China

India

Fuel
Property
Polyarom
atics,
vol%,
max
Sulfur
ppm,
max

China III

China IV

China V

11

11

11

350

50

10

49a

49a

51a

46

Cetane
number, 45c
min
810 Density 850a
@ 15C,
790 kg/m3,
840d
min
55a

Bharat II
Beijing V (Euro II)

10
51 (No.
5, 0 and 10
diesel)1

45c

47c

49 (No. 20
diesel)
47 (No. 35
diesel)

810 850a

800 850a

800 845a

790 840d

790 840d

790 840d

55a

55a

46

49

50b
50b
50b
Flash
point, C, 45c
45c
45c
min
Ash
content,
% m/m,
max
0.01
0.01
0.01

3.0-8.0a 3.0-8.0a 2.5-7.5a

2.5-8.0b 2.5-8.0b 2.0-7.5b

Viscosity 1.8-7.0c 1.8-7.0c 1.3-6.5c
@ 40C, @ 20C
@ 20C
@ 20C
mm2/s

Bharat III Bharat IV Euro III

11 500

Worldwi
CARB
Designat de Fuel
ed
Charter
Conventi
Referenc equivale Category
onal
Diesel
e fuel1
nt limit 1
42

European Union

Euro IV

11

11

11

11

350

50

350

50

EPA

Euro V

8 NS
10

15

1.4

3.5

15

15

10

48

53

55

Cetane
index
40 or
aromatic
s

48

51

51

51

35%3

51

51

800-820 820-845 820-845 820-845

845

845 NS

55 NS

NS

NS

55

55

55 NS

0.01 NS
2.5 - 7.5
(No. 5,
and 0
diesel)

NS

NS

0.01

0 NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

8204

54 NS

55

NS

NS

0.001

2-4.1

NS

2.05

2 7.5
(No. -10
and -20
diesel)
1.3 6.5
(No. -35
diesel)
NS

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2-4.5

2-4.5

2-4.5

NS