Instruments for Lubricants &
Greases Testing
Lubricants and Grease Testing Solutions for Modern Laboratories
Introduction to
Lubricants and Greases Testing Equipment
SciMed Ltd supplies analytical instrumentation aligned with the practical requirements of lubricant testing laboratories operating to ASTM and other specifications. This wide-ranging portfolio supports both routine throughput and investigative work across petroleum-derived and alternative lubricants and greases, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
Instrumentation includes Automated Air Release, Automatic Cloud and Pour Point and other automated and automatic tests as well as manual tests such as foam, viscosity and oxidation. These instruments assist laboratories assess formulation performance, support product development, and maintain consistent production standards with confidence.
Included are many of the instruments required by the High Performance Multiuser (HPM) Grease Specification and New ASTM test method developments for Grease testing
The new High-Performance Multiuse Grease (HPM) certification offers a core specification and four performance tags which are – Water resistance (HPM + WR) – Corrosion resistance (HPM + CR) – High load carrying capacity (HPM + HL) – Low temperature performance (HPM + LT).
Whether you are evaluating raw materials, validating new formulations, or carrying out routine quality control, our instrument range is built to deliver accurate, repeatable results that fit demanding laboratory workflows and recognised test standards.
Explore Our Lubricant and Grease testing Product Range
Lubricants and Greases Testing Equipment Available from SciMed
D3427, IP313. K88539 Automated Air Release Value Analyser to determine air Release Porperties of lubricants and other fluids
Automated Air Release
D92. K72000 Automatic Cleveland Open Cup Flash Point Tester
Automatic Cleveland Flashpoint
D5771, D5950, D97, D2500. Automatic Cloud and Pour Point Analyser
Automatic Cloud and Pour Point Analyser
D130, D4048, IP154. Copper Strip Corrosion Bath
Copper Strip Corrosion
D91, D893, D2273, D71. Automatic Heated Oil Test Centrifuge
Automatic Heated Oil Test Centrifuge
D93 Procedure A, B and C; IP34. Automatic Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Flash Point Tester
Automatic Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Flash Point Tester
D445, D6074, D6158, IP71. Kinematic Viscosity Bath
Kinematic Viscosity Bath
D943, D2274, D4310. Oxidation Stability Apparatus, 8-Place and 12-Place Bath
Oxidation Stability Apparatus, 8-Place and 12-Place Bath
Oxidation Stability Bath for Mineral Insulating Oils
Oxidation Stability Bath for Mineral Insulating Oils
D524, D6074, IP14. Ramsbottom Carbon Residue Apparatus
Ramsbottom Carbon Residue Apparatus
D877, D1816, IEC 60156. Automatic Dielectric Breakdown Tester
Automatic Dielectric Breakdown Tester
IP 48, IP 280, IP 306, IP 307, IP 335. Oxidation Stability Apparatus (Cigre Bath)
Oxidation Stability Apparatus (Cigre Bath)
D892, D6082, ISO 892, IP 146. D892 and D6082 Dual Twin Foaming Characteristics Test Apparatus
Dual Twin Foaming Characteristics Test Apparatus
The Lincoln Ventmeter evaluates the ventability of grease
Lincoln Ventmeter
Conforms to ASTM D217 and related specifications
Mechanical Greaseworker
Conforms to ASTM D1831 and related specifications
Roll Stability
EDUCATION
Instruments for Lubricants &
Greases Testing Education
Testing the cloud point and pour point of petroleum products
Cloud and pour point testing assesses the low-temperature behaviour of petroleum products.
What is Flash Point Testing
SciMed provides automated flash point testing systems for consistent, safe and accurate measurement.
What is the effect of air contamination on machinery and lubricants?
Covers how low temperature grease testing helps ensure reliable lubrication in cold conditions.
Water Wsshout Testing of Lubricating Greases using ASTM D1624
Explains how ASTM D1264 testing evaluates the water washout resistance of lubricating greases
A new way to test the low temperature mobility of lubricating grease
Explains how low temperature grease mobility testing assesses lubricant performance and flow in cold operating conditions.
A new way to test the low temperature mobility of lubricating grease
Explains how grease mobility testing assesses lubricant performance in low temperature conditions.
