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Test Results for 10W-30 Motor Oils |
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GTC API SN |
Valero API SN |
TruBlend API SN |
GILCO API SN |
1st Priority API SM |
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| PHYSICAL TESTS (click test for details) | Standards/ranges-a |
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| TBN, mg KOH/g, (ASTM D2896) |
6.1 to 8.3 |
8.4 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | ||||||
9.3 to
12.5 |
10.2 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.2 | |||||||
| Viscosity @ 40șC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 55.8
to 65.2 |
66.7 | 70.9 | 67.1 | 66.5 | 66.3 | ||||||
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 156 to 169 |
138 | 139 | 143 | 143 | 140 | ||||||
| Viscosity @ -25șC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) |
7,000 Max |
5,880 | 5,774 | 5,192 | 5,497 | 5,536 | ||||||
| NOACK volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250șC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max |
13.3 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 11.7 | ||||||
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-b,c | ||||||||||||
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| Nitrogen μg/g (ASTM D-5762) | 599 to 990 |
741.2 | 636.7 | 626.6 | 617.2 | 989.2 | ||||||
| Calcium, ppm | 1,570
to 2,460 |
2,221 | 1,557 | 1,989 | 1,930 | 2,058 | ||||||
| Magnesium, ppm | 6 to
46 |
12 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 7 | ||||||
| Phosphorus ,ppm | 600 to
800 |
689 | 685 | 652 | 618 | 701 | ||||||
| Zinc, ppm | 766 to 868 |
840 | 816 | 799 | 752 | 856 | ||||||
| Molybdenum, ppm | <1 to 269 |
47 | <1 | 34 | 33 | 40 | ||||||
| Barium, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||
| Additive and/or other | ||||||||||||
| Boron, ppm | <1 to
237 |
50 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 254 | ||||||
| Silicon, ppm | 3 to
9 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| Potassium, ppm | 9
to 17 |
5 | 6 | 5 | <5 | 6 | ||||||
| Manganese, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||
| Titanium, ppm | <1
to 114 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||
| Sulfur, ppm | 5,000 max |
2,970 | 2,295 | 2,872 | 2,795 | 3,955 | ||||||
| Copper, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||
| Sodium, ppm | 5 to
454 |
<5 | 456 | <5 | <5 | 5 | ||||||
| Vanadium, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||
| Contaminants | ||||||||||||
| Silver, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||
| Aluminum, ppm | <1 to
3 |
1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 2 | ||||||
| Chromium, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||
| Iron, ppm | <1 to
1 |
<1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||
| Nickel, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||
| Lead, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||
| Antimony, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||
| Tin, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||
a- Standards, shown in black are established by API, SAE and others. Ranges, shown in teal, represent the high and low data for the 13 major brands of API SN ILSAC GF-5 tested in September 2011. b-Test Method used for metal analysis is ASTM ASTM D5185. c- ASTM D5185-09 Reproducibility by Element.
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