U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent
Statistics and Analysis Kerosene: A light petroleum distillate
that is used in space heaters, cook stoves, and water heaters
and is suitable for use as a light source when burned in wick-
fed lamps. Kerosene has a maximum distillation temperature of
400 degrees Fahrenheit at the 10-percent recovery point, a final
boiling point of 572 degrees Fahrenheit, and a minimum flash
point of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Included are No. 1-K and No.
2-K, the two grades recognized by ASTM Specification D 3699 as
well as all other grades of kerosene called range or stove oil,
which have properties similar to those of No. 1 fuel oil. Also
see Kerosene-type jet fuel. Kerosene-type jet fuel: A kerosene-
based product having a maximum distillation temperature of 400
degrees Fahrenheit at the 10-percent recovery point and a final
maximum boiling point of 572 degrees Fahrenheit and meeting ASTM
Specification D 1655and Military Specifications MIL-T-5624P and
MIL-T-83133D (Grade