1.1 The kinematic viscosity-temperature charts covered by this standard are a convenient means to ascertain the kinematic viscosity of a petroleum oil or liquid hydrocarbon at any temperature within a limited range, provided that the kinematic viscosities at two temperatures are known.
1.2 The charts are designed to permit petroleum oil kinematic viscosity-temperature data to plot as a straight line. The charts here presented provide a significant improvement in linearity over the charts previously available under Method D341-43. This increases the reliability of extrapolation to higher temperatures.
This test method details the standard procedure for plotting viscosity-temperature charts that ascertain the kinematic viscosity of a petroleum oil or liquid hydrocarbon at any temperature within a limited range, provided that the kinematic viscosities at two temperatures are known.
| SDO | ASTM: ASTM International |
| Document Number | D341 |
| Publication Date | Dec. 1, 2003 |
| Language | en - English |
| Page Count | 5 |
| Revision Level | 03 |
| Supercedes | |
| Committee | D02.07 |