ASTM D121

1.1 This terminology defines the technical terms used in standards that are the responsibility of Committee D05 on Coal and Coke. The terms are used in:

1.1.1 The sampling of coal and coke under conditions required for most commercial and technical purposes related to coal and coke.

1.1.2 Bias and related statistical testing,

1.1.3 The description of coal, both visually in the field and microscopically in the laboratory,

1.1.4 Chemical and physical analyses of coal and coke,

1.1.5 Classification of coal, and

1.1.6 Certain other related practices and guides applicable to the coal and coke industries.

2. Referenced Documents

D1412 Test Method for Equilibrium Moisture of Coal at 96 to 97 Percent Relative Humidity and 30C
D1857 Test Method for Fusibility of Coal and Coke Ash
D2013 Practice for Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis
D2234/D2234M Practice for Collection of a Gross Sample of Coal
D2361 Test Method for Chlorine in Coal
D2795 Test Methods for Analysis of Coal and Coke Ash
D2797 Practice for Preparing Coal Samples for Microscopical Analysis by Reflected Light
D2798 Test Method for Microscopical Determination of the Vitrinite Reflectance of Coal
D2799 Test Method for Microscopical Determination of the Maceral Composition of Coal
D2961 Test Method for Single-Stage Total Moisture Less than 15 % in Coal Reduced to 2.36-mm (No. 8 Sieve) Topsize
D3172 Practice for Proximate Analysis of Coal and Coke
D3173 Test Method for Moisture in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke
D3174 Test Method for Ash in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke from Coal
D3175 Test Method for Volatile Matter in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke
D3176 Practice for Ultimate Analysis of Coal and Coke
D3180 Practice for Calculating Coal and Coke Analyses from As-Determined to Different Bases
D3302 Test Method for Total Moisture in Coal
D388 Classification of Coals by Rank
D4371 Test Method for Determining the Washability Characteristics of Coal
D4596 Practice for Collection of Channel Samples of Coal in a Mine
D4749 Test Method for Performing the Sieve Analysis of Coal and Designating Coal Size
D4916 Practice for Mechanical Auger Sampling
D5061 Test Method for Microscopical Determination of the Textural Components of Metallurgical Coke
D5114 Test Method for Laboratory Froth Flotation of Coal in a Mechanical Cell
D5192 Practice for Collection of Coal Samples from Core
D5263 Test Method for Determining the Relative Degree of Oxidation in Bituminous Coal by Alkali Extraction
D5515 Test Method for Determination of the Swelling Properties of Bituminous Coal Using a Dilatometer
D5865 Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of Coal and Coke
D6316 Test Method for Determination of Total, Combustible and Carbonate Carbon in Solid Residues from Coal and Coke
D6518 Practice for Bias Testing a Mechanical Coal Sampling System
D720 Test Method for Free-Swelling Index of Coal
E177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods
E456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics

Index Terms

Coal/coke products; Coke; Terminology--coal products; ICS Number Code 01.040.73; 01.040.75; 73.040; 75.160.10; 01.040.73; 01.040.75; 73.040; 75.160.10; ICS Number Code 01.040.73; 01.040.75; 73.040; 75.160.10

Citing ASTM Standards

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