SAE MS 1000 : 2013
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LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS - CLASSIFICATION
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Superseded date
03-09-2018
Language(s)
English
Published date
01-01-2013
Publisher
FOREWORD
1. SCOPE
2. REFERENCES
3. PROPERTIES AND TESTS
4. NOTES
Gives a overview of lubricants and symbols for the purpose of assisting the user in the identification of the appropriate product and relevant SAE specification.
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SAE International
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| SAE MS 1010 : 2012 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE T TURBINE OILS - SPECIFICATION |
| MS 1007 : 2012 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE G SLIDEWAY LUBRICANTS - SPECIFICATION |
| SAE MS 1001 : 2017 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE A LUBRICANT FOR GENERAL PURPOSE AND TOTAL LOSS SYSTEMS - SPECIFICATION |
| SAE MS 1005 : 2017 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE HF FIRE-RESISTANT HYDRAULIC FLUIDS - SPECIFICATION |
| SAE MS 1003 : 2018 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE D COMPRESSOR OILS - SPECIFICATION |
| SAE MS 1003-2 : 2004 | Lubricants, Industrial Oils, and Related Products Type D Compressor Oils - Specification - Addendum(Cancelled Jan 2013) |
| SAE MS 1006 : 2018 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE F LUBRICANT FOR SPINDLE BEARINGS, AND ASSOCIATED CLUTCHES - SPECIFICATION |
| SAE MS 1002 : 2017 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE C (GEARS) SPECIFICATION |
| SAE MS 1009 : 2012 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE P PNEUMATIC TOOL OILS - SPECIFICATION |
| MS 1011 : 2013(s2018) | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS - TYPE X (GREASES) - SPECIFICATION |
| ISO 3016:1994 | Petroleum products Determination of pour point |
| ISO 3685:1993 | Tool-life testing with single-point turning tools |
| SAE MS 1003 : 2012 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE D COMPRESSOR OILS - SPECIFICATION |
| SAE MS 1008 : 2007 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE M (METAL REMOVAL FLUIDS) - SPECIFICATION |
| DIN 51794:2003-05 | TESTING OF MINERAL OIL HYDROCARBONS - DETERMINATION OF IGNITION TEMPERATURE |
| DIN 51811:2013-11 (Draft) | TESTING OF LUBRICANTS - TESTING OF CORROSIVENESS TO COPPER OF GREASES - COPPER STRIP TARNISH TEST |
| IP 294 : 2015 | DETERMINATION OF SHEAR STABILITY OF POLYMER-CONTAINING OILS - DIESEL INJECTOR RIG METHOD |
| ISO 2977:1997 | Petroleum products and hydrocarbon solvents Determination of aniline point and mixed aniline point |
| VDMA 24314 : 1981 | HYDRAULICS IN FLUID TECHNOLOGY; CONVERSION OF GASES; GUIDELINES |
| DIN 51808:2015-11 (Draft) | TESTING OF LUBRICANTS - DETERMINATION OF OXIDATION STABILITY OF GREASES - OXYGEN METHOD |
| ASTM D 892 : 2013-07 | TEST METHOD FOR FOAMING CHARACTERISTICS OF LUBRICATING OILS |
| DIN 38405-5:1985-01 | German standard methods for the examination of water, waste water and sludge; anions (group D); determination of sulfate ions (D 5) |
| DIN 51369:2013-05 | TESTING OF COOLING LUBRICANTS - DETERMINATION OF THE PH VALUE OF WATER-MIXED COOLING LUBRICANTS |
| IP 134 : 83(R1992) | DETERMINATION OF FOREIGN PARTICULATE MATTER IN LUBRICATING GREASE - MICROSCOPIC COUNTING METHOD |
| SAE MS 1010 : 2012 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE T TURBINE OILS - SPECIFICATION |
| SAE MS 1002 : 2010 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE C (GEARS) SPECIFICATION |
| BS 4385:1980 | Method for determination of water in petroleum products and bituminous materials (distillation method) |
