Reaffirmed 2023

1. SCOPE

This standard prescribes the requirements and methods of sampling and test for priming, running in and operational lubricants used for lubrication of heavy duty open girth gears and double pinion gear assemblies in all types of ball mills, rotary kilns etc. in cement plants, steel plants, mining and other industries.

2. REFERENCES

The following standards contain provisions which through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below

1447 (Part 3) : 1992 Petroleum and its products — Methods of sampling: Part 3 Method of sampling of semisolid and solid petroleum products (first revision)

1448 Methods of test for petroleum and its products

[P : 25] : 1976 Determination of kinematic and dynamic viscosity ( first revision)

[P : 25/Sec 1] : 2018/ISO 3104 : 1994 Transparent and opaque liquids, Section 1 Determination of kinematic viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity (second revision)

[P : 51] : 1963 Copper strip corrosion test for lubricating greases

[P : 52] : 2017/ISO 2176 : 1995 Drop point (second revision)

[P : 56] : 2013/ISO 2909 : 2002 Viscosity index by calculation (second revision)

[P : 58] : 1991 Determination of insolubles in greases ( first revision)

[P : 59] : 1991 Determination of mineral oil content in greases (second revision)

[P : 60] : 1994 Consistency of lubricating greases by cone penetrometer (second revision)

[P : 69] : 2013/ISO 2592 : 2002 Flash and fire point by cleveland (open) cup method