Research Article

A Comparison of Corrosion Behavior of Copper and Its Alloy in Pongamia pinnata Oil at Different Conditions

Table 2

Characterization of Pongamia Pinnata oil as per ASTM D6751.

ParametersValueUnit

Flash point124.0 °C
Water and sediment0.0269% vol
Kinematic viscosity (at 40°C)15.10mm2/sec
Sulfated ash0.01% mass
Sulfur (S 15 grade)0.0007ppm
Sulfur (S 500 grade)0.012ppm
Copper strip corrosion2
Cetane60.12
Carbon residue0.019% mass
Acid number0.02mg KOH/gm
Free glycerin0.01% mass
Total glycerin0.12% mass
Phosphorus content0.000496% mass
Distillation temperature, atmospheric equivalent temperature, 90% recovered 236 °C