| DIN 51566:1983-12 (Draft) | TESTING OF LUBRICANTS; DETERMINATION OF FOAMING CHARACTERISTICS |
| DIN 38406-3:2002-03 | GERMAN STANDARD METHODS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF WATER, WASTE WATER AND SLUDGE - CATIONS (GROUP E) - PART 3: DETERMINATION OF CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM, COMPLEXOMETRIC METHOD (E 3) |
| ISO 5169:1977 | Machine tools — Presentation of lubrication instructions |
| ASTM D 4951 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Determination of Additive Elements in Lubricating Oils by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry |
| ASTM D 2422 : 1997 | Standard Classification of Industrial Fluid Lubricants by Viscosity System |
| ISO 3675:1998 | Crude petroleum and liquid petroleum products Laboratory determination of density Hydrometer method |
| ISO 8681:1986 | Petroleum products and lubricants Method of classification Definition of classes |
| ASTM D 2070 : 2017-02 | TEST METHOD FOR THERMAL STABILITY OF HYDRAULIC OILS |
| ASTM D 665 : 2014-11 | TEST METHOD FOR RUST-PREVENTING CHARACTERISTICS OF INHIBITED MINERAL OIL IN THE PRESENCE OF WATER |
| ISO 4263:1986 | Petroleum products Inhibited mineral oils Determination of oxidation characteristics |
| DIN 38405-9:2011-09 | German standard methods for examination of water, waste water and sludge - Anions (group D) - Part 9: Spectrometric determination of nitrate (D 9) |
| ISO 12922:2012 | Lubricants, industrial oils and related products (class L) Family H (Hydraulic systems) Specifications for hydraulic fluids in categories HFAE, HFAS, HFB, HFC, HFDR and HFDU |
| ASTM D 2877 : 1970 | Methods of Test for Measuring Frictional Properties of Slideway Lubricants (Withdrawn 1974) |
| DIN 51569:1978-12 | TESTING OF MINERAL OILS, LIQUID FUELS AND RELATED LIQUIDS; MEASUREMENT OF VISCOSITY USING THE VOGEL-OSSAG VISCOMETER; TEMPERATURE RANGE: -55 TO APPROXIMATELY + 10-DEG C |
| ASTM D 2882 : 2000 | Standard Test Method for Indicating the Wear Characteristics of Petroleum and Non-Petroleum Hydraulic Fluids in Constant Volume Vane Pump (Withdrawn 2003) |
| ASTM D 566 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Dropping Point of Lubricating Grease |
| ISO/TR 3498:1986 | Lubricants, industrial oils and related products (class L) — Recommendations for the choice of lubricants for machine tools |
| ASTM D 808 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Chlorine in New and Used Petroleum Products (High Pressure Decomposition Device Method) |
| DIN 51807-2:1990-03 | TESTING OF LUBRICANTS; TEST ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF GREASES IN THE PRESENCE OF WATER; DYNAMIC TESTS |
| ISO 7120:1987 | Petroleum products and lubricants — Petroleum oils and other fluids — Determination of rust-preventing characteristics in the presence of water |
| ISO 6614:1994 | Petroleum products — Determination of water separability of petroleum oils and synthetic fluids |
| ASTM D 129 : 2013-08 | TEST METHOD FOR SULFUR IN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (GENERAL HIGH PRESSURE DECOMPOSITION DEVICE METHOD) |
| IP 334 : 2015 | DETERMINATION OF LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF LUBRICANTS - FZG GEAR MACHINE METHOD |
| DIN 53538-2:1981-09 | STANDARD REFERENCE ELASTOMERS; ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE RUBBER (NBR) WITH LOW ACRYLONITRILE CONTENT FOR CHARACTERIZING TEST LIQUIDS AND GREASES BASES ON MINERAL OIL |
| IP 132 : 96(R2004) | PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - LUBRICATING GREASE - DETERMINATION OF DROPPING POINT |
| IP 281 : 80(R1988) | DETERMINATION OF ANTI WEAR PROPERTIES OF HYDRAULIC FLUIDS - VANE PUMP METHOD |
| ISO 6247:1998 | Petroleum products — Determination of foaming characteristics of lubricating oils |
