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ASTM Definitions
Common ASTM Tests for greases and other lubricants often found on many spec sheets.
| Method | ASTM Description | Common Reference |
| ASTM D92 | Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester | Flash Point, COC / Fire Point. COC |
| ASTM D97 | Pour Point of Petroleum Products | Pour Point - Fuels / Pour Point - Oils |
| ASTM D130 | Detection of Copper Corrosion from Petroleum Products by the Copper Strip Tarnish Test | Copper Corrosion |
| ASTM D217 | Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease | Full Scale Cone Penetration |
| ASTM D287 | API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method) | API Gravity, Specific Gravity, Density |
| ASTM D445 | Kinematics Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (the Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity) | Kinematic Viscosity at Non Standard Temperatures / Kinematic Viscosity at 40°C and Kinematic Viscosity at100°C |
| ASTM D482 | Ash from Petroleum Products | Ash, Ash Content |
| ASTM D566 | Dropping Point of Lubricating Grease | Dropping Point |
| ASTM D665 | Rust-Preventing Characteristics of Inhibited Mineral Oil in the Presence of Water | Rust Prevention Characteristics |
| ASTM D874 | Sulfated Ash from Lubricating Oils and Additives | Sulfated Ash |
| ASTM D892 | Foaming Characteristics of Lubricating Oils | Foam |
| ASTM D942 | Oxidation Stability of Lubricating Grease | Oxidation Stability |
| ASTM D943 | Oxidation Characteristics of Inhibited Mineral Oils | Oxidation |
| ASTM D972 | Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Greases and Oils | Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Greases and Oils |
| ASTM D974 | Acid and Base Number by Color-Indicator Titration | Neutralization Number Neutralization No.; Acid and Base No. |
| ASTM D1263 | Leakage Tendencies of Automotive Wheel Bearing Grease | Wheel Bearing Leakage |
| ASTM D1264 | Water Washout Characteristics of Lubricating Grease | Water Washout |
| ASTM D1298 | Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method | Density, Specific Gravity and API Gravity by Hydrometer |
| ASTM D1310 | Flash and Fire by TAG Open Cup | TAG Open Flash and/or Fire |
| ASTM D1401 | Water Separability of Petroleum Oils and Synthetic Fluid | Demulsibility |
| ASTM D1403 | Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease Using One-Quarter and One-Half Scale Cone Equipment | Quarter Scale Cone Penetration |
| ASTM D1404 | Deleterious Particles in Grease | Grease Contamination |
| ASTM D1500 | ASTM Color of Petroleum Products (ASTM Color Scale) | Color, ASTM |
| ASTM D1831 | Roll Stability of Lubricating Grease | Roll Stability |
| ASTM D2265 | Dropping Point of Lubricating Grease over Wide Temperature Range | Dropping Point of Lubricating Grease over Wide Temperature Range |
| ASTM D2266 | Wear Preventive Characteristics of Lubricating Grease (Four-Ball Method) | Four Ball Wear test for Greases |
| ASTM D2272 | Oxidation Stability of Steam Turbine Oils by Rotating Pressure Vessel | Oxidation Stability of Steam Turbine Oils by Rotating Bomb |
| ASTM D2509 | Measurement of Load-Carrying Capacity of Lubricating Grease (Timken Method) | Load Caring Capacity of Lubricating Greases (Timken Method) |
| ASTM D2596 | Measurement of Extreme-Pressure Properties of Lubricating Grease (Four-Ball Method) | Four Ball EP Tesing for Greases |
| ASTM D2625 | Endurance Life and Load Capacity of Grease (Pin and Vee) | Pin and Vee |
| ASTM D2782 | Measurement of Extreme-Pressure Properties of Lubricating Fluids (Timken Method) | Timken EP for Gear Oils |
| ASTM D2783 | Measurement of Extreme-Pressure Properties of Lubricating Fluids (Four-Ball Method) | Four Ball EP for Gear Oils |
| ASTM D2893 | Oxidation Characteristics of EP Lubricating Oils | EP Oxidation |
| ASTM D2896 | Base Number of Petroleum Products by Potentiometric Perchloric Acid Titration | TBN; Total Base No., Total Base Number |
| ASTM D2983 | Method for Low-Temperature Viscosity of Lubricants Measured by Brookfield Viscometer / Low-Temperature Viscosity of Lubricants Measured by Brookfield Viscometer | Brookfield Viscosity |
| ASTM D3233 | Measurement of Extreme Pressure Properties of Fluid Lubricants (Falex Pin and Vee Block Methods) | Measurement of Extreme Pressure Properties of Fluid Lubricants (Falex Pin and Vee Block Methods), Falex EP for Lubricating Oil |
| ASTM D3527 | Life Performance of Wheel Bearing Grease | Wheel Bearing Life |
| ASTM D3829 | Predicting the Borderline Pumping Temperature of Engine Oil | MRV 20 hr, Mini Rotary Viscosity by the 20hr cycle |
| ASTM D4048 | Copper Corrosion in Lubricating Grease | Grease Copper Corrosion |
| ASTM D4172 | Wear Preventive Characteristics of Lubricating Fluid (Four Ball Method) | Four Ball Wear Test, Four Ball Wear for Gear Oils |
| ASTM D4683 | Measuring Viscosity at High Shear Rate and High Temperature by Tapered Bearing Simulator | High Temp/High Shear, High Temperature/High Shear Viscosity |
| ASTM D4684 | Determination of Yield Stress and Apparent Viscosity of Engine Oils at Low Temperature | MRV (TP1)[2-day test], MRV-TP1 Viscosity |
| ASTM D4739 | Base Number Determination by Potentiometric Titration | TBN, Total Base Number; Total Base No. |
| ASTM D5293 | Apparent Viscosity of Engine Oils Between -5 and -30°C Using the Cold-Cranking Simulator | Cold Crank Simulator, Cold Cranking Simulator Viscosity |
| ASTM D5800 | Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Oils by the Noack Method | Noack Volatility, Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Oils by NOACK |
| ASTM D6082 | High Temperature Foaming Characteristics of Lubricating Oils | HiTemp Foam |
| ASTM D6184 | Oil Separation from Lubricating Grease (Conical Sieve Method) | Oil Separation from Lubricating Grease (Conical Sieve Method) |
| ASTM D6616 | Measuring Viscosity at High Shear Rate by Tapered Bearing Simulator Viscometer At 100°C | High Temperature/ High Shear Viscosity at 100°C |