ASTM D 6 - 95 (Reapproved 2006) Standard Test Method for Loss on Heating of Oil and Asphaltic Compounds

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2006. Published December 2006. 3 p. This test method covers the determination of the loss in mass (exclusive of water) of oil and asphaltic compounds when heated as hereinafter prescribed.
This test method is useful in characterizing certain petroleum products by the determination of their loss of mass upon heating under standardized conditions