ASTM Tests for Automotive Research
The Intertek Automotive Research Laboratory provides a wide range of chemical, fuel, lubricant and physical testing to ASTM Standards supporting automotive related fuel and lubricant test programs
| Test Method | Test Description |
|---|---|
| ASTM D86 | Distillation: Gasoline, Kerosene, Naphthas |
| ASTM D91 | Precipitation Number |
| ASTM D92 | Flash Point (Cleveland Open Cup) |
| ASTM D93 | Flash Point (Pensky-Martens) |
| ASTM D95 | Water Determination (Distillation) |
| ASTM D96 | Water and Sediment Determination of Crude Oils, Centrifuge |
| ASTM D97 | Pour Point |
| ASTM D130 | Copper Strip Corrosion |
| ASTM D189 | Carbon Residue, Conradson |
| ASTM D287 | API Gravity (Hydrometer) |
| ASTM D322 | Fuel Dilution (Gasoline) |
| ASTM D341 | Fuel Dilution (Diesel) |
| ASTM D381 | Existent Gum in Fuels |
| ASTM D412 | Tensile and Elongation testing |
| ASTM D445 | Kinematic Viscosity (°C) |
| ASTM D445 | Kinematic Viscosity (Additive Package) |
| ASTM D445 | Kinematic Viscosity (Mack T-8 @ 100°C) |
| ASTM D445 | Kinematic Viscosity (150°C) |
| ASTM D445 | Kinematic Viscosity (below -18°C) |
| ASTM D471 | Rubber Property, Effect of Liquids |
| ASTM D482 | Ash Content |
| ASTM D524 | Carbon Residue, Ramsbottom |
| ASTM D525 | Oxidation Stability of Gasoline |
| ASTM D664 | Total Acid Number (Potentiometric) |
| ASTM D664 | Total (pH11) |
| ASTM D664 | Total Base Number (Potentiometric) |
| ASTM D664 | Total (pH4) |
| ASTM D665 | Rust Preventing Characteristics A or B |
| ASTM D676 | Indentation of Rubber, Durometer |
| ASTM D808 | Chlorine in Lube Oil (Bomb Method) |
| ASTM D810 | Sulfated Residue |
| ASTM D874 | Sulfated Ash |
| ASTM D892 | Foaming Characteristics of Lube Oil |
| ASTM D892M | Foaming Characteristics of Lube Oil, Modified Sequence IV (150°C) |
| ASTM D893 | Pentane-Toluene Insolubles (Normal, Coagulated) |
| ASTM D943 | Turbine Oil Oxidation Test (TOST) |
| ASTM D943M | Dry Turbine Oil Oxidation Test (Dry TOST) |
| ASTM D974 | Acid Number, Colorimetric |
| ASTM D974 | Base Number, Colorimetric |
| ASTM D976 | Cetane Index (Calculated) |
| ASTM D1093 | Acidity of Residues (Gasoline or Petroleum Solvents) |
| ASTM D1119 | Ash Content of Anti-Freeze and Anti-Rust |
| ASTM D1120 | Boiling Point of Anti-Freeze |
| ASTM D1121 | Reserve Alkalinity of Anti-Freeze |
| ASTM D1122 | Specific Gravity of Anti-Freeze |
| ASTM D1218 | Refractive Index of Hydrocarbon Liquids |
| ASTM D1275 | Copper Strip Test |
| ASTM D1287 | pH Determination of Anti-Freeze |
| ASTM D1298 | API Gravity (Hydrometer Method) |
| ASTM D1384 | Corrosion Test for Anti-Freeze |
| ASTM D1401 | Emulsion Characteristics |
| ASTM D1479 | Emulsion Stability of Soluble Cutting Oils |
| ASTM D1500 | Color ASTM Scale |
| ASTM D1744 | Water Determination replaced w/ D 6304 |
| ASTM D1748 | Rust Protection (Humidity Cabinet) (Each additional 24 hour testing period) |
| ASTM D1796 | Water and Sediment Determination in Fuel Oils (Centrifuge) |
| ASTM D2007 | Clay Gel Analysis |
| ASTM D2161 | Conversion of Kinematic to Saybolt Viscosity |
| ASTM D2240 | Rubber Property Durometer Hardness |
| ASTM D2266 | Wear Preventive Characteristics of Lubricating Grease (4-Ball Method) |
| ASTM D2270 | Viscosity Index (Calculation Only) |
| ASTM D2273 | Trace Sediment of Lube Oils |
| ASTM D2422 | Classification of Industrial Fluid Lubricants by Viscosity System |
| ASTM D2500 | Cloud Points |
| ASTM D2596 | CExtrem-Pressure Properties of Lubricating Grease (4-Ball Method) |
| ASTM D2602 | Cold Cranking Viscosity |
| ASTM D2622 | Sulfur by X-Ray Spectrometry |
| ASTM D2781 | Compatibility of Fuel Oil Blends by Spot Test |
| ASTM D2783 | Extrem-Pressure Properties of Lubricating (4-Ball Method) |
| ASTM D2887 | Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Fractions by Gas Chromatography |
