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'''EN590''' describes the physical properties that all automotive [[diesel fuel]] must meet if it is to be sold in the European Union, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.

It allows the blending of up to 7% fatty acid methyl ester with 'conventional' diesel - a 93/7 mix.

== Generally applicable requirements and test methods==
{| cellpadding="2" style="background: #e3e3e3; margin-left: 1em; border-spacing: 1px;"
!Property
!Unit
!lower limit
!upper limit
!Test-Method
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF",0 ||- ||EN ISO 5165
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Cetane index]] || ||46,0 ||- ||EN ISO 4264
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| [[Cetane number]] || ||51,0 ||- ||EN ISO 5165
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Density at 15°C ||kg/m³ || 820 || 845 ||EN ISO 3675, EN ISO 12185
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons || %(m/m) ||- ||11 ||EN ISO 12916
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Sulphur content ||mg/kg ||- ||350 (until 2004-12-31) or 50,0 ||EN ISO 20846, EN ISO 20847, EN ISO 20884
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| || || ||10,0 (on the 01-01-2009)||EN ISO 20846, EN ISO 20884
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Flash point ||°C ||Above 55 ||- ||EN ISO 2719
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Carbon residue (on 10% distillation residue)||%m/m ||- ||0,30 ||EN ISO 10370
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Ash content ||% (m/m) ||- ||0,01 ||EN ISO 6245
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Water content ||mg/kg ||- ||200 ||EN ISO 12937
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Total contamination ||mg/kg ||- ||24 ||EN ISO 12662
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Copper strip corrosion (3 hours at 50 °C) ||rating ||Class 1 ||Class 1 ||EN ISO 2160
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Oxidation Stability ||g/m3 ||- ||25 ||EN ISO 12205
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Lubricity, corrected wear scar diameter (wsd 1,4) at 60 °C ||μm ||- ||460 ||EN ISO 12156-1
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Viscosity at 40 °C ||mm2/s ||2,00 ||4,50 ||EN ISO 3104
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Distillation recovered at 250 °C, 350 °C ||%V/V ||85 ||<65 ||EN ISO 3405
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 95%(V/V) recovered at ||°C ||- ||360 ||
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Fatty acid methyl ester content ||% (V/V) ||- ||7 ||EN 14078
|}

==GOST R 52368-2005==
{| cellpadding="2" style="background: #e3e3e3; margin-left: 1em; border-spacing: 1px;"
!Property
!Unit
!Value
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF",0
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Cetane index || ||46,0
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Cetane number || ||51,0
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Density at 15°C ||kg/m³ || 820-845
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons || %(m/m) ||11
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Sulphur content - type 1 ||mg/kg ||350
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Flash point ||°C ||55
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Carbon residue (on 10% distillation residue)||%m/m ||0,30
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| wood ash|Ash content ||% (m/m) ||0,01
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Water content ||mg/kg ||200
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Total contamination ||mg/kg ||24
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Copper strip corrosion (3 hours at 50 °C) ||rating ||Class 1
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Oxidation Chemical stability|Stability ||g/m3 ||25
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Lubricity, corrected wear scar diameter (wsd 1,4) at 60 °C ||μm ||460
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Viscosity at 40 °C ||mm2/s ||2,00-4,50
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Distillation recovered at 250 °C, 350 °C ||%V/V ||65,85
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| 95%(V/V) recovered at ||°C ||360
|----- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
| Fatty acid methyl ester content ||% (V/V) ||5
|}

== See also ==
* [[EN 14214]]

== External links ==
*[http://standards.mackido.com/en/en-standards24_view_6599.html Standard].
*[http://firsttexasenergy.com First Texas Energy Corporation]

[[Category:Diesel]]

EN 590 - Revision history

Red marquis at 16:05, 20 May 2010