ASTM, IP, ISO & EN Fuel Testing Standards
Standard Test Methods for Fuels
Methods (in bold are within the fuel specifications) | Fuel Specifications | Instrument |
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| Parr Bomb Calorimeters |
D4529, D240, IP12 for Estimation of Net Heat of Combustion of Aviation Fuels | D1655, D4054, D7566 | Parr 6200 EF Isoperibol Oxygen Bomb Calorimeter |
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| Analytik Jena ICP, AA and IC for elemental analysis |
D6732 Determination of Copper in Jet Fuels by Graphite Furnace AA | D4054 | NovAA Atomic Absorption Spectrometer and Analytik Jena ContrAA |
D7111 Determination of Trace Elements in Middle Distillate Fuels ICP-AES | D4054 | Analytik Jena PQ 9200 ICP-OES
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D5453 Determination of Total Sulphur in Light Hydrocarbons, Spark Ignition Engine Fuel, Diesel Engine Fuel, and Engine Oil by Ultraviolet Fluorescence | D4814, D6751, D7467 | Analytik Jena EA 5100, CompEAct |
D7359 Total Fluorine, Chlorine and Sulphur in Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Their Mixtures by Oxidative Pyrohydrolytic Combustion followed by Ion Chromatography Detection (Combustion Ion Chromatography-CIC) | D4054 | Analytik Jena IC prep Sykam Ion Chromatography
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| Rigaku WD XRF for Sulphur | |
D2622 Sulphur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry | D1655, D3699, D4054, D7566, D4814, D975, D396, D7467
| Rigaku Micro-Z ULS, Rigaku SuperMini 200, Rigaku Primus IVi |
AD Systems Instruments for Specific Tests | ||
D86, D850, D1078, ISO 3405, ISO 918, ISO 4626 IP123, IP195: Atmospheric distillation of Fuels and Solvents using Innovative Video Distillation
| D1655, D3699, D4054, D7566, D4814, D975, D396, D7467
| VD10 Atmospheric distillation of Fuels and Solvents using Innovative Video Distillation
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D1322, D1655, IP 598, Def Stan 91-91 for Smoke Point | D1655, D3699, D4054, D7566,
| SP20 Automated Smoke Point Tester |
TO10: D3241, IP 323, ISO 6249, ASTM D1655, D7566, DEF STAN 91-091 DR10: D3241 (Annex 2), IP323 (Annex C) ASTM D1655, ASTM D7566, ISO 6249, Def Stan 91-91, JIG (AFQRJOS) | D1655, D4054, D7566 | TO10 with DR10 Tube Rater for Thermal Oxidation Stability of Aviation Turbine Fuels (JFTOT Procedure) |
| Koehler Instruments which perform a specific test | |
ASTM D93 Procedure A, B and C; IP34 Pensky Martens Flash Point | D4054, D975, D396, D6751, D7467, | K71000 Automatic Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Flash Point Tester
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D2709, D91, D96, D893, D1796, D2273, D2709, D2711, D4007, D5546; IP 75, 145, 359 for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge | D975, D396, D6751, D7467, | K60092 Automatic Heated Oil Test Centrifuge |
D445, D6074, D6158; IP 71 for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity) | D1655, D3699, D4054, D7566, D975, D396 , D6751, D7467
| K23900 Kinematic Viscosity Bath |
D874, D482, D874, D1026, D3174, D4422, D5184 for Ash from Petroleum Products | D975, D396, D7467, D6751 | K244 Series Programmable Ashing Furnace |
D130, D4048; IP 154 Pressure Vessel Bath for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petroleum Products by Copper Strip Test | D1655, D3699, D4054, D7566, D4814, D975, D396, D6751, D7467
| K643 Series Copper Strip Corrosion |
D1319 for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption | D1655, D3699, D4054, D7566, D975, D7467
| K415 Series Fluorescent Indicator Absorption Apparatus |
D5771 and D5950: Excellent Correlation to: D97, D2500, D5853, D6074, D6158 ;IP 15, 219 for Cloud Point and Pour Point of Petroleum Products | D975, D396, D6751, D7467
