China

India

Fuel
Propert
y
China III China IV China V
Polyarom
atics, vol
%, max
Sulfur
ppm,
max

11

11

11

350

50

10

49a

49a

51a

46

46

49

Cetane
number, 45c
min

45c

11 -

10

500

47c

800 845a

790 840d

790 840d

790 840d

55a

55a

55a

50b

50b

50b

45c

45c

45c

3.0-8.0a

0.01

3.0-8.0a

Euro IV

11

11

11

11

350

50

350

50

0.01

2.5-7.5a

2.5-8.0b

2.5-8.0b

2.0-7.5b

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

1.8-7.0c
@ 20C

1.3-6.5c
@ 20C

CARB

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

Euro V

8 NS

10

15

1.4

3.5

15

15

10

48

53

55

Cetane
index

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

800 850a

0.01

Euro III

EPA

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

810 850a

Density
@ 15C,
kg/m3,
790 min
840d

Ash
content,
% m/m,
max

Bharat II
Bharat
Beijing V (Euro II) Bharat III IV

40 or
aromatic
s

35%3
48

810 850a

Flash
point,
C, min

European Union

51

51

51

51

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

51

845

845 NS

55 NS

NS

NS

55

55

55 NS

0.01 NS

NS

NS

0.01

0 NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

8204

54 NS

55

NS

NS

0.001

2-4.1

NS

2.05

2.5 - 7.5
(No. 5,
and 0
diesel)
2 7.5
(No. -10
and -20
diesel)
1.3 6.5
(No. -35
diesel)
NS

http://transportpolicy.net/index.php?title=Global_Comparison:_Fuels

2-4.5

2-4.5

2-4.5

NS