ASTMD445-2006

Designation:D 445-06An American National StandardBritish Standard 2000:Part 71:1990IPDesignation:71/1/97Standard Test Method forKinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids(and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D445:the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon ()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1.Scope*priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-1.1 This test method specifies a procedure for the determi-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.nation of the kinematic viscosity,v,of liquid petroleum2.Referenced Documentsproducts,both transparent and opaque,by measuring the timefor a volume of liquid to flow under gravity through a2.1 ASTM Standards:2calibrated glass capillary viscometer.The dynamic viscosity,D 446 Specifications and Operating Instructions for Glasscan be obtained by multiplying the kinematic viscosity,v,byCapillary Kinematic Viscometersthe density,p,of the liquid.D 1193 Specification for Reagent WaterD 1217 Test Method for Density and Relative DensityNore 1-For the measurement of the kinematic viscosity and viscosity(Specific Gravity)of Liquids by Bingham Pycnometerof bitumens,see also Test Methods D 2170 and D 2171.NoTE 2-ISO 3104 corresponds to Test Method D 445D 1480 Test Method for Density and Relative Density(Specific Gravity)of Viscous Materials by Bingham Pyc-1.2 The result obtained from this test method is dependentnometerupon the behavior of the sample and is intended for applicationD 1481 Test Method for Density and Relative Densityto liquids for which primarily the shear stress and shear rates(Specific Gravity)of Viscous Materials by Lipkin Bicap-are proportional(Newtonian flow behavior).If,however,theillary Pycnometerviscosity varies significantly with the rate of shear,differentD 2162 Practice for Basic Calibration of Master Viscom-results may be obtained from viscometers of different capillaryeters and Viscosity Oil Standardsdiameters.The procedure and precision values for residual fuelD2170 Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Asphaltsoils,which under some conditions exhibit non-Newtonian(Bitumens)behavior,have been included.D 2171 Test Method for Viscosity of Asphalts by Vacuum1.3 The range of kinematic viscosities covered by this testCapillary Viscometermethod is from 0.2 to 300 000 mm/s (see Table Al.1)at allD 6071 Test Method for Low Level Sodium in High Puritytemperatures (see 6.3 and 6.4).The precision has only beenWater by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectros-determined for those materials,kinematic viscosity ranges andcopytemperatures as shown in the footnotes to the precision section.D 6074 Guide for Characterizing Hydrocarbon