Specifications Item Standard Value Refind Yellow Beeswax (slab or grain) Color Yellow Impurities (benzene insolubles) a ¤ 0.1% Hydrocarbon 16-18 Melting point 62-67 a Density (20 a ) 0.954-0 .964 iodine (Iodine g / g) 8.0-13.0 acid value (KOH mg / g) 5.0-8.0 (in wax) 16.0-23 .0 (West beeswax) Saponification value (KOH mg / g) 85.0-110.0