Method Reference for Routine Oil and Coolant Analysis
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Method Reference for Routine Oil Analysis |
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| Spectrochemical Analysis | ppm | Oil | ICP | ASTM D5185 Modified |
| Viscosity | cSt | Oil | Automated Viscometer | ASTM D7279 Modified |
| Water | % | Oil | Hot Plate | OCM In-House Method |
| Water, Karl Fischer | ppm / % | Oil | Manual Titration | ASTM D6304 |
| Total Base Number | Mg KOH/gr Sample | Oil | Manual Titration | ASTM D 4739 mod |
| Total Base Number | Mg KOH/gr Sample | Oil | Manual Titration | In-House |
| Total Acid Number | Mg KOH/gr Sample | Oil | Potentiometric Titration | D664 Modified |
| Total Acid Number | Mg KOH/gr Sample | Oil | Colorimetric manual Titrations | ASTM D974 |
| Fuel Dilution | % | Oil | GC | ASTM D7593 |
| WILKES Soot | % | Oil | Soot Meter | In-House |
| Particle Count | Count per size (µm) | Oil | Automated Particle Counter (laser) | ASTM D7647 |
| Direct Read Ferrography | Count | Oil | DR3/DR7 Direct Reading Ferrography | OCM In-House Method |
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Ferrous Wear Debris Particle Quantifier |
PQ | Oil | ANALEXpqL Ferrous Debris Monitor | ASTM D8184 |
| Glycol | Positive/Negative | Oil | Wet Chemistry | OCM In-House |
| Oxidation | Abs/cm | Oil | FTIR | OCM In-House (JOAP) |
| Nitration | Abs/cm | Oil | FTIR | OCM In-House (JOAP) |
| Soot | Abs/cm | Oil | FTIR | OCM In-House (JOAP) |
| Sulfation | ABS/0.1mm | Oil | FTIR | OCM In-House (JOAP) |
| Note: Laboratory may use ASTM E2412 method for FTIR Testing of lubricant blends containing Esters. | ||||
Method Reference for Routine Coolant Analysis |
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| Spectrochemical Analysis | ppm | Coolant | ICP | ASTM D6130 Modified |
| Appearance-Color | NA | Coolant | Visual | OCM In-House |
| pH | pH unit | Coolant | pH meter | ASTM D1287 |
| Glycol | % | Coolant | Refractometer | ASTM D3321-13 |
| Freeze Pt | ⁰F/⁰C | Coolant | Refractometer | ASTM D3321-13 |
| SCA Number | ppm | Coolant | Calculation Method based on ICP | D6130 ASTM D6130 Modified |
| Specific Conductance | uS/cm | Coolant | Combination pH/Conductivity meter | In-House |
| Total Hardness | ppm | Coolant | Calculation Method based on ICP | D6130 ASTM D6130 Modified |
| Carboxylic Acid | ppm | Coolant | HPLC | In-House |
| Carboxylic Acid | Pass/fail | Coolant | Strip test (ELC) | In-House |
| Sulfate | ppm | Coolant | IC | ASTM D5827 |
| Nitrate | ppm | Coolant | IC | ASTM D5827 |
| Nitrite | ppm | Coolant | IC | ASTM D5827 |
| Nitrite | ppm | Coolant | Titration | OCM In-House |
| O-Phosphate | ppm | Coolant | IC | ASTM D5827 |
| Reserve Alkalinity | mL | Coolant | Titration | ASTM D1121 |