| DIN 51817:2014-08 | Testing of lubricants - Determination of oil separation from greases under static conditions |
| ASTM D 4290 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Determining the Leakage Tendencies of Automotive Wheel Bearing Grease Under Accelerated Conditions |
| ASTM D 942 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Oxidation Stability of Lubricating Greases by the Oxygen Pressure Vessel Method |
| ISO 2137:2007 | Petroleum products and lubricants Determination of cone penetration of lubricating greases and petrolatum |
| DIN 51802:2013-12 (Draft) | TESTING OF LUBRICANTS - TESTING OF THE RUST-PREVENTION PROPERTIES OF GREASES - SKF-EMCOR-METHOD |
| IP 166 : 77(R1992) | DETERMINATION OF LOAD-CARRYING CAPACITY OF LUBRICANTS - IAE GEAR MACHINE METHOD |
| ISO 2160:1998 | Petroleum products Corrosiveness to copper Copper strip test |
| MS 1011 : 2013(s2018) | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS - TYPE X (GREASES) - SPECIFICATION |
| ISO 9120:1997 | Petroleum and related products — Determination of air-release properties of steam turbine and other oils — Impinger method |
| SAE MS 1001 : 2010 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE A LUBRICANT FOR GENERAL PURPOSE AND TOTAL LOSS SYSTEMS - SPECIFICATION |
| ISO 3771:2011 | Petroleum products — Determination of base number — Perchloric acid potentiometric titration method |
| SAE MS 1005 : 2010 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE HF FIRE-RESISTANT HYDRAULIC FLUIDS - SPECIFICATION |
| BS 2000-226(2002) : 2002 | METHODS OF TEST FOR PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS - PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - CALCULATION OF VISCOSITY INDEX FROM KINEMATIC VISCOSITY |
| ASTM E 70 | TEST METHOD FOR PH OF AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS WITH THE GLASS ELECTRODE |
| ASTM D 2896 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Base Number of Petroleum Products by Potentiometric Perchloric Acid Titration |
| DIN 51575:2016-06 | TESTING OF MINERAL OILS - DETERMINATION OF SULFATED ASH |
| DIN 51389-2:1982-04 | DETERMINATION OF LUBRICANTS; MECHANICAL TESTING OF HYDRAULIC FLUIDS IN THE VANE-CELL-PUMP; METHOD A FOR ANHYDROUS HYDRAULIC FLUIDS |
| ISO 5388:1981 | Stationary air compressors Safety rules and code of practice |
| DIN 51813:2016-03 | Testing of lubricants - Determination of the content of foreign solid matters in lubricating greases - Particle sizes above 25 ?m |
| SAE MS 1004 : 2010 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE H (HYDRAULIC FLUIDS) - SPECIFICATION |
| ISO 11500:2008 | Hydraulic fluid power — Determination of the particulate contamination level of a liquid sample by automatic particle counting using the light-extinction principle |
| ISO 6072:2011 | Rubber Compatibility between hydraulic fluids and standard elastomeric materials |
| DIN 51805:1974-08 | TESTING OF LUBRICANTS; DETERMINATION OF FLOW PRESSURE OF LUBRICATING GREASES, KESTERNICH METHOD |
| DIN 51787:1978-07 | TESTING OF MINERAL OIL HYDROCARBONS; DETERMINATION OF ANILINE POINT AND MIXED ANILINE POINT OF DARK MINERAL OIL HYDROCARBONS |
| IP 263 : 1970 | DETERMINATION OF STABILITY OF WATER MIX METAL WORKING FLUIDS |
| DIN 51561:1978-12 | TESTING OF MINERAL OILS, LIQUID FUELS AND RELATED LIQUIDS; MEASUREMENT OF VISCOSITY USING THE VOGEL-OSSAG VISCOMETER; TEMPERATURE RANGE: APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 150-DEG C |
| ISO 7619:1997 | Rubber Determination of indentation hardness by means of pocket hardness meters |
| ISO 4404:1998 | Petroleum and related products Determination of the corrosion resistance of water-containing fire-resistant fluids for hydraulic systems |
