Alphabetical Outline of Testing Available for
Hydrualic Fluids and Oils
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.

Informal verbal results given over the phone are for tentative evaluation only (i.e. to determine the need for repeat testing, resampling, etc.) and are subject to change upon final reporting.

ISO-DIN-ASTM Cross Reference Chart


DESCRIPTION
METHOD
SAMPLE 
REQ'D
PRICE 
US$
Acid Number, Potentiometric - Please choose 2001 version,  2004 version or 2009 version. ASTM D-664
50 ml
47.00
Acid Number, Strong  - Please choose 2001 version,  2004 version or 2009 version. ASTM D-664
50 ml
60.00
Acid Number, Colorimetric  ISO-6618
50 ml
36.00
Acidity & Alkalinity of Halogenated Solvents & Mixtures ASTM D-2989
200 ml 
47.00
Acidity Layer of H2O ASTM D-1093
100 ml
47.00
Aging Behavior of Steam Turbine Oils  DIN-51587
500 ml
443.00
Aging Properties LUX 5.3.1
465.00
Air Release Properties @ 25°C, 50°C or 75°C - Please choose test temperature. ASTM D-3427
DIN-51381
200 ml
239.00
Amine Value ASTM D-2074
99.00
Aniline Point ASTM D-611
100 ml
143.00
Apparent Viscosity by Cold Cranking Simulator - Please provide test temperature. ASTM D-5293
30 ml
57.00
Ash Content of Petroleum Products ASTM D-482
50 g
186.00
Ash Content of Engine Coolants ASTM D-1119
50 g
68.00
Autoignition Temperature ASTM E-659
ASTM D-2155
5 ml
143.00
Base Number by Perchloric Acid Method ASTM D-2896
20 g
161.00
Base Number - Total, by Hydrochloric Acid ASTM D-4739
20 g
68.00
Biodegradability of Lubricants ASTM D-7373
20 g
481.00
Block on Ring Friction & Wear Test - per run ASTM D-2714
200 ml
233.00
Blue Soap Test PLTL-123
200 g
72.00
Borderline Pumping Temperature - Please provide test temperture. ASTM D-3829
100 ml
164.00
Brookfield Viscosity  - Please provide test temperture. ASTM D-2983
100 ml
143.00
Bulk Modulus, Pressure Cylinder Technique @ 40°C ASTM D-6793
200 ml
268.00
Carbon Distribution with ASTM D-2502 molecular wt. by viscosity ASTM D-3238
100 ml
279.00
Carbon Distribution with PLTL-85 molecular wt. by boiling point ASTM D-3238
100 ml
416.00
Carbon Residue, Conradson, of Petroleum Products  ASTM D-189
20 ml
78.00
Carbon Residue, Conradson, of Petroleum Products ASTM D-2416
50 ml
72.00
Carbon Residue, Ramsbottom ASTM D-524
20 ml
72.00
Channel Point of Lubricating Oils FTM-3456
1 qt
93.00
Cincinnati Milacron Thermal Stability Procedure A PLTL-86
300 ml
279.00
Cloud Point of Transparent Fluids ASTM D-2500
100 ml
68.00
Cloud Intensity, Barium Chloride Technique FTM-202
200 ml
167.00
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion by Pycnometer - Please provide test temperature. PLTL-92
25 ml
99.00 
Coefficient of Friction ASTM D-5183
 
