ASTM D1264-00

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An American National Standard
Designation: D 1264 – 00
Standard Test Method for
Determining the Water Washout Characteristics of
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Lubricating Greases
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 1264; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This test method has been adopted for use by government agencies to replace Method 3252 of Federal Test Method Standard No. 79
lb.
1. Scope 4. Significance and Use
1.1 This test method covers the evaluation of the resistance 4.1 This test method estimates the resistance of greases to
of a lubricating grease to washout by water from a bearing, water washout from ball bearings under conditions of the test.
when tested at 38 and 79°C (100 and 175°F) under the No correlation with field service has been established.
prescribed laboratory conditions. It is not to be considered the
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5. Apparatus
equivalent of service evaluation tests. This test method may not
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be suitable for some greases containing highly volatile com- 5.1 Ball Bearing, ASTM test bearing size 6204.
5.2 Bearing Housing and Shield with dimensions as shown
ponents.
1.2 The values state in SI units are to be regarded as the in Fig. 1.
5.3 Reservoir, Bearing-Housing Mount, Circulating Pump,
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
only. and Drive Motor, similar or equivalent to those shown in Fig.
1. Table 1 provides the metric equivalents.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 5.4 Heating Source, to maintain the water temperature at 79
6 1.7°C (175 6 3°F).
responsibility of the user this standard to establish appropriate
safety and health practices and determine the applicability of
NOTE 1—Suitable temperature control may be obtained by the use of
regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific hazard state-
immersion heaters, steam coils, or infrared heat lamps, in conjunction with
ments, see 6.3 and 7.1.
transformers or thermostats.
5.5 Thermometer or Thermocouple, to determine the tem-
2. Referenced Documents
perature of the water reservoir.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 235 Specification for Mineral Spirits (Petroleum Spirits)
6. Materials and Reagents
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Hydrocarbon Dry Cleaning Solvent
6.1 Purity of Reagents—Reagent grade chemicals shall be
used in all tests. Unless otherwise indicated, it is intended that
3. Summary of Test Method
all reagents shall conform to the specifications of the commit-
3.1 The grease is packed in a ball bearing, the bearing is
tee on Analytical Reagents of the American Chemical Society,
then inserted in a housing with specified clearances, and
rotated at 6006 30 rpm. Water, controlled at the specified test
temperature, impinges on the bearing housing at a rate of 5 6 3
This apparatus is available from the Precision Scientific Co., 3737 Cortland St.,
0.5 mL/s. The amount of grease washed out in 60 6 1 min is Chicago, IL, Labline, Inc., 3072-82 W. Grant Ave., Chicago, IL, 60622 as Catalog
No. 4165, and Stanhope-Seta Limited, Park Close, Englefield Green, Egham,
a measure of the resistance of the grease to water washout.
Surrey, England, TW20 OXD. as Catalog No. 1961.
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The ball bearing has been standardized by Subcommittee D 02.01 on Lubri-
cating Grease of Committee D02 and is available from ASTM Headquarters at a
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on
nominal cost by specifying ADJD3336. Copies of correspondence and test data
Petroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
regarding the selection of the test bearing can be obtained from the Information
D02.G on Lubricating Grease.
Center at ASTM Headquarters by requesting Research Report RR: D02-1272.
Current edition approved Dec. 10, 2000. Published January 2001. Originally
published as D 1264 – 53 T. Last previous edition D 1264 – 96.
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D1264–00
FIG. 1 Water Washout Characteristics of Lubricating Grease Apparatus
TABLE 1 Metric Equivalents for Fig. 1
in. mm in. mm °F °C
0.010 0.25 0.875 22.22 100 6 5 37.8 6 3
0.015 0.38 0.938 23.81 175 6 3 79.4 6 2
1
0.031 0.79 2 ⁄4 57.1
1
⁄8 3.18 6 152
5
⁄32 3.97
3
⁄16 4.76
1
⁄4 6.35
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