 1090. We offer a variety of reference materials, valid as check standards per ASTM D6299, to support
your laboratory’s ongoing precision and accuracy demonstration per 40 CFR 1090.1375. Implementing
reference materials with reliable accepted reference values allows you to confirm compliance in real-time,
reducing the risk and liability of unqualified data being reported to customers and agencies.
Our available options provide ARVs in the fuel matrices being tested across a wide range of results, including
those at or slightly below the applicable standards:
– Vapor Pressure of Gasoline in neat and oxygenated matrices, with ARVs from 5.5 psi to 14.5 psi, including
numerous batches at or below the summer season maximum RVP per gallon standards detailed in 40 CFR
1090.215(a)
– Benzene in Gasoline from 0.2 vol % to 1.1 vol %, including options at or below the benzene average standard
of 0.62 vol % per 40 CFR 1090.210(a)
– Sulfur in Gasoline and Sulfur in Diesel available with concentrations at or below the respective sulfur
standards per 40 CFR 1090.205(a) and 1090.305(b)
– Oxygenates in Gasoline at the 10 % Ethanol blend level
– Aromatics in Gasoline across a range from 18 vol % to 30 vol %
– Olefins in Gasoline across a range from 1 vol % to 12 vol %
– Distillation reference materials with IBPs from 80 °F to 107 °F and FBPs from 350 °F to 425 °F
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EPA 40CFR1090 ACCURACY AND
PRECISION REFERENCE MATERIALS
Demonstrate control and build confidence by implementing ASTM’s combustion characteristic reference
materials as part of your QC program. Our selection of combustion characteristic reference materials are ideal
for ensuring and monitoring the validity of results to customers and accrediting bodies. Octane and Cetane
reference materials are available in typical finished gasoline and diesel product matrices. Octane Number
reference materials are available with reliable ARVs across the range from subgrade to midgrade including
RON from 85 to 94 and MON 79 to 87. Cetane Number and Derived Cetane Number reference materials are
available from 40 to 52.
Product Code Property Matrix Test Method Container Price
RM_DF_ASTM D613_1 L Cetane Number DF ASTM D613 1 L AlB $482.63
RM_DF_ASTM D7668_500 mL Cetane Number, Derived DF ASTM D7668 500 mL AlB $445.50
RM_MG_ASTM D2700_1 L Octane Number, Motor MG ASTM D2700 1 L AlB $468.54
RM_MG_ASTM 2699_1 L Octane Number, Research MG ASTM D2699 1 L AIB $468.54
RM_DF_ASTM D6890_250 mL Cetane Number, Derived DF ASTM D6890 250 mL AlB $328.14
Validate your compositional gas chromatography instrumentation and methodology with ASTM’s composition
reference materials. Shipped in packages of 8 x 5-mL ampoules, and in gasoline or naphtha matrices, our
multi-ARV reference materials are a reliable way to confirm precision and accuracy of hydrocarbon group
reporting and performance. Reference materials are available with ARVs for:
ASTM offers a wide selection of reference materials to validate distillation measurement systems using
atmospheric, vacuum, micro, simulated, and high-temperature simulated methodologies. Our distillation
reference materials are in sample matrices similar to those your laboratory tests, rather than synthetic blends
of multiple pure components, offering confidence for real-world testing of wide boiling ranges. Confirm
instrument performance and analyst technique with our catalog of reference materials with ARVs covering the
boiling range of typical petroleum and refined products, and the narrow boiling range of high purity chemicals:
– Crude Oil - IBP from 30 °C to 72 °C and FBPs from 709 °C to 720 °C; by ASTM D7169
– Gas Oil - IBP from 110 °C to 393 °C and FBPs from 448 °C to 695 °C; by ASTM D1160, D6352, and D7169
– Biodiesel - IBP from 290 °C to 327 °C and FBPs from 355 °C to 384 °C; by ASTM D1160
– Base Oil - IBP from 302 °C to 426 °C and FBPs from 411 °C to 590 °C; by ASTM D2887
– Diesel Fuel - IBP from 102 °C to 171 °C and FBPs from 336 °C to 415 °C; by ASTM D86, D2887, and D7345
– Jet Fuel - IBP from 95 °C to 165 °C and FBPs from 250 °C to 329 °C; by ASTM D86, D2887, and D7345
– Gasoline - IBP from 28 °C to 44 °C and FBPs from 175 °C to 266 °C; by D86 and D7345
– Naphtha - IBP from 33 °C to 127 °C and FBPs from 127 °C to 230 °C; by D86
– P-Xylene – 50 % DP 138.3 °C; by D850
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DISTILLATION REFERENCE MATERIALS
Introduce highly accurate reference materials with very low uncertainty estimates into your quality system to
validate cold flow property measurement systems. ASTM’s reference materials for cloud point, pour point,
cold filter plugging point, and freeze point offer robust ARVs across the wide range of flow temperatures for
major petroleum products and popular manual and automated methods:
– Cloud Point – ASTM D2500, D5771, D5773 – in diesel fuel and biodiesel from 0 °C to -27 °C
– Pour Point – ASTM D97, D5853, D5949, D5950, D7346 – in crude, fuel oil, gas oil, diesel fuel, lubricants, and
other oils from +28 °C to -65 °C
– Cold Filter Plugging Point – ASTM D6371 – in diesel fuel and biodiesel from -4 °C to -29 °C
– Freeze Point – ASTM D2386, D5972, D7153 – in jet fuel from -43 °C to -76 °C
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FLOW PROPERTIES REFERENCE MATERIALS
ASTM’s reference materials for jet fuel are available for hard-to-find parameters, with accepted reference
values in ranges typical of the fuel tested in commercial laboratories. Our jet fuel reference materials come
with reliable ARVs and low estimated uncertainties based on test results from labs across the globe. Key jet
fuel reference materials we offer are:
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