ASTM D2670 method for measuring wear properties of fluid lubricants
ASTM D2670 standard test method for measuring wear properties of fluid lubricants (Falex pin and Vee block method)
4. Summary of Test Method
4.1 The test consists of running a rotating steel journal against two stationary steel V-blocks immersed in the lubricant sample. Load is applied to the V-blocks and maintained by a ratchet mechanism. Wear is determined and recorded as the number of teeth of the ratchet mechanism advanced to maintain load constant during the prescribed testing time.
5. Significance and Use
5.1 This test method may be used to determine wear obtained with fluid lubricants under the prescribed test conditions. The user of this test method should determine to his or her own satisfaction whether results of this test procedure correlate with field performance or other bench test machines. If the test conditions are changed, wear values may change and relative ratings of fluids may be different.
