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Posted Date: 2002-11-06T05:00Z

1010A
)
1
Revision
1
August
2002
METHOD
1010A
PENSKY­
MARTENS
CLOSED­
CUP
METHOD
FOR
DETERMINING
IGNITABILITY
1.0
SCOPE
AND
APPLICATION
1.1
Method
1010
uses
the
Pensky­
Martens
closed­
cup
tester
to
determine
the
flash
point
of
liquids
including
those
that
tend
to
form
a
surface
film
under
test
conditions.
Liquids
containing
non­
filterable,
suspended
solids
can
also
be
tested
using
this
method.

1.2
This
method
is
one
of
two
method
options
required
by
40
CFR
261.21(
a)(
1)
in
the
determination
of
the
hazardous
waste
ignitability
characteristic.
Method
1020
is
the
other
method
option.

2.0
SUMMARY
OF
METHOD
2.1
The
sample
is
heated
at
a
slow,
constant
rate
with
continual
stirring.
A
small
flame
is
directed
into
the
cup
at
regular
intervals
with
simultaneous
interruption
of
stirring.
The
flash
point
is
the
lowest
temperature
at
which
application
of
the
test
flame
ignites
the
vapor
above
the
sample.

2.2
For
complete
instructions
on
how
to
conduct
a
test
by
this
method,
see
Reference
4
below,
"
D
93­
99c,
Standard
Test
Methods
for
Flash­
Point
by
Pensky­
Martens
Closed
Cup
Tester."

3.0
METHOD
PERFORMANCE
3.1
The
Pensky­
Martens
and
Setaflash
Closed
Testers
(
Revision
0
of
Method
1020)
were
evaluated
using
five
industrial
waste
mixtures
and
p­
xylene.
The
results
of
these
studies
are
shown
below
in
°
F
along
with
other
data.
The
sample
footnote
numbers
refer
to
the
source
documents
identified
under
Sec.
4.0
of
this
method.

Sample
Pensky­
Martens
(
°
F)
Setaflash
(
°
F)

12
143.7
+
1.5
139.3
+
2.1
22
144.7
+
4.5
129.7
+
0.6
32
93.7
+
1.5
97.7
+
1.2
42
198.0
+
4.0
185.3
+
0.6
52
119.3
+
3.1
122.7
+
2.5
p­
xylene2
81.3
+
1.1
79.3
+
0.6
p­
xylene3
77.7
+
0.5a
­­

Tanker
oil
125,
135
­­

Tanker
oil
180,
180
 
Tanker
oil
110,
110
 
DIBK/
xylene
102
+
4b
107
a12
determinations
over
five­
day
period.
b75/
25
v/
v
analyzed
by
four
laboratories.
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4.0
REFERENCES
1.
D
93­
80,
Test
Methods
for
Flash
Point
by
Pensky­
Martens
Closed
Tester,
American
Society
for
Testing
and
Materials,
1916
Race
Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19103,
04.09,
1986.

2.
Umana,
M.,
Gutknecht,
W.,
Salmons,
C.,
et
al.,
Evaluation
of
Ignitability
Methods
(
Liquids),
EPA/
600/
S4­
85/
053,
1985.

3.
Gaskill,
A.,
Compilation
and
Evaluation
of
RCRA
Method
Performance
Data,
Work
Assignment
No.
2,
EPA
Contract
No.
68­
01­
7075,
September
1986.

4.
D
93­
99c,
Standard
Test
Methods
for
Flash­
Point
by
Pensky­
Martens
Closed
Cup
Tester,
originally
published
by
the
American
Society
for
Testing
and
Materials,
100
Barr
Harbor
Drive,
West
Conshohocken,
PA
19428.
Available
from
Global
Engineering
Documents,
15
Iverness
Way
East,
Englewood,
CO
80112,
1­
800­
854­
7179,
http://
global.
ihs.
com