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Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.30.10–27 Flashpoint—TB/ALL

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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 Fahrenheit]

Open-cup tester

Tag closed-cup tester (A.S.T.M.)

Pensky-Martens closed tester (A.S.T.M.)

80

75

150

140
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