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ASTM D2509 - Load-Carrying Capacity of Lubricating Grease (Timken Method)

Significance and Use

5.1 The test method is used widely for specification purposes and is used to differentiate between greases having low, medium, or high levels of extreme pressure characteristics. The results may not correlate with results from service.

Scope

1.1 This test method covers the determination of the load-carrying capacity of lubricating greases by means of the Timken Extreme Pressure Tester.

Extracted, with permission, from ASTM D2509-20ae1 - Load-Carrying Capacity of Lubricating Grease (Timken Method), copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. A copy of the complete standard may be purchased from ASTM International, astm.org