| ASTM D2893 | Oxidation Characteristics of EP Oil |
| ASTM D2896 | Base Number (Perchloric Acid Titration) |
| ASTM D2982 | Glycol Base Anti-Freeze in Used Oil (Kit) |
| ASTM D2983 | Brookfield Viscosity (Apparent) of Gear Oil at Low Temperature |
| ASTM D3228 | Nitrogen, Modified Kjeldahl |
| ASTM D3321 | Freezing Point Determination |
| ASTM D3524 | Diesel Fuel Diluent in used engine oils |
| ASTM D3524M | Diesel Fuel Diluent by GC (Base Oil Corrected) |
| ASTM D3525 | Gasoline Diluent in Used Engine Oils by Gas Chromatography |
| ASTM D3703 | Peroxide Number of Aviation Turbine Fuels |
| ASTM D3829 | Predicting the Borderline Pumping Temperature of Engine Oil |
| ASTM D3945A | Shear Stability of Fluids KO, replaced w/ D6278 |
| ASTM D4052 | Density by Digital Density Meter |
| ASTM D4055 | Pentane Insolubles, by Membrane Filtration |
| ASTM D4055M | Pentane Insolubles by Membrane Filtration, Ford Modified |
| ASTM D4172 | 4-Ball Wear Test |
| ASTM D4294 | Sulfur by X-Ray Fluorescence |
| ASTM D4310 | Sludge Tendency of Turbine Oils |
| ASTM D4629 | Trace Nitrogen by Chemiluminescence |
| ASTM D4682 | Miscibility with Gasoline |
| ASTM D4683 | Viscosity at High Shear Rate and High Temperature (HTHS) by Tapered Bearing Simulator (TBS) at 150 or 300°C |
| ASTM D4684 | Yield Stress and Apparent Viscosity of Engine Oils at Low Temperature |
| ASTM D4737 | Cetane Index (Calculated) |
| ASTM D4742 | TFOUT IIID |
| ASTM D4739 | Base Number Determination by Potentiometric Titration |
| ASTM D4815 | Oxygenates and Alcohols in gasoline by Gas Chromatography |
| ASTM D4927 | Elemental Analysis of Lubricant Additives by Wavelength-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| ASTM D4951 | Elemental Analysis of Lubricants, Additives |
| ASTM D5059 | Lead in Gasoline by X-Ray Spectrometry |
| ASTM D5133 | Scanning Brookfield Viscosity and Gelation Index |
| ASTM D5134 | Hydrocarbon Components by Capillary GC |
| ASTM D5185 | Wear and Additive Metals by ICP |
| ASTM D5191 | Reid Vapor Pressure by Auto Grabner |
| ASTM D5291 | Nitrogen by Thermal Analysis |
| ASTM D5293 | Apparent Viscosity by Cold Cranking Simulator (CCS) |
| ASTM D5453 | Sulfur by Chemiluminescence, UV detection |
| ASTM D5481 | High-Temperature High-Shear by Multicell Capillary Viscometer |
| ASTM D5662 | Gear Oil Compatibility with Elastomers |
| ASTM D5762 | Nitrogen by Boat-Inlet Chemiluminescence |
| ASTM D5800 | Evaporation Loss of Lubricating Oils by Noack |
| ASTM D5950 | Pour Point by Automatic Tilt |
| ASTM D5968 | Corrosion Bench Test (TMC Calibrated) |
| ASTM D6594 | High Temperature Corrosion Bench Test(TMC calibrated) |
| ASTM D6082 | High Temperature Foaming |
| ASTM D6186 | Oxidation Induction Time by PDSC |
| ASTM D5967A4 | Soot Content by Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (Mack engine Test Procedured) |
| ASTM D6278 | Diesel Injector Shear Stability (30 cycles) (AKA Kurt Orban, KO, DIN, or Bosh Shear) |
| ASTM D6278M | DIN Shear (90 or More Cycles) |
| ASTM D6304 | Water Determination by Coulimetric KF |
| ASTM D6335 | TEOST method 33C Deposit Test |
| ASTM D6352 | Boiling Point Distribution of Lubricating Oils |
| ASTM D6417 | Oil Volatility (SIMDIS) |
| ASTM D6443 | Elemental Analysis of Lubricants by WDXRF |
| ASTM D6557 | Ball Rust Test |
| ASTM D6743 | Thermal Stability of Organic Heat Transfer Fluid |
| ASTM D6895 | Rotational Viscosity of HD Diesel Drain Oils at 100°C |
| ASTM D7097 | TEOST MHT Deposit test |
| ASTM D7098 | TFOUT IIIE |
| ASTM D7109 | DIN Shear 30 and 90 Cycles combined Method) |
| ASTM E168 | FTIR Infrared Quantitative and Qualitative |
| ASTM E1131 | Soot Content by Thermal Gravimetric Analysis |
| ASTM E1269 | Specific Heat by DSC |
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