193.00 
Color, APHA ASTM D-4890
47.00
Color, ASTM Color Scale ASTM D-1500
100 ml
26.00
Color, Platinum Cobalt Scale ASTM D-1209
200 ml
68.00
Color of Clear Liquids ISO-2211
186.00
Compatibility of Turbine Lubricants to Referee Lubricants - per oil FTM-3403
1 ltr
105.00
Compression Set of Elastomers ASTM D-395
500 ml
366.00
Cooling Characteristics of Quenching Oils ASTM D-6200
2 ltr
310.00
Cooling Characteristics of Aqueous & Water Soluble Materials ASTM D-6482
 4000 ml
310.00
Copper Strip Corrosion - Please provide test time and temperature. ASTM D-130
100 ml
72.00
Copper Corrosiveness - Please provide test time and temperature. ISO-2160
100 ml
72.00
Corrosion Inhibition LUX 5.9
2 ltr
403.00
Corrosive Sulfur in Electrical Insulating Oils ASTM D-1275
300 ml
284.00
Corrosivity Clip Test (Bimetallic Couple) FTM-5322
10 ml
72.00
Corrosiveness (bimetallic Couple) ASTM D-6547
25 ml
72.00
Corrosiveness of Cutting Fluids FTM-5306
50 ml
185.00
Demulsibility Characteristics, Procedure A or B ASTM D-2711
500 ml
246.00
Density by Lipkin Bicapillary Pycnometer @ 20°C or 25°C - Please choose test temperture. ASTM D-1481
50 ml
78.00
Dielectric Breakdown Voltage of Insulting Liquids Using Disk Electrodes ASTM D-877
 500 g
66.00
Dielectric Breakdown Voltage of Insulating Oils of Petroleum Origin Using UDE Electrodes ASTM D-1816
 2 ltr
78.00
Dissipation Factor (or Power Factor) or Relative Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Electrical Insulating Liquids @ Ambient Temperature ASTM D-924
 50 g
233.00
Dissipation Factor (or Power Factor) or Relative Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Electrical Insulating Liquids Above Ambient Temperature ASTM D-924
 50 g
280.00
Distillation, High Temperature of Petroleum Products ASTM D-86
100 ml
117.00
Distillation Range of Volatile Organic Liquids ASTM D-1078
100 ml
118.00
DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) CEC L-85-T-99
299.00
DSC Thermogram PLTL-108
1 g
217.00
Elastomer Compatibility of FKM Elastomer FTM-3432
500 ml
 279.00
Elastomer Compatibility ASTM D-471  
 by request
Elastomer Compatibility @ 1000 hrs. ISO-6072  
470.00
EMCOR Rust Test,  per bearing  DIN-51802 
IP-220
ASTM D-6138
200 ml
284.00
Emulsion Characteristics @ 54°C or 82°C - Please choose test temperature. ASTM D-1401
100 ml
83.00
Evaporation for HFC Fluids @ 168 hrs. LUX 7.10
50 ml
184.00
Evaporation Loss @ 6 1/2 hours - Please provide test temperature. ASTM D-972
ASTM D-2595
FTM-350
25 ml
 71.00
Evaporation Loss @ 22 hours - Please provide test temperature. ASTM D-972
ASTM D-2595
FTM-350
 25 ml
86.00
Evaporation Loss @ 72 hours - Please provide test temperature. ASTM D-972
ASTM D-2595
FTM-350
 25 ml
115.00
Evaporation Loss @ 500 hours - Please provide test temperature. ASTM D-972
ASTM D-2595
FTM-350
 25 ml
                                                                               224.00
Falex Pin & V Block Test Proc. A or B  per run ASTM D-3233
150 ml
120.00
Falex Pin & V Block of Thin Film Lubricants ASTM D-5620
150 ml
120.00
Falex Pin & V Block Tooth Wear Test ASTM D-2670
200 ml
120.00
Flame Propagation ASTM D-5306
50 ml
90.00
Flash Point, Tag Closed Cup, -20°C to 110°C ASTM D-56
50 ml
60.00
Flash or Fire Point, Clevland Open Cup ASTM D-92
100 ml
72.00
Flash and Fire Points, Clevland Open Cup ASTM D-92
100 ml
83.00
Flash Point, Pensky Martin Closed Cup ASTM D-93
100 ml
78.00
Flash Point, Tag Open Cup ASTM D-1310
100 ml
61.00
Foaming Characteristics, Seq. I only ASTM D-892
200 ml
50.00
Foaming Characteristics, Seq. I, II, III ASTM D-892
500 ml
105.00
Foaming Characteristics, Seq. I, II, III, IV (Mercon) ASTM D-892
500 ml
175.00
Foaming Characteristics - High Temperature ASTM D-6082
60 ml
93.00
Four Ball Wear ASTM D-4172
50 ml
68.00
Four Ball Wear @ 2 hours ASTM D-4172
 50 ml
93.00
Four Ball Wear @ 4 hours ASTM D-4172
50 ml
115.00
Four Ball Wear with Coefficient of Friction Graph ASTM D-4172
50 ml
130.00
Four Ball Wear with Coefficient of Friction Graph @ 2 hours ASTM D-4172
50 ml
152.00
Four Ball Wear with M-50 Steel Balls ASTM D-4172
50 ml
123.00
Friction Analysis, Rolling Contact PLTL-95
20 ml
206.00
GC Analysis  PLTL-61  
by request 
Gravimetric Analysis by Filtration  ASTM D-4898
200 ml
83.00
Gravimetric Contamination and Ash Residue by Filtration FTM-3010
ASTM F-313
1 ltr.
130.00
Gravity, API @ 60°F
Gravity, Specific @ 60°F
ASTM D-287 
ASTM D-1298
500 ml
47.00
High Temperature High Spray Ignition FTM-6052
1 gal
328.00
Humidity Cabinet Test @ 100 hours ASTM D-1748 
FTM-5329
500 ml
268.00
Humidity Cabinet Test @ 400 hours ASTM D-1748 
FTM-5329
500 ml
357.00
Humidity Cabinet Test @ 900 hours ASTM D-1748 
FTM-5329
500 ml
446.00
Humidity Cabinet Test @ 1000 hours ASTM D-1748 
FTM-5329
500 ml
475.00
Humidity Cabinet @ 20 hours, Hughes Aircraft Specification PLTL-59
 500 ml
93.00 
Hydrolytic Stability ASTM D-2619
200 ml
193.00
Hydrolytic Stability FTM-3457
200 ml
193.00
Hydroxyl Number  ASTM D-1957
50 g
180.00
Infrared Spectrograph - FTIR PLTL-78
trace
57.00
Iodine Number, WIJS ASTM D-5768
50 ml
155.00
Iron Chip Corrosion Test ASTM D-4627
20 g
224.00
Iron Contamination by Magnetic Extraction PLTL-87
100 ml
68.00
ISO Cleanliness Code SAE-J1165
100 ml
118.00
Lead Corrosion, SOD Method FTM-5321
600 ml
118.00
Load Wear Index - 4 Ball EP ASTM D-2783
200 ml
155.00
Load Wear Index - Weld Load Only ASTM D-2783
200 ml
118.00
Manifold Ignition @ 1,300°F FTM-6053
100 ml
209.00
Mean Hertz Load by Shell 4-Ball EP, Dow Corning Method 0225B
200 ml
172.00
Mean Hertz Load by Shell 4-Ball EP FTM-6503
500 ml
233.00
Microscopic Examination PLTL-58
 10 g
56.00
Moisture by Weight ISO-760
 
