Designation:D1367–96(Reapproved2001)e1AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforLubricatingQualitiesofGraphites1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1367;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.e1NOTE—AddedSection2editoriallyinApril2006.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversevaluationoftheabrasivepropertiesofgraphitesthatareusedforlubricatingpurposes.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesstatedinparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMAdjuncts:DetailedDrawingsofGraphiteLubricantTester23.SummaryofTestMethod3.1Arepresentativesampleofthegraphiteissuspendedinmineraloil,andthemixturecontaining15%byweightofgraphiteiscirculatedthroughaballbearingbymeansofanimpellerandductassembly.Thebearingshaftisdrivenat1750rpmforaperiodof2h.Thelossinweightofthebearingisdetermined.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thistestmethodcanbeusedtodeterminetherelativeabrasivenessofgraphitesunderthetestconditions,andifthetestconditionsarechanged,therelativeratingsmaybedifferent.Nocorrelationhasbeenestablishedbetweenthistestmethodandfieldservice.5.Apparatus5.1GraphiteLubricantTester,2asillustratedinFig.1,consistingofthefollowing:5.1.1BearingHolderAssembly,2asshowninFig.2.Itconsistsofashaftonwhichthebearingismounted,apropellerattheendoftheshafttomaintainthegraphiteinuniformsuspension,andaducttodirecttheflowoffluidthroughthebearing.Theduct,intwosections,isarrangedintheformofacylinderaroundthebearing.Theuppersectionofthecylinder,containingthreeportholes,ispermanentlymounted.Thelowersection,whichisremovable,...