| K77001 Automatic Cloud and Pour Point Analyser (Conforms to the specifications of: ASTM D5771; Excellent Correlation to: ASTM D2500; Conforms to the specifications of ASTM D5950; Excellent Correlation to ASTM D97) |
D6079, D2624, and ISO 6297 for Evaluating Lubricity of Diesel Fuels by the High-Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR) | D975, D7467 | K93495 High Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR) |
D2624, and ISO 6297 for Electrical Conductivity of Aviation and Distillate Fuels | D1655, D4054, D7566, D975,
| K11420 Portable Digital Conductivity Meter |
D4530 for Determination of Carbon Residue (Micro Method) | D6751 | K41091 Micro Carbon Residue |
D156 for Saybolt Colour of Petroleum Products (Saybolt Chromometer Method) | D3699 | K13270 AC100 Petroleum Colorimeter |
D381 for Gum Content in Fuels by Jet Evaporation | D1655, D4054, D7566, D4814,
| K33900 Existent Gum Bath |
D3948 for Determining Water Separation Characteristics of Aviation Turbine Fuels by Portable Separometer | D1655, D4054, D7566 | K11440 Micro-Separometer |
D1298 for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method | D1655, D4054, D7566, D396,
| K646 Series Hydrometer Bath |
D5001 for Measurement of Lubricity of Aviation Turbine Fuels by the Ball-on-Cylinder Lubricity Evaluator | D1655, D4054, D7566 | K94190 ATF Lubricity Test Rig (BOCLE) |
D524 for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue | D396, D7467 | K29190 Ramsbottom Carbon Residue |
D5188, D5191, D6377, D6378, IP394, IP409 Excellent correlation to: ASTM D323 (wet Reid), D4953 (dry Reid) for Vapour‑Liquid Ratio Temperature Determination and Vapour Pressure of Petroleum Products (Mini Method) | D4814 | RVP Pro Vapour Pressure Analyser |
D2274 Oxidation Stability of Middle Distillate Fuels |
| Oxidation Stability Apparatus, 8-Place and 12-Place Bath |
Search Standard Test Methods for Fuels
Use the search bar below to quickly find ASTM, IP, ISO and other test methods along with the relevant fuel specifications and instruments.
Showing 27 test methods
| Standard Test Method | Fuel Specifications | Instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Parr Bomb Calorimeters | ||
| D4529, D240, IP12 for Estimation of Net Heat of Combustion of Aviation Fuels | D1655, D4054, D7566 | Parr 6200 EF Isoperibol Oxygen Bomb Calorimeter |
| Analytik Jena ICP, AA and IC for elemental analysis | ||
| D6732 Determination of Copper in Jet Fuels by Graphite Furnace AA | D4054 | NovAA Atomic Absorption Spectrometer and Analytik Jena ContrAA |
| D7111 Determination of Trace Elements in Middle Distillate Fuels ICP-AES | D4054 | Analytik Jena PQ 9200 ICP-OES |
| D5453 Determination of Total Sulphur in Light Hydrocarbons, Spark Ignition Engine Fuel, Diesel Engine Fuel, and Engine Oil by Ultraviolet Fluorescence | D4814, D6751, D7467 | Analytik Jena EA 5100, CompEAct |
| D7359 Total Fluorine, Chlorine and Sulphur in Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Their Mixtures by Oxidative Pyrohydrolytic Combustion followed by Ion Chromatography Detection (Combustion Ion Chromatography-CIC) | D4054 | Analytik Jena IC prep Sykam Ion Chromatography |
| Rigaku WD XRF for Sulphur | ||
| D2622 Sulphur in Petroleum Products by Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry | D1655, D3699, D4054, D7566, D4814, D975, D396, D7467 | Rigaku Micro-Z ULS, Rigaku SuperMini 200, Rigaku Primus IVi |
| AD Systems Instruments for Specific Tests | ||
| D86, D850, D1078, ISO 3405, ISO 918, ISO 4626, IP123, IP195: Atmospheric distillation of Fuels and Solvents using Innovative Video Distillation | D1655, D3699, D4054, D7566, D4814, D975, D396, D7467 | VD10 Atmospheric distillation of Fuels and Solvents using Innovative Video Distillation |
