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Numerical Outline of Testing
Available for Greases
All testing is done to
the most current revision of the method
unless otherwise requested
by the customer.
Click on test
method number for information about each test.
These brief descriptions
are intended as an aid for test selection only.
| METHOD | DESCRIPTION |
REQ'D |
US $ |
| 0225B | Mean Hertz Load by Shell 4-Ball EP, Dow Corning Method |
|
159.00
|
| 0351B | Wear Scar by 4-Ball, Dow Corning Method |
|
63.00
|
| AAR M-914 ¶ 2.1 | Materials |
|
105.00
|
| AAR M-914 ¶ 2.3.1 | Apparent Viscosity, ASTM D-1092 - per temperature |
|
184.00
|
| AAR M-914 ¶ 2.3.2 | Freezing Point |
|
40.00
|
| AAR M-914 ¶ 2.3.3 | Spreadability |
|
40.00
|
| AAR M-914 ¶ 2.4.1 | Oil Separation |
|
97.00
|
| AAR M-914 ¶ 2.6 | Oil Swell |
|
154.00
|
| AAR M-914 ¶ 2.7.1 | Water Stability |
|
143.00
|
| AAR 942 | Roll Stability, 96 hrs. @ 180°F |
|
373.00
|
| ASTM B-117 | Salt Spray Corrosion @ 48 hours (Also see FTM-4001) |
|
171.00
|
| ASTM B-117 | Salt Spray Corrosion @ 100 hours |
|
224.00
|
| ASTM B-117 | Salt Spray Corrosion @ 300 hours |
|
325.00
|
| ASTM B-117 | Salt Spray Corrosion @ 500 hours |
|
386.00
|
| ASTM B-117 | Salt Spray Corrosion @ 1000 hours |
|
453.00
|
| ASTM B-117 | Soak Test @ 720 hours |
|
415.00
|
| ASTM D-95 | Water by Distillation |
|
63.00
|
| ASTM D-128 | Analysis of Greases |
|
by request
|
| ASTM D-128 | Aniline Point, Extracted Fluid |
|
193.00
|
| ASTM D-128 | Ash Content |
|
172.00
|
| ASTM D-149 | Dielectric Breakdown Voltage & Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials |
|
248.00
|
| ASTM D-150 | Dielectric Constant - AC Loss Characteristics and Permittivity of Solid Electrical Insulation @ Ambient Temperature |
|
215.00
|
| ASTM D-150 | Dielectric Constant - AC Loss Characteristics and Permittivity of Solid Electrical Insulation Above Ambient Temperature |
|
259.00
|
| ASTM D-217 | Penetration, Unworked |
|
32.00
|
| ASTM D-217 | Penetration, Worked (60X) |
|
32.00
|
| ASTM D-217 | Penetration, Low Temperature, Unworked @ -40°C |
|
74.00
|
| ASTM D-217 | Penetration, Worked Stability, 10,000 Stroke |
|
50.00
|
| ASTM D-217 | Penetration, Worked After Cooling API 5A2/5A3 |
|
63.00
|
| ASTM D-217 | Storage Stability @ 2 months, Worked Penetration |
|
58.00
|
| ASTM D-217 | Storage Stability @ 4 months, Worked Penetration |
|
92.00
|
| ASTM D-217 | Penetration, Prolonged Worked Stability, 100,000 Strokes |
|
104.00
|
| ASTM D-257 | Volume Resistivity - DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials @ Ambient Temperature |
|
215.00
|
| ASTM D-257 | Volume Resistivity - DC Resistance or Conductance of Insulating Materials Above Ambient Temperature |
|
259.00
|
| ASTM D-395 | Compression Set of Elastomers |
|
338.00
|
| ASTM D-566 | Dropping Point by Fluid Bath |
|
109.00
|
| ASTM D-638 | Tensile Strength of Elastomers |
|
by request
|
| ASTM D-664 | Neutralization Number - Potentiometric |
|
36.00
|
| ASTM D-664 | Neutralization Number, Strong |
|
55.00
|
| ASTM D-942 | Pressure Vessel Oxidation @ 100 hrs. - per Run |
|
99.00
|
| ASTM D-942 | Pressure Vessel Oxidation @ 500 hrs. - per Run |
|
130.00
|
| ASTM D-942 | Pressure Vessel Oxidation @ 1000 hrs. - per Run |
|
155.00
|
| ASTM D-971 | Interfacial Tension |
