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Designation: D 121 – 00e1

Standard Terminology of

Coal and Coke1

This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 121; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial changesince the last revision or reapproval.

e1 NOTE—The air-dry loss and moisture definitions were editorially corrected in November 2000.

1. Scope 1.1 This standard 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 purposesrelated 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 2.1 ASTM Standards: D 388Classification of Coals by Rank2 D 1412 Test Method for Equilibrium Moisture of Coal at 96 to 97 Percent Relative Humidity and 30°C2 D 1857 Test Method for Fusibility of Coal and Coke Ash2 D 2013 Method of Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis2 D 2015 Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of Coal and Coke by the Adiabatic Bomb Calorimeter2 D 2234 Practice for Collection of a Gross Sample of Coal2 D 2361Test Method for Chlorine in Coal2 D 2795 Test Methods for Analysis of Coal and Coke Ash2 D 2796 Terminology Relating to Megascopic Description of Coal and Coal Seams and Microscopical Description and Analysis of Coal3 D 2797 Practice for Preparing Coal Samples for Microscopical Analysis by Reflected Light2 D 2798 Test Method for Microscopical Determination of the Reflectance of Vitrinite in aPolished Specimen of Coal2 D 2799 Test Method for Microscopical Determination of Volume Percent of Physical Components of Coal2
This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D05 on Coal and Coke and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D05.30 on Quality Assurance. Current edition approved June 10, 2000. Published September 2000. Originally published as D 121 – 21 T. Last previousedition D 121 – 99. 2 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.06. 3 Discontinued; see 1994 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.05.
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D 2961 Test Method for Total Moisture in Coal Reduced to 2.36–mm (No. 8) Mesh Top Sieve Size (Limited–Purpose Method)2 D 3172 Practice for Proximate Analysis of Coal and Coke2 D 3173 Test Method for Moisture in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke2 D 3174 TestMethod for Ash in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke from Coal2 D 3175 Test Method for Volatile Matter in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke2 D 3176 Practice for Ultimate Analysis of Coal and Coke2 D 3180 Practice for Calculating Coal and Coke Analyses from As-Determined to Different Bases2 D 3286 Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of Coal and Coke by the Isoperibol Bomb Calorimeter2 D 3302Test Method for Total Moisture in Coal2 D 4371 Test Method for Determining the Washability Characteristics of Coal2 D 4749 Test Method for Performing Sieve Analysis of Coal and Designating Coal Size2 D 4915 Guide for Manual Sampling of Coal from Tops of Railroad Cars2 D 4916 Practice for Mechanical Auger Sampling2 D 5061 Test Method for Microscopical Determination of Volume Percent of TexturalComponents in Metallurgical Coke2 D 5114 Test Method for Laboratory Froth Flotation of Coal in a Mechanical Cell2 D 5192 Practice for Collection of Coal Samples from Core2 D 6316 Test Method for Determination of Total, Combustible and Carbonate Carbon in Solid Residues from Coal and Coke2 E 177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods4 E 456 Terminology Relating to...