| D1322, D1655, IP 598, Def Stan 91-91 for Smoke Point | D1655, D3699, D4054, D7566 | SP20 Automated Smoke Point Tester |
| TO10: D3241, IP 323, ISO 6249, ASTM D1655, D7566, DEF STAN 91-091. DR10: D3241 (Annex 2), IP323 (Annex C), ASTM D1655, ASTM D7566, ISO 6249, Def Stan 91-91, JIG (AFQRJOS) | D1655, D4054, D7566 | TO10 with DR10 Tube Rater for Thermal Oxidation Stability of Aviation Turbine Fuels (JFTOT Procedure) |
| Koehler Instruments which perform a specific test | ||
| ASTM D93 Procedure A, B and C; IP34 Pensky Martens Flash Point | D4054, D975, D396, D6751, D7467 | K71000 Automatic Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Flash Point Tester |
| D2709, D91, D96, D893, D1796, D2273, D2709, D2711, D4007, D5546; IP 75, 145, 359 for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge | D975, D396, D6751, D7467 | K60092 Automatic Heated Oil Test Centrifuge |
| D445, D6074, D6158; IP 71 for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids (and Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity) | D1655, D3699, D4054, D7566, D975, D396, D6751, D7467 | K23900 Kinematic Viscosity Bath |
| D874, D482, D874, D1026, D3174, D4422, D5184 for Ash from Petroleum Products | D975, D396, D7467, D6751 | K244 Series Programmable Ashing Furnace |
| D130, D4048; IP 154 Pressure Vessel Bath for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petroleum Products by Copper Strip Test | D1655, D3699, D4054, D7566, D4814, D975, D396, D6751, D7467 | K643 Series Copper Strip Corrosion |
| D1319 for Hydrocarbon Types in Liquid Petroleum Products by Fluorescent Indicator Adsorption | D1655, D3699, D4054, D7566, D975, D7467 | K415 Series Fluorescent Indicator Absorption Apparatus |
| D5771 and D5950. Excellent Correlation to: D97, D2500, D5853, D6074, D6158; IP 15, 219 for Cloud Point and Pour Point of Petroleum Products | D975, D396, D6751, D7467 | K77001 Automatic Cloud and Pour Point Analyser (Conforms to ASTM D5771; Excellent Correlation to ASTM D2500; Conforms to ASTM D5950; Excellent Correlation to ASTM D97) |
| D6079, D2624, and ISO 6297 for Evaluating Lubricity of Diesel Fuels by the High-Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR) | D975, D7467 | K93495 High Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR) |
| D2624, and ISO 6297 for Electrical Conductivity of Aviation and Distillate Fuels | D1655, D4054, D7566, D975 | K11420 Portable Digital Conductivity Meter |
| D4530 for Determination of Carbon Residue (Micro Method) | D6751 | K41091 Micro Carbon Residue |
| D156 for Saybolt Colour of Petroleum Products (Saybolt Chromometer Method) | D3699 | K13270 AC100 Petroleum Colorimeter |
| D381 for Gum Content in Fuels by Jet Evaporation | D1655, D4054, D7566, D4814 | K33900 Existent Gum Bath |
| D3948 for Determining Water Separation Characteristics of Aviation Turbine Fuels by Portable Separometer | D1655, D4054, D7566 | K11440 Micro-Separometer |
| D1298 for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method | D1655, D4054, D7566, D396 | K646 Series Hydrometer Bath |
| D5001 for Measurement of Lubricity of Aviation Turbine Fuels by the Ball-on-Cylinder Lubricity Evaluator | D1655, D4054, D7566 | K94190 ATF Lubricity Test Rig (BOCLE) |
| D524 for Ramsbottom Carbon Residue | D396, D7467 | K29190 Ramsbottom Carbon Residue |
| D5188, D5191, D6377, D6378, IP394, IP409. Excellent correlation to: ASTM D323 (wet Reid), D4953 (dry Reid) for Vapour-Liquid Ratio Temperature Determination and Vapour Pressure of Petroleum Products (Mini Method) | D4814 | RVP Pro Vapour Pressure Analyser |
| D2274 Oxidation Stability of Middle Distillate Fuels | Oxidation Stability Apparatus, 8-Place and 12-Place Bath | |
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