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Laboratory Testing
Customers benefit from complimentary on-site laboratory testing and coordinated external analysis through a network of partner laboratories across North America. With traditional lab testing you are waiting a week or two for results before having to reformulate and retest; at Functional Products Inc. we can iteratively optimize and retest for you to eliminate the added time.
Laboratory testing is performed to support formulation development, screening, and performance benchmarking. Functional Products Inc. is not an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited testing laboratory; data generated is intended for research and development use.
“Internal” methods are run on-site at Functional Products Inc. in Macedonia, Ohio. External testing is coordinated with off-site partner labs.
Test Name | Method | Test Type | Fluids | Grease | Internal |
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Flashpoint - Cleveland Open Cup | ASTM D92 | Flammability | X | Yes |
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Fire Point - Cleveland Open Cup | ASTM D92 | Flammability | X | Yes |
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Pour Point - Manual Tilt Method (to -65C / -85F) | ASTM D97 | Cold Flow | X | Yes |
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Copper Strip Corrosion - Fluids, 100C to 150C | ASTM D130 | Corrosion | X | Yes |
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Worked Cone Penetration - 10K | ASTM D217 | Shear Stability | X | Yes |
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Worked Cone Penetration - 100K | ASTM D217 | Shear Stability | X | Yes |
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Kinematic Viscosity @ 20C - 150C | ASTM D445 | Viscosity | X | Yes |
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Turbine Oil Rust: A (Distilled Water), B (Salt Water) | ASTM D665 | Corrosion | X | No |
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Dielectric Strength - Flat Electrodes | ASTM D877 | Conductivity | X | Yes |
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Foam Tendency and Stability - Seq I through IV | ASTM D892 | Foam | X | Yes |
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Dissipation Factor | ASTM D924 | Conductivity | X | No |
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Total Acid Number (TAN) | ASTM D974 | Acids/Bases | X | No |
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Electrical Conductivity of Fluids (0.001 – 500 µS/cm) by Probe | ASTM D1125 | Conductivity | X | Yes |
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Specific Gravity @ 60F | ASTM D1298 | Density | X | Yes |
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API Gravity | ASTM D1298 | Density | X | Yes |
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Water Separability | ASTM D1401 | Water Resistance | X | Yes |
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Low Temperature Torque (for HPM) | ASTM D1478 | Cold Flow | X | No |
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Dielectric Strength - Mushroom Electrodes | ASTM D1816 | Conductivity | X | Yes |
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Roll Stability | ASTM D1831 | Shear Stability | X | No |
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Four-Ball Wear - Grease | ASTM D2266 | Tribotesting | X | Yes |
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Viscosity Index | ASTM D2270 | Viscosity | X | Yes |
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Four-Ball EP - WP, LNSL, LWI - Grease | ASTM D2596 | Tribotesting | X | Yes |
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Elemental Analysis by XRF with Sulfur | ASTM D2622/D4294 | Elemental Analysis | X | No |
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RPVOT Oxidation | ASTM D2722 | Oxidation | No |
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Four-Ball EP - WP, LNSL, LWI - Fluids | ASTM D2783 | Tribotesting | X | Yes |
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Vickers Vane Pump V104C | ASTM D2882 | Tribotesting | X | No |
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Oxidation Characteristics of Extreme-Pressure Lubrication Oils | ASTM D2893 mod | Oxidation | X | Yes |
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Brookfield Viscosity using a Rotational Viscometer | ASTM D2983 | Cold Flow | X | Yes |
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Total Base Number (TBN) | ASTM D2986 | Acids/Bases | X | No |
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G.M. Quenchometer Test | ASTM D3520 | Quench | X | No |
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Copper Strip Corrosion - Grease, 100C to 150C | ASTM D4048 | Corrosion | X | Yes |
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Water Sprayoff (WSO) | ASTM D4049 | Water Resistance | X | Yes |
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Water Sprayoff (WSO) | ASTM D4049 | Water Resistance | X | No |
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Four-Ball Wear - Fluids | ASTM D4172 | Tribotesting | X | Yes |
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Centrifugal Oil Bleed | ASTM D4425mod | Rheology | X | X | Yes |
Cast Iron Chip Corrosion | ASTM D4627 | Corrosion | X | Yes |
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Corrosiveness and Oxidation Stability of Hydraulic Oils | ASTM D4636 mod | Corrosion | X | Yes |
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Low Temperature Torque (for GC-LB) | ASTM D4693 | Cold Flow | X | No |
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Coefficient of Friction - Ramp Test | ASTM D5183 | Tribotesting | X | Yes |
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Elemental Analysis by ICP-OES | ASTM D5185 | Elemental Analysis | X | No |
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Cooling Curve using Quenchalyzer | ASTM D6200 | Quench | X | No |
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Diesel Injector Shear Stability (P-SSI) - 30-250 Cycle | ASTM D6278 | Shear Stability | X | Yes |
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Biobased Carbon Analysis | ASTM D8282 | Environmental | X | X | No |
Falex Tackiness Adhesion Analyzer (TAA) | ASTM D8576 | Tackiness | X | Yes |
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VOC Content | ASTM E1868 | Environmental | X | X | No |
KRL (20 Hour to 100 Hour) | CEC L-45-A-99 | Shear Stability | X | Yes |
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Centrifugal Separation | Mod | Rheology | X | X | Yes |
pH by meter or strip | n/a | Acids/Bases | X | Yes |
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US Steel Mobility (0F/-10F/-20F/-30F) | n/a | Cold Flow | X | Yes |
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Density Cup - lbs/gallon | n/a | Density | X | X | Yes |
Ductless Siphon Tack Test (DS) | n/a | Tackiness | X | Yes |
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Dynamic Viscosity by Brookfield (-65C to 100C) | n/a | Viscosity | X | X | Yes |
Biodegradability | OECD 301B | Environmental | X | X | No |
FZG Gear Test | various | Tribotesting | X | No |