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  • OIL SEPARATION FROM GREASE BY CENTRIFUGING (KOPPERS METHOD): ASTM D4425 OIL SEPARATION FROM GREASE BY CENTRIFUGING (KOPPERS METHOD): ASTM D4425EXPLANATIONThis test method is useful in evaluating the degree to which a grease would separate into fluid and solid components when subjected to high centrifugal forces. Flexible shaft couplings, universal joints, and rolling element ...
  • OIL CONTENT OF PETROLEUM WAXES: ASTM D721 OIL CONTENT OF PETROLEUM WAXES: ASTM D721EXPLANATIONThe oil content of a wax may have significant effects on several of its properties such as strength, hardness, flexibility, scuff resistance, coefficient of friction, coefficient of expansion, melting point, and oil straining. The importance of these ...
  • AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE OIL COMPATABILITY WITH TYPICAL SEAL ELASTOMERS: ASTM D7216 AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE OIL COMPATABILITY WITH TYPICAL SEAL ELASTOMERS: ASTM D7216EXPLANATIONSome engine oil formulations have been shown to lack compatibility with certain elastomers used for seals in automotive engines. These deleterious effects on the elastomer are greatest with new engine oils and when ...
  • ODOR OF PETROLEUM WAX: ASTM D1833 ODOR OF PETROLEUM WAX: ASTM D1833EXPLANATIONOdor intensity of wax is an important property in some uses of wax such as food packaging. It is often included in the specifications of petroleum wax. This method gives a basis for agreement between laboratories on the odor intensity of wax using a numerical ...
  • NITROGEN DETERMINATION KJELDAHL METHOD: ASTM D3228 NITROGEN DETERMINATION KJELDAHL METHOD: ASTM D3228EXPLANATIONThis test method is applicable for the determination of nitrogen in lubricating oils when present in the concentration from 0.03 to 0.10 weight %, and for the determination of nitrogen in fuel oils when present in the concentration from 0.015 ...
  • NITROGEN DETERMINATION OF CARBON, HYDROGEN, AND NITROGEN: ASTM D5291 NITROGEN DETERMINATION OF CARBON, HYDROGEN, AND NITROGEN: ASTM D5291EXPLANATIONThis is the only ASTM method for simultaneous determination of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen in petroleum products and lubricants. There are at least three instrumental techniques available for this analysis, each based on ...
  • NITROGEN DETERMINATION BY BOAT-INLET CHEMILUMINESCENCE: ASTM D5762 NITROGEN DETERMINATION BY BOAT-INLET CHEMILUMINESCENCE: ASTM D5762EXPLANATIONThis test method covers the determination of nitrogen in liquid hydrocarbons including petroleum process streams and lubricating oils in the concentration range from 40 to 10000 μg/g nitrogen. For light hydrocarbons containing ...
  • NITROGEN DETERMINATION TRACE NITROGEN BY OXIDATIVE COMBUSTION AND CHEMILUMINESCE NITROGEN DETERMINATION TRACE NITROGEN BY OXIDATIVE COMBUSTION AND CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTION: ASTM D4629GENERALThe concentration of nitrogen is a measure of the presence of nitrogen-containing additives. Knowledge of its concentration can be used to predict performance.There are two ways of determining ...
  • NEEDLE PENETRATION OF PETROLEUM WAXES: ASTM D1321 NEEDLE PENETRATION OF PETROLEUM WAXES: ASTM D1321(Equivalent Test Methods: IP 49, DIN 51579, and AFNOR T66-004)EXPLANATIONPetroleum waxes differ in hardness. Hardness may have a significant effect upon other physical properties. Needle penetration is a measurement of hardness. This method is applicable ...
  • NAPTHALENE HYDROCARBONS IN AVIATION TURBINE FUELS BY ULTRAVIOLET (UV) SPECTROPHO NAPTHALENE HYDROCARBONS IN AVIATION TURBINE FUELS BY ULTRAVIOLET (UV) SPECTROPHOTOMETRY: ASTM D1840EXPLANATIONNapthalenes when burned tend to have a relatively larger contribution to a sooty flame, smoke, and thermal radiation than single ring aromatics. This test method covers the determination of the ...