Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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ASTM D5533 Sequence IIIF

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

ASTM Test Method D 5533, the Sequence IIIE gasoline engine test, has been correlated with vehicles used in high-temperature service prior to 1988, particularly with regard to oil thickening and valve ...

aqueous decontamination

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Removal of a chemical or biological hazard with a water-base solution.

aromatic

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Derived From, or characterized by, the presence of the benzene ring.

API gravity

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A gravity scale established by the American Petroleum Institute and in general use in the petroleum industry, the unit being called "the A. P. I. Degree. " This unit is defined in terms of specific ...

apparent viscosity

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The ratio of shear stress to rate of shear of a non-Newtonian fluid such as lubricating grease, or a multi-grade oil, calculated from Poiseuille’s equation and measured in poises. The apparent ...

API engine service categories

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Gasoline and diesel engine oil quality levels established jointly by API, SAE, and ASTM, and sometimes called SAE or API/SAE categories; formerly called API Engine Service Classifications.

antiwear additives

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Improve the service life of tribological elements operating in the boundary lubrication regime. Antiwear compounds (for example, ZDDP and TCP) start decomposing at 90 degrees to 100 degrees C and ...