83.00
Molecular Weight - by Evaporation & Vapor Pressure ASTM D-2878
50 ml
206.00
Molecular Weight from Viscosity  - Calculation ASTM D-2502
 
15.00
Molecular Weight by Boiling Point Elevation Technique PLTL-85
20 ml
180.00
Navistar Stability Heating Test BT-13
 500 ml
217.00
Navistar Load Carrying Ability BT-20
 200 ml
2,087.00
Navistar Foaming Characteristics BT-30
1 qt
286.00
Navistar Humidity Corrision BT-9
100 ml
268.00
Navistar Oxidation & Corrosion BT-10
200 ml
490.00
Navistar Water Tolerance BT-7
100 ml
93.00
Navy S Silicone Rubber Swelling & Tensile Strength FTM-3433
500 ml 
279.00
Neutral Salt Spray, General Motors Specification GM4298P
500 ml
118.00
Neutralization Number - Color ASTM D-974
50 ml
47.00
NOACK Method, Thermogravimetric Analysis ASTM D-6375
243.00
Non-Volatile Residue ASTM D-1353
94.00 
Oscillating Block on Ring Test LFW-1 ASTM D-2981
50 g
352.00
Oxidation Induction Time of Hydrocarbons by DSC ASTM E-1858
1 g
328.00
Oxidation Onset Temperature PLTL-149
 5 g
209.00
Oxidation Stability (TOST)  up to 2000 hrs. ASTM D-943
l ltr
465.00
Oxidation Stability (TOST)  per day after 2000 hrs. ASTM D-943
l ltr
2.00
Oxidation Stability of EP Gear Oils Procedure A (95°C) or B (121°C) ASTM D-2893
500 ml
193.00
Oxidation Stability of  Oils by PDSC ASTM D-6186
100 ml
 299.00
Oxidation Stability of  Mineral Insulating Oil @ 72 hrs. ASTM D-2440
1 g
 217.00
Oxidation Stability of  Mineral Insulating Oil @ 164 hrs. ASTM D-2440
100 ml
229.00
Oxidation & Corrosion Stability @ up to 72 hours ASTM D-4636
FTM-5307
FTM-5308
250 ml
315.00
Oxidation & Corrosion Stability @ 168 hours ASTM D-4636
FTM-5307
FTM-5308
250 ml
366.00
Oxidation & Corrosion Stability      per Sampling Interval ASTM D-4636
FTM-5307
 