|
57.00
|
| ASTM D-972 | Evaporation Loss @ 6 1/2 hrs. |
|
66.00
|
| ASTM D-972 | Evaporation Loss @ 22 hrs. |
|
79.00
|
| ASTM D-972 | Evaporation Loss @ 72 hrs. |
|
106.00
|
| ASTM D-972 | Evaporation Loss @ 500 hrs. |
|
207.00
|
| ASTM D-972 | Evaporation Loss After 500 hours - per hour charge. |
|
0.20
|
| ASTM D-1084 | Low Temperature Stability |
|
179.00
|
| ASTM D-1092 | Apparent Viscosity of Greases |
|
184.00
|
| ASTM D-1261 | Bomb Copper Corrosion of Greases |
|
99.00
|
| ASTM D-1263 | Wheel Bearing Leakage of Greases |
|
132.00
|
| ASTM D-1264 | Water Washout Characteristics @ 100°F or 175°F - per Run |
|
106.00
|
| ASTM D-1400 | Film Appearance & Film Thickness |
|
143.00
|
| ASTM D-1403 | Penetration Cone (1/2 or 1/4 Scale) |
|
32.00
|
| ASTM D-1403 | Penetration Cone, Low Temperature |
|
74.00
|
| ASTM D-1404 | Deleterious Particles in Greases |
|
76.00
|
| ASTM D-1414 | Rubber Swell of "O"-Rings |
|
126.00
|
| ASTM D-1478 | Low Temperature Torque |
|
132.00
|
| ASTM D-1742 | Oil Separation, Storage, of Greases @ 24 hrs. |
|
71.00
|
| ASTM D-1742 | Oil Separation, Storage, of Greases @ 48 hrs. |
|
106.00
|
| ASTM D-1742 | Oil Separation, Storage, of Greases @ 96 hrs. |
|
165.00
|
| ASTM D-1743 | Rust Preventative Properties of Greases |
|
143.00
|
| ASTM D-1831 | Roll Stability 2 hours @ Ambient Temperature |
|
123.00
|
| ASTM D-1831 | Roll Stability, 20 hours @ Ambient Temperature |
|
139.00
|
| ASTM D-1831 | Roll Stability, 2 hours @ 100°C |
|
123.00
|
| ASTM D-1831 | Roll Stability, 24 hours @ 180°F |
|
161.00
|
| ASTM D-1831 | Roll Stability, 50 hours @ 180°F |
|
189.00
|
| ASTM D-1831 | Roll Stability, 96 hours @ 180°F |
|
224.00
|
| ASTM D-2196 | Degree of Thixotropy |
|
12.00
|
| ASTM D-2196 | Shear Thinning Index |
|
12.00
|
| ASTM D-2196 | Thixotropy Index |
|
12.00
|
| ASTM D-2265 | Dropping Point by Aluminum Block |
|
57.00
|
| ASTM D-2266 | Wear Preventative Characteristics |
|
63.00
|
| ASTM D-2266 | Wear Preventative Characteristics @ 2 hours |
|
83.00
|
| ASTM D-2266 | Wear Preventative Characteristics @ 4 hours |
|
106.00
|
| ASTM D-2266 | Wear Preventative Characteristics with Coefficient of Friction |
|
120.00
|
| ASTM D-2266 | Wear Preventative Characteristics with Coefficient of Friction @ 2 hours |
|
140.00
|
| ASTM D-2266 | Wear Preventative Characteristics with M-50 Steel Balls |
|
114.00
|
| ASTM D-2509 | Timken Load Carrying Test - cost per Load |
|
126.00
|
| ASTM D-2595 | Evaporation Loss @ 6 hours |
|
66.00
|
| ASTM D-2595 | Evaporation Loss @ 22 hours |
|
79.00
|
| ASTM D-2595 | Evaporation Loss @ 72 hours |
|
106.00
|
| ASTM D-2595 | Evaporation Loss @ 500 hours |
|
207.00
|
| ASTM D-2595 | Evaporation Loss Exceeding 500 hours - per hour charge |
0.20
|
|
| ASTM D-2596 | Load Wear Index (4 Ball EP) |
|
143.00
|
| ASTM D-2596 | Load Wear Index - Weld Load Only |
|
109.00
|
| ASTM D-2625 | Falex Pin & V Block Test Procedure A - Endurance Life Test - per Run |
|
111.00
|
| ASTM D-2625 | Falex Pin & V Block Test Procedure B - Load Carrying Capacity |
|
107.00
|
| ASTM D-2670 | Falex Pin & V Block Tooth Wear Test |
|
111.00
|
| ASTM D-2981 | Oscillating Block on Ring LFW-1 |
|
326.00
|
| ASTM D-3232 | Viscosity of Grease @ High Temperature |
|
121.00
|
| ASTM D-3336 | High Temperature Bearing Performance Set-up Fee |
