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Wear Metal DebrisAnalysis, Wear Condition

Fluid Properties, Fluid or Oil Condition

Contamination

Grease testing

Short Name Test Description Test Analysis Test Method
Test Method Info
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RDE Fine Wear Metal Elements
RDE
RDE Fine Wear Metal Elements
✓ 18 wear metal elements:Iron, Chromium, Lead, Copper, Tin, Aluminum, Nickel, Silver,Molybdenum, Titanium, Zinc, Sodium, Silicon, Boron, Magnesium, Calcium, Barium and Phosphorous.
✓ Wear size detection range is approx within 8 micron.
✓ Results in PPM (part per million)
AES-RDE
FL-D-6595
RFS
RFS Course Wear Metal Elements
✓ 11 wear metal elements:Iron, Chromium, Lead, Copper, Tin, Aluminium, Nickel, Silver, Molybdenum, Titanium and Silicon
✓ Wear size detection range is approx 8 micron up to 150 micron.
✓ Results in PPM (part per million)
AES-RFS
FL-02-06
Double Wear check&trade
Double Wearcheck&trade
✓ Double wear check is a special Spectrometric Analysis that combines RDE with RFS Spectrometric Analysis in order to detect concentration (in ppm unit) of both fine wear particles and coarse wear particles.
dblwearchk (9K)
Ferrogram
Ferrographic Analysis
✓ Wear and contaminants analysis technique that examine ferrous, nonferrous contaminant particles by microscope to analysis quantity, size, shape texture, morphology, wear mode and mechanism.
✓ Results in identification wear debris type, size range and wear/contaminant concentration rating with image.
FL-05-06
(In-house method)

Ferrographic
Fluid Properties, Fluid or Oil Condition
FTIR
FTIR Spectroscopy
✓ Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy
✓ Measure oil degradation and oil contamination by FTIR Spectroscopy:
Oil Degradation : Oxidation, Nitration
Oil Contamination : Water, glycol, soot for SAE engine oils and SAE gear oils ONLY

✓ Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy
FTIR
Spectroscopy
FL-03-06
Vis 40
Viscosity , Kinematic @ 40° c
✓ Results in cSt
FL-D-445
Vis 100
Viscosity , Kinematic @ 100° c
✓ Results in cSt
FL-D-445
VI
Viscosity Index
✓ Results in calculating Viscosity Index Number
FL-D-2270
TAN
Total Acid Number
✓ TAN is a measure of total acid concentration present in the lubricant.
✓ Results in mg/KOH/g.
FL-D-974
TBN
Total Base Number
✓ TBN is a measure of alkalinity remaining in the lubricant.
✓ Results in mg/KOH/g.
FL-D-974
Flash Point
Flash Point
✓ Results in degree c.
FL-D-3828
RULER&trade
RUL or RULER&trade
✓ Test to determine the Remaining Useful Life (RUL) of lubricant.
✓ By measure Antioxidant Additives (AO) ratio remaining in lubricant by Voltammetric analysis.
✓ Results in % remaining of Antioxidant Additives in the lubricant.
✓ Application: Gas & Steam Turbine Oils, Hydraulic Oils, Aircraft Jet, Engine Oils etc
✓ RULER&trade or Voltammetry is one of the tests to measure remaining life of Mineral oils for Gas and Steam Turbine Oils according to ASTM D-4378-03.
FL-D-6971
Ruler
Contamination
Particle Count
Particle Count or Fluid Cleanliness Test
✓ Measure fluid cleanliness level . By counting number of particles of each size range and determine class level .
NAS 1638
ISO 4406
Water by Crackle
Water by Crackle
✓ Screening test to detect and roughly quantify water and moisture for further accuracy test such as by distillation, KF Co distillation.
FL-01-06
(In-house method)
Water by FTIR
Water by FTIR Spectroscopy
✓ Detect water in engine oils and/or SAE Viscosity Oil.
FTIR Spectroscopy
FL-03-06
Water by Distillation
Water by Distillation
✓ Results in %
FL- D-95
Water by KF Co
Water by Karl Fisher Co-distillation
✓ Results in %
FL- D-6304
Fuel
Fuel Dilution
✓ Measure fuel dilution or fuel contamination in Used (In-service) diesel engine oils by SAW (surface acoustic wave technology)
✓ Results in % fuel
SAW
(Surface Acoustic Wave)
FL-04-06
Gravimetric
Gravimetric Analysis
✓ Measure and indicate amount of insoluble contaminants, particulate and inorganic matter which is retained on membrane filter disk. This method will be included microscope examination.
✓ Results report indicate insoluble contaminant and debris found with image.
Mod. ASTM D-4898
VsPI&trade
Varnish & Sludge Potential Index
✓ Test to predict varnish and sludge condition & status and varnish and sludge build-up in lubricant system.
✓ Results in VsPI&trade rating unit
✓ Application: Gas & Steam Turbine Oils, Hydraulic Oils.
FL-06-06
(In-house method)
Grease Testing
Penetration
Penetration
✓ Measuring the changing in grease consistency or hardness by penetration of a ¼ scale cone.
✓ Require new or fresh grease as reference.
✓ Result in tenths of millimeter.
FL-D-1403
Dropping Point
Dropping Point
✓ The dropping point of grease is the temperature at which the grease changes from semi-solid to liquid.
✓ Require new or fresh grease as reference.
✓ Result in degree C (ºC).
FL-D-2265
FTIR
FTIR
✓ Measure grease by FTIR Spectroscopy.
✓ Identify grease type, additive, oxidation and any cross contamination of grease.
✓ Require new or fresh grease as reference.
FTIR Spectroscpy