56.00
Particle Count SAE ARP 598B
200 ml
83.00
Particle Count, BASF Method WQTM-611  
118.00
Particle Contamination SAE 749  
118.00
Particulate Contamination of Oils by HIAC Particle Counter FTM-3012
ASTM F-312
1 ltr
118.00
Particulate Contamination, by HIAC Particle Counter ISO-4406
 1 qt.
118.00
Particulate Contamination, Manual FTM-3009
200 ml
99.00
Pentane and Toluene Insolubles ASTM D-893
50 ml
130.00
Peroxide Number of Aviation Fuels ASTM D-3703
20 g
186.00
pH @ 20°C DIN-53169
100 ml
47.00
pH of Water Extrated from Halogenated Organic Solvents ASTM D-2110
 200 ml
47.00
Phenol Content EPA5530
50 g
366.00
Pour Point ASTM D-97
100 ml
82.00
Precipitation Number ASTM D-91
200 ml
40.00
Quenching Time of Heat Treating Fluids ASTM D-3520
500 ml
268.00
Refractive Index of Viscous Materials @ 20°C or 25°C - Please choose test temperature. ASTM D-1747FTM-3471
ASTM D-1218
10 ml
47.00
Reichert Test PLTL-156
100 ml
148.00
Rotating Pressure Vessel Oxidation Test - RPVOT  per run - up to 48 hours ASTM D-2272
ASTM D-2112
200 ml
156.00
Rotating Pressure Vessel Oxidation Test - RPVOT -  Extra Running Time after 48 hours - per hour ASTM D-2272
ASTM D-2112
 