|
505.00
|
| ASTM D-3336 | High Temperature Bearing Performance Per Hour Running Charge |
1.00
|
|
| ASTM D-3527 | Life Performance of Wheel Bearing Grease up to 120 hours |
|
270.00
|
| ASTM D-3527 | Life Performance of Wheel Bearing Grease Additional Hourly Charge |
|
1.00
|
| ASTM D-3704 | Oscillation Friction Wear |
|
324.00
|
| ASTM D-3947 | Specific heat by DSC - Discontunued Use ASTM E-1269 |
|
375.00
|
| ASTM D-4048 | Copper Corrosion |
|
52.00
|
| ASTM D-4049 | Water Spray Off |
|
63.00
|
| ASTM D-4170 | Fretting Wear |
|
179.00
|
| ASTM D-4170 | Fretting Wear, Low Temperature |
|
289.00
|
| ASTM D-4289 | Elastomer Compatibility NBR-L & CR Type |
|
212.00
|
| ASTM D-4289 | Elastomer Compatibility NBR-L or CR Type |
|
109.00
|
| ASTM D-4290 | Leakage of Wheel Bearing Grease |
|
146.00
|
| ASTM D-4425 | Oil Separation, Koppers Method, Set-up Fee |
|
104.00
|
| ASTM D-4425 | Oil Separation, Koppers Method, Per Day Running Charge |
49.00
|
|
| ASTM D-4425 | Oil Extraction by Koppers Method |
63.00
|
|
| ASTM D-4693 | Low Temperature Torque of Wheel Bearing Greases |
|
224.00
|
| ASTM D-4739 | Total Base Number by Hydrochloric Acid Method |
|
55.00
|
| ASTM D-5483 | Oxidation Stability of Grease by PDSC |
|
276.00
|
| ASTM D-5969 | Rust Prevention in Synthetic Sea Water |
|
178.00
|
| ASTM D-6138 | EMCOR Rust Test, - per Bearing (also see IP-220 & DIN-51802) |
|
263.00
|
| ASTM D-6184 | Oil Separation, Wire Screen Cone |
|
71.00
|
| ASTM D-6185 | Compatibility of Binary Grease Mixtures |
|
by request
|
| ASTM D-6186 | Oxidation Stability of Greases by PDSC |
|
276.00
|
| ASTM D-6547 | Corrosiveness (bimetallic couple) |
52.00
|
|
| ASTM E-1064 | Water Content |
76.00
|
|
| ASTM E-1269 | Specific Heat by DSC |
|
375.00
|
| BJ113 | Oxidation Stability @ 500 hours by Ford Method |
|
by request
|
| BT-36 | Navistar Petroleum Ether Insolubles |
|
63.00
|
| CEC L-85-T-99 | DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) |
276.00
|
|
| DIN-51802 | EMCOR Rust Test per bearing |
|
263.00
|
| DIN-51805 | Kesternich Technique, Flow Pressure |
|
132.00
|
| DIN-53521 | Rubber & Elastomer Behavior |
|
292.00
|
| FTM-313 | Penetration Cone, Worked Stability (100,000 Strokes) |
|
104.00
|
| FTM-321 | Oil Separation, Wire Cone Method |
|
71.00
|
| FTM-335 | Navy Gear Wear Test |
|
224.00
|
| FTM-350 | Evaporation Loss @ 6 1/2 hrs. |
|
66.00
|
| FTM-350 | Evaporation Loss @ 22 hrs. |
|
79.00
|
| FTM-350 | Evaporation Loss @ 72 hrs. |
|
106.00
|
| FTM-3005 | Dirt Count of Greases |
|
51.00
|
| FTM-3010 | Contamination, Gravimetric & Ash Residue by Filtration |
|
120.00
|
| FTM-3463 | Boiling Water Immersion of Greases |
|
40.00
|
| FTM-3467 | Storage Stability @ 6 months, Unworked & Worked Penetration |
|
143.00
|
| FTM-3603 | Swelling of Rubber NBR-L @ 168 hrs. |
|
126.00
|
| FTM-3604 | Swelling of Rubber NBR-H @ 72 hrs. |
|
111.00
|
| FTM-3604 | Swelling of Rubber NBR-H @ 168 hrs. |
|
126.00
|
| FTM-3720 | Molybdenum Disulfide Content - Soap Greases |
|
166.00
|
| FTM-3722 | Molybdenum Disulfide Content - Non-Soap Greases |
|
193.00
|
| FTM-4001.2 | Salt Spray Corrosion @ 48 hours (Also see ASTM B-117) |
|
171.00
|
| FTM-4001.2 | Salt Spray Corrosion @ 100 hours |
|
224.00
|
| FTM-4001.2 | Salt Spray Corrosion @ 300 hours |
|
325.00
|
