Paraffin Wax

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Sl. No.	Characteristics	Method No.	Requirement
Sl. No.	Characteristics	Method No.	TYPE 1	TYPE 2	TYPE 2A	TYPE 3
1	Melting point (cooling curve), deg. C	IS 4654 Annex A	45	75	58 Min	45 to 75
2	Ash, % by mass, Max	IS 1448 [P:4]	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
3	Acidity, Inorganic, mg of KOH/g, Max	IS 1448 [P:2]	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
4	Acidity, Organic, mg of KOH/g, Max	IS 1448 [P:2]	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02
5	Saponification value, Max	IS 1448[P:55]	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
6	Oil content, % by mass, Max	IS 4654 Annex B	0.50	0.50	1.50	3.50
7	Colour, Lovibond in 18-in cell, Max	IS 1448[P:13]	1.0 Y	2.0 Y	2.0 Y
8	Colour, Saybolt min	IS 1448 [P:14] ASTM D6045	24	20	15
9	Colour ASTM, Max	IS 1448[P:12]				2.0
10	Acid discoloration test	IS 4654 Annex C	To pass the test
11	Ultra violet (UV) absorbance per centimetre path length, Max 280 – 289 millimicrons 290 – 299 millimicrons 300 – 359 millimicrons 360 – 400 millimicrons	IS 4654 Annex D	0.15 0.12 0.08 0.02
12	Odour, Max	IS 4654 Annex E	1

S.N0.	Characteristics	Method No.		Requirement for Commercial
				Butane	Butane-Propane mixture	Propane
1	Density at 15°C,Kg/m³		[P:76]/ISO3993 D 1657	Report	Report	Report
2	Vapour pressure at 40°C, kPa, gauge, Max.		[P:71]/ASTM D 1267/D6897	520	1050	1550
3	Composition, Liquid volume percent a) C2 Hydrocarbons b) C3 Hydrocarbons c) C4 Hydrocarbons d) C5 Hydrocarbons and heavier OR		ASTM D 2163/ [P:151]	— Report Report 2.5 Max	Report Report Report 2.5 Max	Report 95.0 Min 4.0 Max 0.2 Max
3	Volatility: Evaporation temperature in °C for 95 percent by volume at 760 mm Hg pressure, Max.		ASTM D 1837-2011/[P:72]	2.2	2.2	-38.0
4	Total Volatile Sulphur ppm, Max.		ASTM D 3246/D6667	140	140	150
5	Copper strip corrosion at 38°C for 1 h		ASTM D 1838 / [P:152]/ISO6251	Not worse than No. 1
6	Hydrogen Sulphide		ASTM D 2420/[P:73]	Pass the test
7	Moisture Content		–	—	—	Pass
8	Free Water Content.		–	None	None	—
9	Caustic test			Pass	Pass	Pass