1.00
Rubber Swell of "O" Rings ASTM D-1414
500 ml
136.00
Rubber & Elastomer Behavior DIN-53521  
316.00
Rust Prevention Procedure A with Distilled Water - Please choose 4 hrs. or 24 hrs. ASTM D-665
1 ltr
118.00
Rust Prevention Procedure B with Synthetic Sea Water - Please choose 4 hrs. or 24 hrs. ASTM D-665
1 ltr
118.00
Rust Prevention ISO-7120
100 ml
90.00
Rust Prevention Procedure LUX 7.6
500 ml
90.00
Salt Spray Corrosion  up to 48 hrs. FTM-4001.2
ASTM B-117
1 pt
185.00
Salt Spray Corrosion @ 100 hrs. FTM-4001.2
ASTM B-117
1 pt
242.00
Salt Spray Corrosion @ 300 hrs. FTM-4001.2
ASTM B-117
1 pt
351.00
Salt Spray Corrosion @ 500 hrs. FTM-4001.2
ASTM B-117
1 pt
418.00
Salt Spray Corrosion @ 1000 hrs. FTM-4001.2
ASTM B-117
1 pt
490.00
Saponification Number ASTM D-94
100 ml
121.00
Silver and Bronze Corrosion  FTM-5305
500 ml
99.00
Sludging Tendencies of Inhibited Mineral Oils ASTM D-4310
500 ml
614.00
Sonic Shear Stability - Please choose Reference Fluid A or B ASTM D-2603
100 ml
341.00
Sonic Shear Stability ASTM D-5621
100 ml
341.00
Sonic Shear Stability with Viscosities @ 40°C & 100°C ASTM D-5621
100 ml
415.00
Specific Gravity @ 60°F ASTM D-1122
500 ml
47.00
Specific Gravity Procedure A - Hydrometer @ 20°C ASTM D-891 A
500 ml
47.00
Specific Gravity Procedure B - Pycnometer @ 20°C ASTM D-891 B
50 ml
78.00
Specific Heat by DSC (multi temps one charge)  (ASTM D-3947 Discontinued) ASTM E-1269
5 gm
405.00
Spray Ignition Characteristics ISO-15029
163.00
Stability, Low Temperature  @ 72 hrs. FTM-3458
FTM-3459
200 ml
167.00
Static Foam Test FTM-3213
93.00
Storage Stability @ 12 months FTM-3465
90.00
Sulfated Ash ASTM D-874
50 g
118.00
Surface Tension @ 20°C or 25°C - Please choose test temperature. ASTM D-1331
50 ml
68.00
Swelling of Rubber       NBR-H @ 72 hrs. FTM-3604
400 ml
120.00
Swelling of Rubber       NBR-H @ 168 hrs. FTM-3604
400 ml
136.00
Swelling of Rubber       NBR-L @ 168 hrs. FTM-3603
400 ml
136.00
Swelling of Rubber 168 hrs. @ 100°C ISO-1817
 500 g
136.00
Tensile Strength of Elastomers ASTM D-638
 500 g
by request
Thermal Conductivity by DSC - Please provide test temperature. (charge per temp) PLTL-73
2 gm
328.00
Thermal Stability & Corrosivity, 96 hrs. @ 525°F FTM-3411
100 ml
242.00
Thermal Stability of Hydraulic Oils ASTM D-2070
300 ml
189.00
Thermogravimetric Analysis, NOACK Method ASTM D-6375
243.00
Thin Film Oxygen Uptake Test (TFOUT) ASTM D-4742
20 g
252.00
Timken Load Carrying Test  - Cost per load. ASTM D-2782
1 gal
136.00
Total Acid of Halogenated Organic Solvents ASTM D-2942  
47.00
Total Acid Number SAE ARP 5088A  
60.00
Trace Sediment Contamination ASTM D-2273
200 ml
47.00
USP Brookfield Viscosity of Petrolatum USP Visc
100 g
142.00
Vapor Density PLTL-140
50 g
269.00
Vapor Pressure, Apparent ASTM D-2878
50 ml
282.00
Vapor Pressure by Ebulliometry ASTM E-1719
100 ml
245.00
Vapor Pressure by Isoteniscope  - Single Point  - Please provide test temperture. ASTM D-2879
10 ml
120.00
Vapor Pressure by Isoteniscope  - each additional temperature ASTM D-2879
29.00
Vapor Pressure by Isoteniscope  - Multi Point Graph ASTM D-2879
 10 ml
245.00
Viscosity, Scanning Brookfield ASTM D-5133
300 ml
277.00
Viscosity, Kinematic  Ambient to 401°F - Please provide test temperature. ASTM D-445
50 ml
47.00
Viscosity, Kinematic Low Temp. to -65°F - Please provide test temperature. ASTM D-445
50 ml
80.00
Viscosity, Kinematic,  Storage 72 hours (0 to -65°F)  - Please provide test temperature. ASTM D-2532
50 ml
217.00
Viscosity Index (Calculation) 
Needs 100°F & 210°F ASTM D-445 Viscosities
ASTM D-2270
ASTM D-567
 
12.00
 
Volatile Matter EPA 24
78.00
Volatility @ 24 hours FTM-3480
10 g
56.00
Volume Resistivity - Specific Resistance of Eletrical Insulating Liquids ASTM D-1169
 500 g
310.00
Viscosity (SUS) & Calculation ASTM D-2161
ASTM D-88
 50 ml
57.00
Water & Sediment ASTM D-1796
200 ml
62.00
Water by Distillation ASTM D-95
100 ml
99.00
Water Content, Karl Fischer (potentiometric) ASTM D-4377
50 ml
83.00 
Water Content, Karl Fischer (coulometric) ASTM D-6304
50 ml
83.00 
Water Content, Karl Fischer (coulometric) ASTM E-1064
50 ml
83.00 
Water Displacement & Stability FTM-3007
200 ml
135.00
Wear Scar by 4-Ball, Dow Corning Method  0351B
200 ml
68.00
Wick Ignition FTM-352
100 ml
47.00
Yield Stress/Apparent Viscosity (MRV)   per temp ASTM D-4684
100 ml
366.00

ISO-DIN-ASTM Cross Reference Chart

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Phone 973-579-3448  Fax 973-579-9447
e-mail:petrolube@nac.net

Informal verbal results given over the phone are for tentative evaluation only (i.e. to determine the need for repeat testing, resampling, etc.) and are subject to change upon final reporting.