46 C.F.R. § 30.10-27
Flashpoint—TB/ALL.
Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 30.10-27 (2026)
The term
flashpoint
indicates the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit at which a liquid gives off a flammable vapor when heated in an open-cup tester. For the purpose of the regulations in this subchapter, flashpoints determined by other testing methods will be equivalent to those determined with an open-cup tester, as follows:
Table 30.10-27—Equivalent Flashpoints
[In degrees Fahrenheit]
Open-cup tester
Tag closed-cup tester (A.S.T.M.)
Pensky-Martens closed tester (A.S.T.M.)
80
75
150
140
[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16657, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by USCG-2014-0688, 79 FR 58279, Sept. 29, 2014]