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March 2013 - Test Results for API SN, SAE 5W-30, ILSAC GF-5 Motor Oils
SYNTHETICS
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Standards, shown in black below, are established by API, SAE and others. Ranges shown in green represent the high and low data for the 7 major brands of synthetic API SN ILSAC GF-5 tested. |
Castrol Edge |
Valvoline SYNPower |
Mobil1 | Mobil Super Synthetic | Quaker State Ultimate Durability | Pennzoil Ultra Synthetic | Pennzoil Platinum | |
| PHYSICAL TESTS (click test for details) |
Standards/ranges-a |
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| TBN, mg KOH/g, (ASTM D2896) |
8.0 to
11.3 |
11.3 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.0 |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 9.30 to 12.5 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 10.0 |
| Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 52.4 to 62.5 | 62.5 | 61.6 | 62.4 | 66.1 | 55.3 | 55.7 | 55.1 |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 161 to 171 | 161 | 168 | 170 | 165 | 172 | 165 | 171 |
| Viscosity @ -30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,600 Max | 5,544 | 4,329 | 3,937 | 5,436 | 4,184 | 3,827 | 4,154 |
| NOACK volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max |
11.1 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 9.3 |
| Additives | ||||||||
| Calcium, ppm | 764
to 2,648 |
764 | 2,125 | 1,161 | 2,240 | 2,411 | 2,648 | 2,624 |
| Magnesium, ppm | 7 to
1462 |
1,462 | 7 | 772 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 13 |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 600 to
800 |
672 | 699 | 689 | 698 | 687 | 744 | 651 |
| Zinc, ppm | 821 to 987 | 836 | 825 | 821 | 845 | 847 | 987 | 869 |
| Molybdenum, ppm | <1 to 80 | 80 | <1 | 85 | 81 | 58 | 68 | 59 |
| Barium,ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
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| Boron, ppm |
2 to 255 |
76 | 4 | 108 | 255 | 5 | 152 | 2 |
| Silicon, ppm | 3 to
8 |
8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Potassium, ppm | <5
to 6 |
<5 | 6 | 5 | <5 | <5 | <5 | <5 |
| Manganese, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Titanium, ppm | <1
to 2 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 2 | <1 |
| Copper, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Sodium, ppm | <5 to
461 |
<5 | 461 | <5 | <5 | <5 | <5 | <5 |
| Vanadium, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Contaminants | ||||||||
| Silver, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Aluminum, ppm | <1 to
3 |
3 | <1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chromium, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Iron, ppm | <1
to 1 |
<1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Nickel, ppm | <1
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<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Lead, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Antimony, ppm | <1 |
<1 | 2 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Tin, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
a- Standards, shown in black are established by API, SAE and others. Ranges, shown in green, represent the high and low data for the 7 major brands of synthetic API SN ILSAC GF-5 tested in February 2013. b-Test Method used for metal analysis is ASTM ASTM D5185. c- ASTM D5185-09 Reproducibility by Element.
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