46 C.F.R. § 30.10-27   Flashpoint—TB/ALL.


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Title 46: Shipping
PART 30—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subpart 30.10—Definitions

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§ 30.10-27   Flashpoint—TB/ALL.

The term flashpoint indicates the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit at which a liquid gives off a flammable vapor when heated in an open-cup tester. For the purpose of the regulations in this subchapter, flashpoints determined by other testing methods will be equivalent to those determined with an open-cup tester, as follows:

                  Table 30.10-27_Equivalent Flashpoints                         [In degrees Farenheit]------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                               Pensky-                                                Tag closed-    Martens                Open-cup tester                  cup tester     closed                                                 (A.S.T.M.)     tester                                                              (A.S.T.M.)------------------------------------------------------------------------80............................................           75  ...........150...........................................  ...........          140------------------------------------------------------------------------

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