| ISO 3733:1999 | Petroleum products and bituminous materials — Determination of water — Distillation method |
| DIN 38404-5:2009-07 | GERMAN STANDARD METHODS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF WATER, WASTE WATER AND SLUDGE - PHYSICAL AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS (GROUP C) - PART 5: DETERMINATION OF PH VALUE (C 5) |
| ASTM D 5182 : 1997 : EDT 1 | Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Scuffing Load Capacity of Oils (FZG Visual Method) |
| ASTM D 217 : 2017 : REDLINE | TEST METHODS FOR CONE PENETRATION OF LUBRICATING GREASE |
| ISO 6245:2001 | Petroleum products — Determination of ash |
| DIN 51759-1:1988-01 | TESTING OF LIQUID MINERAL OIL PRODUCTS; METHOD OF TEST FOR COPPER CORROSION; COPPER STRIP TEST |
| ASTM D 4048 : 2017-01 | TEST METHOD FOR DETECTION OF COPPER CORROSION FROM LUBRICATING GREASE |
| ASTM D 91 : 2002 : R2007 | Standard Test Method for Precipitation Number of Lubricating Oils |
| IP 278 : 1972(R1988) | DETERMINATION OF SEAL COMPATIBILITY INDEX OF PETROLEUM OILS |
| ISO 4259:2006 | Petroleum products Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test |
| AGMA 9005 : E | INDUSTRIAL GEAR LUBRICATION |
| ISO 6293-2:1998 | Petroleum products Determination of saponification number Part 2: Potentiometric titration method |
| ASTM D 2068 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Determining Filter Blocking Tendency |
| DIN 51381:1988-12 | TESTING OF LUBRICATING OILS, GOVERNOR OILS & HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; DETERMINATION OF AIR RELEASE PROPERTIES |
| BS 4450:1976 | Determination of ash from petroleum products |
| DIN 51354-2:1990-04 | TESTING OF LUBRICANTS; FZG GEAR TEST RIG; METHOD A/8.3/90 FOR LUBRICATING OILS |
| DIN 51350-5:2015-03 | TESTING OF LUBRICANTS - TESTING IN THE FOUR-BALL TESTER - PART 5: DETERMINATION OF WEARING CHARACTERISTICS FOR CONSISTENT LUBRICANTS |
| ASTM D 2595 : 2017 | Standard Test Method for Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Greases Over Wide-Temperature Range |
| DIN 53505:2000-08 | TESTING OF RUBBER - SHORE A AND SHORE D HARDNESS TEST |
| NFT 60 187 : 1991 | AQUEOUS MACHINING FLUIDS - EMULSIFYING AND SOLUBILIZING SUITABILITY AND STABILITY AT REST |
| ASTM D 3705 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Misting Properties of Lubricating Fluids |
| DIN 51348:1990-12 | TESTING OF FIRE RESISTANT GOVERNOR FLUIDS; DETERMINATION OF HYDROLYTIC STABILITY |
| IP 136 SECTION 1 : 1998 | PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF SAPONIFICATION NUMBER - PART 1: COLOUR-INDICATOR TITRATION METHOD |
| IP 284 : 2004 | METHODS OF TEST FOR PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS - PART 284: DETERMINATION OF UNSAPONIFIABLE AND SAPONIFIABLE MATTER IN OILS FATS AND WAXES |
| ISO 3696:1987 | Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods |
| DIN 51775:1978-07 | TESTING OF MINERAL OIL HYDROCARBONS; DETERMINATION OF ANILINE POINT & MIXED ANILINE POINT OF BRIGHT MINERAL OIL HYDROCARBONS |
| IP 15 : 2015 | PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF POUR POINT |
| SAE MS 1007 : 2001 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE G SLIDEWAY LUBRICANTS - SPECIFICATION |
| EN 7 : 1974 | DETERMINATION OF ASH FROM PETROLEUM PRODUCTS |
| ASTM D 2711 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Demulsibility Characteristics of Lubricating Oils |
| ISO 471:1995 | Rubber Temperatures, humidities and times for conditioning and testing |
| ISO 11158:2009 | Lubricants, industrial oils and related products (class L) — Family H (hydraulic systems) — Specifications for categories HH, HL, HM, HV and HG |
| IP 157 : 2015 | DETERMINATION OF THE OXIDATION STABILITY OF INHIBITED MINERAL OILS (THE TOST TEST) |
