IS 12790 : 1999 Non-Soap Grease - Specification

1 Scope

This standard prescribes the requirements and the methods ofsampling and test for non-soap grease suitable for bearingoperating at temperature up to 160�C.

2 Normative References

IS 495 :1967Graphite, flake for lubricants

IS 1447 : Part 3 :1992 Methods of sampling of petroleum and itsproducts:Part 3 Methods of sampling of semi-solid andsolid petroleum products

IS1448Methods of test for petroleum and its products:

Part 25 :1976Determination of kinematic and dynamic viscosity

Part 51 :1963Copper strip corrosion test for lubricatinggreases

Part 56 :1980Viscosity index by calculation

Part 58 :1991Determination of insolubles in greases

Part 60 :1994Consistency of lubricating greases by conepenetrometer

Part 90 :1979Test for water washout characteristics of lubricating greases

Part 94 :1980Test for oxidation stability of lubricatinggreases by oxygen bomb method

Part 125 :1987Deleterious particles in lubricating greases