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Preface

ASTM International has been developing standards that is widely used world-wide since 1898. The technical content and quality of these standards are excellent, and these are largely due to the thousands of technical experts who volunteer and devote considerable amount of their time and effort in the standards development activities.

In ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants, one of the largest ASTM committees, a tremendous amount of activity is spent in developing new test methods, and revising existing test methods to meet ever increasing demands for high quality standards in the industry. ASTM D02 is blessed with a considerable number of technical experts who, in one way or another, have contributed tremendously to standards development related to petroleum products and lubricants. This manual is the result of the selfless effort, time, dedication, and considerable expertise of some of these experts.