ISO Codes

- and Standards

ISO Solid Contamination Code

Session Objectives

Understanding the Need for a Rating System

Understanding ISO Ratings

Determination of a Systems Cleanliness Level

Recommending Cleanliness Levels

Cl
Cleanliness
li
L
Levell R
Rating
ti

Needed to be Established to Better Satisfy

Industry Needs

To Accurately Determine How Much Particulate is in

a System
To Provide a Basis for Selecting Optimum
Contamination Control for any System

Was Established by the International

Standards Organization (ISO)

Identified
Id
tifi d as the
th ISO Solid
S lid C
Contamination
t i ti C
Code
d
(ISO Standard No. 4406:1999)

ISO 4406: Allocation of Scale

Numbers

ISO Cleanliness Standard 4406

No. of Particles per 100 ml of Fluid
More than Up to and Including
8,000,000
16,000,000
4,000,000
8,000,000
2,000,000
4,000,000
1,000,000
2,000,000
500,000
1,000,000
250,000
500,000
130,000
250,000
64 000
64,000
130 000
130,000
32,000
64,000
16,000
32,000
8 000
8,000
16 000
16,000
4,000
8,000

ISO
Range
Number
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13

No. of Particles per 100 ml of Fluid

More than
2,000
1,000
500
250
130
64
32
16
8
4
2
1

Up to and Including
4,000
2,000
1,000
500
250
130
64
32
16
8
4
2

ISO
Range
Number
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

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ISO Contamination
C t i ti Level
L
l Code
C d
Based on Amount of Contaminant in 100 ml of Fluid Sample
in Three Size Ranges

Number of Particles 4(c) Microns in Size

Number of Particles 6(c) Microns in Size
Number of Particles 14(c) Microns in Size

ISO 4406 Graph of Code Number

Source:
Figure A.1
ISO 4406: 1999

Sample Size

Sample Size = 100

Milliliters of Fluid

Determining the ISO Rating

Example:
p
If a Fluid Having:
Particles 4(c) Microns
22,000
22 000 Particles 6(c) Microns
3,000 Particles 14(c) Microns
70,000

The Corresponding ISO Rating is 17/15/12

Determining the ISO Rating of a Fluid

Sample Fluid
(100 ml)

Particle Size No. of Particles

>4
70,000
>6
22,000
>14
3 000
3,000
>20
600
>30
130

If Particle Count
Falls Between:

Range
No. is:*

64,000 - 130,000

17

16,000
,
-32,000
,

15

2,000 - 4,000

12
*S
*Source:
ISO/DIS 4406

The Sample Fluid is

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ISO 17/15/12

How do we measure fluid

contamination?
Structure of ISO
ISO-Code:
Code:
amount of dirt particles
in a 100 ml sample
larger than these specified sizes:
4m / 6m / 14m

22

E
Example:
l
larger than 4m = 2,234,000

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How do we measure fluid

contamination?
Structure of ISO
ISO-Code:
Code:
amount of dirt particles
in a 100 ml sample
larger than these specified sizes:
4m / 6m / 14m

22

18

E
Example:
l
larger than 4m = 2,234,000
larger than 6m = 172
172,000
000

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How do we measure fluid

contamination?
Structure of ISO
ISO-Code:
Code:
amount of dirt particles
in a 100 ml sample
larger than these specified sizes:
4m / 6m / 14m

E
Example:
l

22

18

13

larger than 4m = 2,234,000

larger than 6m = 172
172,000
000
larger than 14m = 4,250

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ISO
Code is= property
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How do we measure fluid contamination?

Structure of ISO
ISO-Code:
Code:
amount of dirt particles
in a 100 ml sample
larger than these specified sizes:
4m / 6m / 14m

E
Example:
l

22

18

13

larger than 4m = 2,234,000

larger than 6m = 172
172,000
000
larger than 14m = 4,250

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ISO
Code is= property
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How Do We Measure Fluid Contamination?

