fuels petroleum
biodiesel
waxes bitumen
lubricants
materials


 

Lubricants

Listed below are methods and equipment for testing lubricating oils, metalworking fluids and greases.

ASTM Method Description Instrument
D5 Penetration of Bituminous Materials Normalab
D88 Saybolt Viscosity  
D91 Precipitation Number of Lubricating Oils  
D92 Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester
D93 Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester Normalab NPM 450
D97 Pour Point of Petroleum Products  
D130 Detection of Copper Corrosion from Petroleum Products by the Copper Strip Tarnish Test Normalab 941220
D156 Saybolt Color of Petroleum Products (Saybolt Chromometer Method)  
D189 Conradson Carbon Residue of Petroleum Products  
D217 Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease  
D287 API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method)  
D445
Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and the Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity) (see also D446 and D7279) Tamson
Normalab
Julabo
D446
Specifications and Operating Instructions for Glass Capillary Kinematic Viscometers (see also D445 and D7279)  
D482 Ash from Petroleum Products  
D664 Acid Number of Petroleum Products by Potentiometric Titration  
D665 Rust-Preventing Characteristics of Inhibited Mineral Oil in the Presence of Water  
D874 Sulfated Ash from Lubricating Oils and Additives  
D892 Foaming Characteristics of Lubricating Oils  
D942 Oxidation Stability of Lubricating Greases by the Oxygen Pressure Vessel [Bomb] Method  
D943 Oxidation Characteristics of Inhibited Mineral Oils  
D972 Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Greases and Oils  
D1217 Density and Relative Density (Specific Gravity) of Liquids by Bingham Pycnometer  
D1263 Leakage Tendencies of Automotive Wheel Bearing Greases  
D1298

Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method

 
D1401 Water Separability of Petroleum Oils and Synthetic Fluids  
D1403 Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease Using One-Quarter and One-Half Scale Cone Equipment  
D1404 Estimation of Deleterious Particles in Lubricating Grease  
D1480 Density and Relative Density (Specific Gravity) of Viscous Materials by Bingham Pycnometer  
D1500 ASTM Color of Petroleum Products (ASTM Color Scale)  
D1742 Oil Separation from Lubricating Grease During Storage  
D1743 Determining Corrosion Preventive Properties of Lubricating Greases  
D1831 Roll Stability of Lubricating Grease  
D2112 Oxidation Stability of Inhibited Mineral Insulating Oil by Pressure Vessel  
D2266 Wear Preventive Characteristics of Lubricating Grease (Four-Ball Method)  
D2272 Oxidation Stability of Steam Turbine Oils by Rotating Pressure Vessel [Bomb]  
D2273 Trace Sediment in Lubricating Oils  
D2440 Oxidation Stability of Mineral Insulating Oil  
D2509 Measurement of Load-Carrying Capacity of Lubricating Grease (Timken Method)  
D2596 Measurement of Extreme-Pressure Properties of Lubricating Grease (Four-Ball Method)  
D2619 Hydrolytic Stability of Hydraulic Fluids (Beverage Bottle Method)  
D2670 Measuring Wear Properties of Fluid Lubricants (Falex Pin and Vee Block Method)  
D2714 Calibration and Operation of the Falex Block-on-Ring Friction and Wear Testing Machine  
D2782 Measurement of Extreme-Pressure Properties of Lubricating Fluids (Timken Method)  
D2783 Measurement of Extreme-Pressure Properties of Lubricating Fluids (Four-Ball Method)  
D2981 Wear Life of Solid Film Lubricants in Oscillating Motion  
D3233 Measurement of Extreme Pressure Properties of Fluid Lubricants (Falex Pin and Vee Block Methods)  
D3336 Life of Lubricating Greases in Ball Bearings at Elevated Temperatures  
D3427 Air Release Properties of Petroleum Oils  
D3527 Life Performance of Automotive Wheel Bearing Grease  
D3702 Wear Rate and Coefficient of Friction of Materials in Self-Lubricated Rubbing Contact Using a Thrust Washer Testing Machine  
D3704 Wear Preventive Properties of Lubricating Greases Using the (Falex) Block on Ring Test Machine in Oscillating Motion  
D4170 Fretting Wear Protection by Lubricating Greases  
D4172 Wear Preventive Characteristics of Lubricating Fluid (Four- Ball Method)  
D4310 Determination of the Sludging and Corrosion Tendencies of Inhibited Mineral Oils  
D4871 Universal Oxidation/Thermal Stability Test Apparatus  
D4998 Evaluating Wear Characteristics of Tractor Hydraulic Fluids  
D5182 Evaluating the Scuffing Load Capacity of Oils (FZG Visual Method)  
D5183 Determination of the Coefficient of Friction of Lubricants Using the Four-Ball Wear Test Machine  
D5275 Fuel Injector Shear Stability Test (FISST) for Polymer Containing Fluids  
D5619 Comparing Metal Removal Fluids Using the Tapping Torque Test Machine  
D5620 Evaluating Thin Film Fluid Lubricants in a Drain and Dry Mode Using a Pin and Vee Block Test Machine  
D5704 Evaluation of the Thermal and Oxidative Stability of Lubricating Oils Used for Manual Transmissions and Final Drive Axles  
D5763 Oxidation and Thermal Stability Characteristics of Gear Oils Using Universal Glassware  
D5800 Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Oils by the Noack Method  
D5846 Universal Oxidation Test for Hydraulic and Turbine Oils Using the Universal Oxidation Test Apparatus  
D5969 Corrosion-Preventive Properties of Lubricating Greases in Presence of Dilute Synthetic Sea Water Environments  
D6082 High Temperature Foaming Characteristics of Lubricating Oils  
D6514 High Temperature Universal Oxidation Test for Turbine Oils  
D7279 Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids by Automated Houillon Viscometer Normalab NVH 450
G77 Ranking Resistance of Materials to Sliding Wear Using Block-on-Ring Wear Test  
G83 Wear Testing with a Crossed-Cylinder Apparatus  
G99 Wear Testing with a Pin-on-Disk Apparatus  
G132 Pin Abrasion Testing  
CEC L-45-A-99 Viscosity Shear Stability of Transmission Lubricants (Taper Roller Bearing Rig)  

 




Web design by Composure Graphics, Nashotah, WIwww.ComposureGraphics.com