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Americas - Mechanical and Physical Tests


Mechanical Tests

Machine Test Equipment

 Machine and Test Description

 Test Result

 Comply to Industrial Standard

 Products that can be Tested

 Turn-around Time (after sample is received)

 Need a quote?

EMCOR Rust Test

 The Emcore is a dynamic corrosion test.  Grease is packed into the bearing and rotated.

 Corrosion inhibiting properties of greases against water or salt water

 ASTM D6183

 Greases, Pastes

 7 days

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Falex Pin & V Block Tooth Wear Proc. A or B

 The test measures bearing load and resulting wear produced by extreme pressure forces under contact speed and temperature.

 Friction and wear, Endurance Life EL, and Load Carrying Capacity

 ASTM D2670 , D2625, D3233, D3704

 Greases, Anti Friction Coatings, Pastes, Oils

 1 day

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Four Ball EP Test

 Determination of weld load of consistent lubricants: The consistent lubricant is tested in a four ball system consisting of a rotating ball (running ball), sliding with an adjustable test force on three balls identical to it (standing balls). The test load is raised in stages until welding of the four ball system occurs. Evaluation: determination of weld load of the O.K. load beneath it.

 Weld load, load-weld index

 ASTM D2596, ASTM 2783

 Greases , Pastes, Oils

 1 day

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Four Ball Wear Test

 Determination of wear properties for consistent lubricants: The lubricant is tested in a four ball system consisting of a rotating ball (running ball), sliding on three balls identical to it (stationary balls) under a specified test load. At the end of the test duration, the scars on the three stationary balls are measured and averaged. Evaluation: measurement and averaging of the wear scar dimensions of the stationary balls, given as wear characteristic.

 Coefficient of friction, wear

 ASTM D2266, ASTM 4172

 Greases , Pastes, Oils

 1 day

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LFW1 Oscilation, Block on Ring

 Wear life property of of lubricant under the oscilating motion of a ring against a block.

 Frition and wear, static and dynamic friction coefficient, Life time

 ASTM D2714, D2981, D3704

 Greases, Anti Friction Coatings, Pastes, Oils

 3 days

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LFW1 Rotating, Block on Ring

 Wear life property of lubricant under the rotating motion of a ring against a block.

 Friction and wear, static and dynamic friction coefficient, life time

ASTM D2714, D2981, D3705

 Greases, Anti Friction Coatings, Pastes, Oils

 3 days

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LFW6 Pin on Disc

 The test is operated with a test specimen rotating under load against a stationary steel washer.

 Coefficient of friction, wear rate

 ASTM D3702

 Grease,  Pastes, Oils

 1 day

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Mobility of Grease US Steel Method

 A measurement of resistance to flow under prescribed conditions.

 Grease pumping charateristics

 US steel test method LT-37

 Pastes and Greases

 1 day

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Plint TE77 Test

 Plint machine, multifrequency, wide temp, and reciprocating friction and wear tester permits dry or lubricated tests at room temperature or with heated lubricants. Various contact geometries, including ring / linear-contact, can be used.

 Coefficient of friction, wear

 ASTM G-133

 Greases, Anti Friction Coatings, Pastes, Oils

 1 day

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Press Fit  

 An oversize pin is inserted and pressed into an undersize bushing.

 Coefficient of friction, lubricant failure

 Dow Corning test method CTM 0394

 Greases, Anti Friction Coatings, Pastes

 1 day

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Physical Tests

Machine Test Equipment

 Machine and Test Description

 Test Result

 Comply to Industrial Standard

 Products that can be Tested

 Turn-around Time (after sample is received)

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Copper Corrosion Test

 This test method covers the detection of the corrosiveness to copper of lubricants.

 Rating of 1 to 4

 ASTM D4048

 Greases, Pastes, Compounds

 1 day

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Density (Pycnometer)

 This test method covers the determination of the specific gravity and density of semi-solid materials by the use of a pycnometer.

 g/ml

 ASTM D70

 Greases, Pastes, Compounds, Oils

 1 day

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Dropping Point Apparatus

 This test method covers the determination of the dropping point of lubricating grease. The dropping point is the melting point of the thickener.

 Dropping point temperature in °C or °F

 ASTM D566, D2265

 Greases, Pastes, Compounds

 1 day

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Oil Bleed and Evaporation Test Assembly

 This test method is used to determine the tendency of lubricating grease to bleed and evaporate oil at an elevated temperature. This test method shall be conducted at 100°C for 24 h unless other conditions are required by the grease specification.

 Oil bleed and evaporation in weight %

 FTM 791-321-2, ASTM D6184

 Greases, Pastes, Compounds

 2 days

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Penetrometer

 Penetration is the resistance which a material under specified conditions of test provides against pierced by a specified shaped penetrator. Penetration serves as a measure of consistency to determine the plasticity of a wide range of materials.

 Cone penetration in 1/10 mm

 ASTM D1403, ASTM D217

 Greases, Pastes, Compounds

 1 day

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Refractometry

 This test method covers the measurement of refractive index, accurate to four decimal places or better, of transparent and light-colored hydrocarbons in the range of 1.3300 to 1.5000 at temperatures from 20 to 30°C by manual (optical-mechanical) or automatic (digital) procedure.

 Refractive index

 ASTM D1218

 Lubricating oil

 1 day

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Roll Stability

 This test method covers determination of the changes in the consistency, as measured by cone penetration, of lubricating greases when worked in the roll stability test apparatus.

 Change in cone penetration (1/10 mm)

 ASTM D1831

 Greases, Pastes, Compounds

 1 day

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Salt Spray Corrosion Test

 This test method covers the treatment of coated specimens for accelerated and atmospheric exposure tests and their subsequent evaluation in respect to corrosion in a 5% salt fog environment.

 Pass/fail

 ASTM B117

 Greases, Pastes, Compounds, Coatings

 3 days

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Water Spray Off

 This test method evaluates the ability of a grease to adhere to a metal surface, when subjected to a water spray under prescribed laboratory conditions.

 % of weight loss

 ASTM D4049

 Greases, Pastes, Compounds

 1 day

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Water Washout

 The test is a method to determine the water washout characteristics of lubricating greases from a bearing under a water jet.

 % of weight loss

 ASTM D1264

 Greases, Pastes, Compounds

 1 day

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