| ISO 2049:1996 | Petroleum products Determination of colour (ASTM scale) |
| BS 4056(1966) : LATEST | METHOD OF TEST FOR IGNITION TEMPERATURE OF GASES AND VAPOURS |
| ISO 2909:2002 | Petroleum products Calculation of viscosity index from kinematic viscosity |
| IP 326 : 2015 | DETERMINATION OF EXTREME PRESSURE PROPERTIES OF GREASE - TIMKEN METHOD |
| ASTM D 3427 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Air Release Properties of Hydrocarbon Based Oils |
| BS 4459:1978 | Method for calculating viscosity index of petroleum products and lubricants from kinematic viscosity |
| DIN 51350-4:2015-03 | TESTING OF LUBRICANTS - TESTING IN THE FOUR-BALL TESTER - PART 4: DETERMINATION OF WELDING LOAD OF CONSISTENT LUBRICANTS |
| ASTM E 659 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Autoignition Temperature of Chemicals |
| ASTM D 128 : 1998 | Standard Test Methods for Analysis of Lubricating Grease |
| ASTM D 2622 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry |
| ISO 6743-0:1981 | Lubricants, industrial oils and related products (class L) — Classification — Part 0: General |
| VDMA 24317 : 2005 | FLUIDTECHNIK - SCHWERENTFLAMMBARE DRUCKFLUESSIGKEITEN - TECHNISCHE MINDESTANFORDERUNGEN |
| IP 71 SECTION 1 : 1997 | PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - TRANSPARENT AND OPAQUE LIQUIDS - DETERMINATION OF KINEMATIC VISCOSITY AND CALCULATION OF DYNAMIC VISCOSITY |
| SAE MS 1009 : 2012 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE P PNEUMATIC TOOL OILS - SPECIFICATION |
| ISO 2176:1995 | Petroleum products — Lubricating grease — Determination of dropping point |
| ASTM D 471 : 2016-02 | TEST METHOD FOR RUBBER PROPERTY - EFFECT OF LIQUIDS |
| NFT 60 183 : 1994 XP | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS AND RELATED PRODUCTS FOR SLIDEWAYS OF MACHINE-TOOLS - ANTI-STICK SLIP LUBRICATING ABILITY |
| ISO 6293-1:1996 | Petroleum products — Determination of saponification number — Part 1: Colour-indicator titration method |
| ASTM D 1479 : 1964 : R1978 | Method of Test for Emulsion Stability of Soluble Cutting Oils (Withdrawn 1987) |
| ISO 3448:1992 | Industrial liquid lubricants — ISO viscosity classification |
| DIN 38405-1:1985-12 | German standard methods for the examination of water, waste water and sludge; anions (group D); determination of chloride ions (D 1) |
| SAE MS 1006 : 2011 | LUBRICANTS, INDUSTRIAL OILS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS TYPE F LUBRICANT FOR SPINDLE BEARINGS, AND ASSOCIATED CLUTCHES - SPECIFICATION |
| IP 135 : 2015 | DETERMINATION OF RUST-PREVENTING CHARACTERISTICS OF STEAM-TURBINE OIL IN THE PRESENCE OF WATER |
| ASTM D 943 : 2017-08 | TEST METHOD FOR OXIDATION CHARACTERISTICS OF INHIBITED MINERAL OILS |
| ASTM D 1744 : 2013 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Water in Liquid Petroleum Products by Karl Fischer Reagent (Withdrawn 2016) |
| ISO 4407:2002 | Hydraulic fluid power — Fluid contamination — Determination of particulate contamination by the counting method using an optical microscope |
| ISO 7745:2010 | Hydraulic fluid power — Fire-resistant (FR) fluids — Requirements and guidelines for use |
| ISO 868:2003 | Plastics and ebonite — Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore hardness) |
| ISO 1817:2015 | Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of the effect of liquids |
| DIN 38406-1:1983-05 | GERMAN STANDARD METHODS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF WATER, WASTE WATER AND SLUDGE; CATIONS (GROUP E); DETERMINATION OF IRON (E 1) |
| ASTM D 2265 : 2015-05 | TEST METHOD FOR DROPPING POINT OF LUBRICATING GREASE OVER WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE |
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