A microprocessor controlled ball-on-plate reciprocating friction and wear test system to provide fast, repeatable assessment of the performance of fuels and lubricants under boundary conditions. With the wear scar camera package, allows to capture calibrated images of the wear scar and measure the wear scar direct on the PC screen. It is the world standard for testing diesel fuel Lubricity and conforms to ASTM D6079, CECF-06-A, ISO12156, EN590, IP450, JPI-5S-50
PCS Instruments is the only instrument supplier specified on the following test methods: ISO 12156, ASTM D6079, ASTM D7688.
The ball and plate specimens are fitted to the upper and lower sample holders, which are then attached to the instrument and the sample fluid added. The test load is applied using suspended weight, the test conditions are set in the PC software either automatically, if running a standard test, or by the user for bespoke tests.
During the test, the ball is rubbed against the plate and the friction force is measured using a piezo force transducer and recorded by the software. At the end of the test, the wear scar on the ball is measured to determine the lubricity of the sample
Features:-
- Small, compact bench top system
- Preloaded with standard diesel fuel lubricity test procedures CEC/ASTM/ISO
- Fast, repeatable friction and wear measurement
- Fully automated, microprocessor controlled test sequence
- Easy to calibrate
- Only small volume of lubricant is required – tests can be carried out on field collected or experimental fluids, film formation by boundary additives can be observed by electric contact potential (ECR) changes
- Wear scar measurement with the standard specimens requires only one measurement.