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Oil Analysis


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Fleets, Construction, Agricultural & Transportation

Basic Test Package

  • Spectrometal analysis of 24 wear, additive and contaminant metals (ASTM D6595M)
  • Viscosity (ASTM D445M)
  • Percent Water (Crackle, Karl Fischer (ASTM D6304) if positive)
  • Oxidation (ASTM D7414 – Engines and Transmissions)
  • Nitration (ASTM D7624 – Engines and Transmissions)
  • Antifreeze (FTIR, ASTM D2982 – Engines and Transmissions)
  • Soot (ASTM D7844 – Engines)

Advanced Test Package

  • (T)BN – Engines (WI-038, ASTM D4739M – New Oils ASTM D2896*)
  • (T)AN – Non-Engine (ASTM D974 or ASTM D664)
  • (T)BN + (T)AN – Natural Gas, LP and Propane Engines
  • Particle Count – Hydraulics (ISO 4406 ASTM D7647)
  • Water by Karl Fischer (ASTM D6304)
  • RICE testing for Standby Emergency Generators

Industrial Applications

Plastics, Compressors, Paper Mills, Steel Mills, Manufacturing, Chemical Processing, Power Generation & Turbines

Basic Test Package

  • Spectrometal analysis of 24 wear, additive and contaminant metals (ASTM D6595M)
  • Viscosity (ASTM D445M)
  • Percent Water (Crackle, Karl Fischer (ASTM D6304) if positive)

Advanced Test Package

  • (T)AN (ASTM D974 or ASTM D664)
  • Particle Count (ISO 4406 ASTM D7647)
  • Water by Karl Fischer (ASTM D6304)

Optional Tests

  • Oxidation (ASTM D7414)
  • Nitration (ASTM D7624)
  • Ferrography (ASTM D7690*)
  • Varnish Potential (MPC ASTM D7843*)

Other Testing Available

pH (ASTM E70*)
Density – specific gravity, pounds per gallon, API Gravity (ASTM D1298, ASTM D287, ASTM D4052)
Reserve Alkalinity (ASTM D1121*)
NAS pore blockage particle count (NAS 1938*)
Gravimetric (Proprietary*)
Foam Sequence (ASTM D892#)
Rust Test (ASTM D665#)
Water Separability (ASTM D1401#)
Copper Corrosion (ASTM D130*)
ASTM Color (ASTM D1500*)
Lithium (ASTM D6595M)
Sulfur Content (ASTM D2622)
Chlorine (X-Ray#)
Conductivity (TDS Meter*)
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS Meter*)
Dielectric Breakdown (ASTM D877#)
Dissolved Gas (ASTM D3612#)
Flash Point (ASTM D92*, ASTM D93*, ASTM D7094, ASTM D6450*)
Fire Point (ASTM D92*)
RPVOT (ASTM D2272#)
Ash (ASTM D482#)
Fuel Dilution by GC (ASTM D3524M*, ASTM D3525M*)

* Not in the scope of accreditation.

# Not in the scope of accreditation and testing outsourced to an approved laboratory.

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