ASTM D6185 for evaluating compatibility of binary mixtures of lubricating greases
ASTM D6185 standard practice for evaluating compatibility of binary mixtures of lubricating greases
6. Apparatus
6.1 The equipment and materials required for this practice shall be those required by the test methods used to evaluate compatibility. At the least, this will include those required by the primary compatibility Test Methods D217 and D566 (or D2265) and a laboratory oven.
6.1.1 Dropping Point Equipment, grease cup, test tube, thermometer, temperature bath, and accessories as described in Test Method D566, or dropping point assembly, aluminum block oven, and peripheral equipment as described in Test Method D2265.
6.1.2 Penetration Equipment, penetrometer with standard cone, grease worker with motorized drive, temperature bath, and peripheral equipment as described in Test Methods D217.
6.1.3 High-Temperature Storage Test Equipment:
6.1.3.1 Laboratory Oven, static-air or stirred-air type, capable of maintaining the test temperature within +/-3°C and equipped with one or more grill-type, wire shelves.
6.1.3.2 Penetration Equipment, full-scale, as described in 6.1.2; or 1/2-scale penetrometer, cone, and worker, as described in Test Method D1403.
