GOST 305-82 PDF

Full title and description

GOST 305-82 — Diesel fuel. Specifications. National (Soviet-era) technical standard defining classifications, physical and chemical requirements, and marking for diesel (gasoil) grades used in road, rail and industrial diesel engines.

Abstract

GOST 305-82 specifies requirements for diesel fuel (gasoil) grades including seasonal/climatic marks, limits for density, sulfur content, viscosity, flash point, pour/cloud points, cetane index and distillation characteristics, together with labelling and acceptance rules. It was the principal Russian/Soviet specification for commercial diesel fuel grades prior to later revisions and interstate replacements.

General information

• Status: Withdrawn / superseded (historical standard).
• Publication date: Original designation 1982; published (listed) as 01 January 1983 (edition GOST 305-82 with subsequent amendments through the 1980s–2000s).
• Publisher: Originally issued under Soviet Gosstandart practice; now falls under the family of GOST/EASC standards (national catalogues and later national GOST R / interstate replacements managed by successor bodies).
• ICS / categories: Petroleum and related technologies — fuels, liquid fuels (classification code cited in national catalogs under petroleum/fuels group, e.g. 75.160.20 in some catalogs).
• Edition / version: GOST 305-82 (original 1982/1983 text) with multiple amendments recorded; later replaced by a modernized interstate/national specification (see Related standards).
• Number of pages: 14 (original published document length as listed in standards catalogues).

Scope

Applies to diesel fuel (gasoil) intended for use in diesel engines and for certain industrial applications. The standard defines climatic/seasonal marks (summer, winter, arctic variants), sulfur-content classes, quantitative limits for key physical and chemical properties (density, kinematic viscosity, flash point, pour and cloud points, cetane index, distillation fractions, ash and water content) and rules for sampling, testing and marking. It was used as the reference specification for trade and domestic supply in the USSR and successor states until replaced by later GOST/interstate standards.

Key topics and requirements

• Classification of diesel by seasonal/climatic marks (summer, winter, arctic) and by sulfur-content grades.
• Limits and test limits for density (at reference temperature), kinematic viscosity, flash point (PMCC), pour and cloud points.
• Requirements for cetane index (minimum), distillation characteristics (percent recovered at specified temperatures), and allowable ash/water content.
• Marking, packaging and acceptance rules for commercial deliveries.
• Referenced test methods and amendments recorded in the standard’s history (series of amendments through late 20th century).

Typical use and users

Used by refineries, fuel producers, petrochemical laboratories, fuel traders, transport and fleet operators, railway and marine fuel purchasers, inspection bodies and national regulators. Historically served as the contractual/specification basis for bulk fuel supply, laboratory testing and compliance verification in the USSR and some successor-state markets.

Related standards

GOST 305-82 has been superseded in practice by later national/interstate revisions of diesel-fuel specifications (for example modernized GOST variants such as GOST 305 (later editions) / GOST 305-2013 listed in national catalogs as replacing the 1982 text). It is also used alongside other GOST standards that define test methods for petroleum products and measurement procedures. Consult national standards catalogues for the active current document in a given country.

Keywords

GOST 305-82, diesel fuel, gasoil, D2, specifications, diesel grades, cetane index, flash point, viscosity, pour point, sulfur content, seasonal grades, Soviet standard, withdrawn.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST 305-82 is the Soviet-era technical standard titled “Diesel fuel. Specifications” that set out physical and chemical requirements and classification rules for commercial diesel (gasoil).

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers classification by climatic/seasonal grade, sulfur classes, and limits for density, viscosity, flash point, pour/cloud points, cetane index, distillation characteristics, ash and water content, plus marking and acceptance rules for diesel fuel deliveries.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Historically: refineries, fuel suppliers, traders, fleet operators, laboratories and regulatory bodies involved in production, testing and trade of diesel fuel in the USSR and successor markets; today users consult it for historical specs or to interpret legacy contracts.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: It is a withdrawn/superseded document in many catalogs and has been replaced by later national/interstate diesel-fuel specifications (modern GOST revisions such as the post‑2010/2013 texts in national registries). For current regulatory or procurement use, consult the applicable national/interstate standard that formally replaced GOST 305-82.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it belongs to the family of petroleum product standards (GOST series) that cover fuels, test methods and measurement procedures; related documents include test-method GOSTs and later GOST revisions for diesel fuel.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Diesel fuel, gasoil, D2, cetane, viscosity, flash point, pour point, sulfur, seasonal grades, GOST, specifications, withdrawn.