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46 CFR 30.10-27: -27 Flashpoint—TB/ALL.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER D—TANK VESSELS
- PART 30—GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Subpart 30.10—Definitions
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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