Lubrication test standards
• DIN 51350 Part 4 ; Testing of lubricants; testing by the Shell four-ball tester; determination of welding
load of
consistent lubricants
• ASTM D2266 ; Standard Test Method for Wear Preventive Characteristics of Lubricating Grease
(Four-Ball
Method)
• ASTM D 2596 ; Standard Test Method for Measurement of Extreme-Pressure Properties of
Lubricating Grease
(Four-Ball Method)
• ASTM D 2783 ; Standard Test Method for Measurement of Extreme-Pressure Properties of
Lubricating Fluids
(Four-Ball Method)
• ASTMD4172 ; Standard Test Method for Wear Preventive Characteristics of Lubricating Fluid
(Four-Ball
Method)
• IP 239 ; Determination of extreme pressure and anti-wear properties of lubricating fluids
and greases -
Four ball method (European conditions)
• IMDS ; Compliance to International Material data system
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• EH&S ; Compliance to Environment, Health and safety ;Nitrosamines and agents are
forbidden