| FTM-4001.2 | Salt Spray Corrosion @ 500 hours |
|
386.00
|
| FTM-4001.2 | Salt Spray Corrosion @ 1000 hours |
|
453.00
|
| FTM-5309 | Copper Corrosion |
|
52.00
|
| FTM-5322 | Galvanic Corrosion, Clip Test/Salt Spray |
|
109.00
|
| FTM-5331 | Sulfurous Acid Salt Spray |
|
224.00
|
| FTM-5414 | Resistance of Grease to Fuel |
|
86.00
|
| FTM-5415 | Resistance of Grease to Aqueous Solutions |
|
40.00
|
| FTM-5421 | Ash Content |
|
172.00
|
| FTM-6503 | Mean Hertz Load - Shell 4-Ball EP |
|
215.00
|
| GM9030P | Oil Separation, General Motors |
|
71.00
|
| IP-121 | Oil Separation @ 42 hrs. |
|
71.00
|
| IP-121 | Oil Separation @ 168 hrs. |
|
103.00
|
| IP-220 | EMCOR Rust Test per bearing (see ASTM D-6138) |
|
263.00
|
| IEC811-5-1 | Oil Separation |
|
71.00
|
| ISO-760 | Moisture by Weight |
|
76.00
|
| ISO-1817 | Swelling of Rubber 168 hours @ 100°C |
|
126.00
|
| ISO-2160 | Copper Corrosiveness |
|
52.00
|
| JDQ36B | Roll Stability, John Deere Method |
|
224.00
|
| JDQ47A | Roll Stability, John Deere Method, Procedure A |
|
99.00
|
| JISK2220 | Deleterious Particles, Honda Test |
|
75.00
|
| JISK2220 | Low Temperature Torque, Honda Test |
|
132.00
|
| K95400 | Lincoln Ventmeter, Room Tempertaure to 0°C |
|
105.00
|
| K95400 | Lincoln Ventmeter, 0°C to -18°C |
|
138.00
|
| LT-37 | U.S. Steel Mobility of Grease @ 77°F |
|
74.00
|
| LT-37 | U.S. Steel Mobility of Grease @ 0 to 60°F |
|
87.00
|
| LT-37 | U.S. Steel Mobility of Grease Below 0°F |
|
99.00
|
| LT-46 | Bethlehem Steel Combo Test Parts A & B |
|
319.00
|
| PLTL-58 | Microscopic Exam |
|
52.00
|
| PLTL-71 | Centrifuge Oil Extraction |
|
57.00
|
| PLTL-78 | FTIR - Infrared Spectra |
|
41.00
|
| PLTL-81 | Oil Separation, Nickel Cone |
|
71.00
|
| PLTL-82 | Soxhlet Extraction of Base Oil |
|
63.00
|
| PLTL-84 | Oil Separation, Pressure Cylinder US Steel Method |
|
178.00
|
| PLTL-87 | Iron Contamination by Magnet-Extraction |
|
63.00
|
| PLTL-90 | Specific Gravity - Grease Pycnometer |
|
42.00
|
| PLTL-95 | Friction Analysis, Rolling Contact |
|
190.00
|
| PLTL-99 | Thin Film Evaporation |
|
26.00
|
| PLTL-108 | DSC Thermogram |
|
201.00
|
| PLTL-110 | Vacuum Extraction of Oil from Greases |
|
63.00
|
| PLTL-124 | Low Temperature Torque, DEF STAN 05-50 Part 62 |
|
by request
|
| PLTL-133 | Worked Oil Bleed by Meritor Method |
187.00
|
|
| PLTL-136 | U.S. Steel Static Heat Test |
|
215.00
|
| PLTL-137 | Tackiness Cup & Bearing TSK2509G-22 |
|
198.00
|
| PLTL-138 | Flow Out @ High Pressure TSK2509G-22 |
|
83.00
|
| PLTL-147 | Evaporation Loss, DaimlerChrysler MS 272 |
|
66.00
|
| PLTL-149 | Oxidation Onset Temperature |
|
193.00
|
| PLTL-156 | Reichert Test |
|
138.00
|
| PLTL-159 | Gas Generation, Cylinder Ring on Block |
|
175.00
|
| PLTL-160 | Salt Water Emersion, Lockheed Martin WS6788C |
|
138.00
|
| PLTL-161 | Copper Strip, Lockheed martin WS6788C |
|
107.00
|
| TM-52-1 | Caustic Cleaning Test, Fisher Body Test |
|
86.00
|
| TM-52-6 | Bleeding Test, Fisher Body Test |
|
52.00
|
| USP 23 | Specific Gravity of Petrolatum |
|
52.00
|
| USP Visc | USP Brookfield Viscosity of Petrolatum |
|
131.00
|
| USS-1RT | U.S. Steel Retention Test - per Run |
|
126.00
|
ISO-DIN-ASTM Cross Reference Chart
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NJ 07848
Phone
973-579-3448 Fax 973-579-9447
e-mail:petrolube@nac.net