ASTM D6895-17 Standard Test Method for Rotational Viscosity of Heavy Duty Diesel Drain Oils at 100°C

ASTMD6895-17isastandardtestmethoddevelopedbyASTMInternationalformeasuringtherotationalviscosityofheavy-dutydieseldrainoilsat100°C.Thismethodisspecificallydesignedtoevaluatetheviscositycharacteristicsofuseddieselengineoilsunderhigh-temperatureconditions,simulatingreal-worldoperatingenvironments.Thetestutilizesarotationalviscometertodeterminetheapparentviscosityoftheoilsampleatacontrolledtemperatureof100°C.Itprovidescriticaldataforassessingtheoil'sflowbehaviorandshearstability,whichareessentialforunderstandingitsperformanceinheavy-dutydieselengines.Thisstandardiswidelyusedintheautomotiveandlubricantindustriestomonitoroildegradation,ensureproperlubrication,andmaintainengineefficiency.Itservesasavaluabletoolforoilanalysislaboratories,enginemanufacturers,andfleetoperatorstoevaluatetheconditionofusedoilsandmakeinformedmaintenancedecisions.ASTMD6895-17replacespreviousversionsofthestandardandincorporatesthelatesttestingproceduresandequipmentspecificationstoensureaccurateandreproducibleresults.Compliancewiththisstandardhelpsmaintainconsistencyinviscositymeasurementsacrossdifferentlaboratoriesandtestingfacilities.