Laboratory Analysis

Lubrisolve Engineering Solutions Ltd can provide all of the following laboratory analyses of lubricants which may be required to compare lubricants, or to ascertain if a particular lubricant is suitable for a particular application.

Test

Method

Sample Size

Cost

4 BALL (Standard balls AISI 52100 included)    
Weld Load DIN 51350 200ml £350
Weld Load CNOMO D55 11-36 200ml £360
Wear (40kg – 1 hour) CNOMO D55-1078    
  ASTM D4172    
  ASTM D2266 100ml £150
Wear (100kg – 1 hour)   100ml £150
Load-wear curve (oil) ASTM D2783 500ml £600
Load-wear curve (grease) ASTM D2596 500ml £650
       
Alternative Friction SRV (Standard probes AISI 52100 included)    
Extreme Pressure properties ASTM D5706A 200ml £175
Extreme Pressure properties ASTM D57068 200ml £175
Anti Wear properties ASTM D5707 200ml £250
Anti Wear properties of coatings ASTM D6425 200ml £250
Anti Wear properties ASTM G133-02 200ml £260
       
CETR Falex    
Anti Wear properties    ASTM D2670 200ml £280
Endurance of non-recirculating fluid ASTM D5620A 200ml £400
Endurance of dry coatings ASTM D2625 (like)

200ml

£400
       
CETR Timken    
Wear of plastic materials ASTM G137-97 200ml £450
Wear of plastic materials (45N – 20 hours) ASTM G176-03 200ml £650
       
Pin/Disk Configuration  Room Temperature    
One pressure - one speed   200ml £185
PV Diagram – 3 pressures/3 speeds ( 9 measurements)   1000ml £850
       
Pin/Disk Configuration From -20°C to +100°C    
One pressure - one speed   200ml £295
PV Diagram – 3 pressures/3 speeds ( 9 measurements)   1000ml £1675
       
Pin/Disk Configuration From 250°C to +1100°C    
One pressure - one speed   200ml £665
PV Diagram – 3 pressures/3 speeds ( 9 measurements)   1000ml £3500
       
Timken    
OK Load – oil ASTM D2782 4000ml £870
OK Load – grease ASTM D2782 2000ml £900
Wear of plastic materials ASTM G137   £495
Wear of plastic materials (45N – 20 hours) ASTM G176   £950
       
CETR Rolling/Sliding    
0% Pure rolling      
15% Rolling/sliding      
35% Rolling/sliding      
65% Rolling/sliding      
       
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)    
5 Images – magnification 20 to 50000     £350

EDX – elemental identification spectrum on 3 areas

    £250

EDX – semi quantitative elemental determination on 3 areas

    £350
EDX – elemental mapping on 1 area     £250
       
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)    
Contact Mode      
Imaging – 2 images/2 signals (mapping/LFM)     £350
Imaging – 2 images and mapping characterisations    

£400

Tapping Mode      
Imaging – 2 images/2 signals (topo/phase)     £390
Imaging – 2 images and mapping characterisations     £450