Structure of NAS 1638
Class

5-15
5
15 m

15-25
15
25 m

25-50
25
50 m

50-100
50
100 m

> m

00

125

22

250

44

500

89

16

1000

178

32

2000

356

63

11

4000

712

126

22

8000

1425

253

45

16000

2850

506

90

16

32000

5700

1012

180

32

64000

11400

2025

360

64

128000

22800

4050

720

128

10

256000

45600

8100

1440

256

11

51200

91200

16200

2880

512

12

1024000

182400

32400

5760

1024

max. amount of dirt particles in 100ml at given size

New Oil Classifications

ISO 16/14/11

ISO 17/15/13

Demanded by
y
Modern Hydraulic
Systems

New Oil as
Delivered in Minicontainer

ISO 20/18/15

ISO 23/21/18

New Oil as
D li
Delivered
d iin
Tanker

New Oil as
Delivered in
Barrels

Controlling Water Content Saves Money!

120

Be
earing Life

100
80
60
40
20
0
Source: Machine Design, How dirt and
water effect bearing life, July 1996

ppm of water in oil

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Required New Machine Cleanliness

Fluid Cleanliness
C
& Service
S
Life
f
Current

Target

Target

Target

Target

22/19

19/16

18/15

17/14

16/13

21/18

18/15

17/14

16/13

15/12

20/17

17/14

16/13

15/12

14/11

19/16

16/13

15/12

14/11

13/10

18/15

15/12

14/11

13/10

12/9

17/14

14/11

13/10

12/9

12/8

2X

3X

4X

5X

Cleanliness

Life Ext.
Factor

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ISO Cleanliness Level Correlation Table

ISO
Code

Mil Std
1638
(1967)

Mil Std
1246A
(1967)

ACFTD
Gravimetric
Level
mg/L

Disavowed
SAE
Level

21/19/16
10
20/18/15
9
6
19/17/14
8
300
5
18/16/13
7
1
4
17/15/12
6
3
16/14/12
200
16/14/11
5
2
15/13/10
4
.1
1
14/12/9
3
0
13/11/8
2
12/10/8
100
12/10/7
1
12/10/6
.01
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0

Recommended Cleanliness Levels

ISO Codes for Fluid Power Components
Component
Gear Pump
Piston Pump/Motor
Vane Pump
Directional Control Valve
Proportional Control Valve
Journal Bearings
Servo Valve
New/Unused Oil

Cleanliness Level (ISO Code)

19/17/14
18/16/13
19/17/14
19/17/14
18/16/13
17/15/13
16/14/11
20/18/15

Cleanliness Levels Based on Pressure

System Type

Recommended
Cleanliness Levels
(ISO Code)

Low Pressure manual

control

20/18/15 or better

Low to Medium Pressure

electro-hydraulic controls

19/17/14 or better

High pressure - servocontrolled

16/14/111 or better

Recommended
R
d d Media
M di to
t Achieve
A hi
Desired
D i d
Cleanliness Based on Rate of Ingression
g
Desired ISO Level

Ingression Rate

Element Medium

20/18/15

High

Z25

19/17/14

Low

Z25

19/17/14

High

Z10

18/16/13

Low

Z10

18/16/13

High

Z5

15/13/10

Low

Z5

18/16/13

g
High

Z3

15/13/10

Low

Z3

15/13/10

g
High

Z1

14/12/9

Low

Z1

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Series Z Media Elements

ISO
Cleanliness
L
Level
l

Schroeder
Element
M di
Media

20/18/15 19/17/14

Z25

19/17/14 18/16/13

Z10

18/16/13 15/13/10

Z5

15/13/10 14/12/9

Z3

14/12/9 13/11/8

Z1

ISO Cleanliness Levels

Cleanliness Code Chart
25
160000
24
80000
23
40000
22
20000
21
10000
20
5000
19
2500
18
1300
17
640
16
320
15
160
14
80
13
40
12
20
11
10
10
5
9
2.5
8
1.3
7
.60
6
.30
5
.15
4
.08
3
.04
2
.02
1

Cleanliness Code

20,000
15,000

10,000

5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,500

1000

500
400
300
200
150

100

50
40
30
20
15

10

5
4
3
2
1.5

.5
.4
.3
.2
.15

.1

.01
1

10

15
14

20

25

Particle Size in Micrometers

NEW SCALE
OLD SCALE

30 35

40

45

50

Number of Partiicles Greater Th

han Size Per Milliliter

20 14 12

100,000
50,000
40,000
30,000

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