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IS 7623 (1993): Lithium Base Grease for Industrial Purposes

[PCD 3: Petroleum, Lubricants and their Related Products]

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 IS 7623!: 1993 ~
( Reaffirmed 2001 )

Inditw Standard
I?ORNXJYI’RIAL
IJTHNJM : BliSE’- GREASE’
P.URPOSES:-SPE:CIFI~~T1O~
( Secmil Rtivl’szoil’,)

tlm 621-892261

~ BIS 1993
BUREAIl OF, lNDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

.rUtie 1993 Price Group 2

Lubricants and Related Products Sectional Committee, PCD 4

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard (Second Revision ) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after
the draft finalized by the Lubricants and Related Products Sectional Committee had been approved
by the Petroleum Coal and Related Products Division Council.

This standard was first published in 1974 (superseding IS 1002 : 1956 ‘Specification for multipur-
pose grease No. 1, 2 and 3’) which had a very wide coverage such as greases for industrial and
automobile applications, greases with lithium base as well as lime soap formulations, and the first
revision was taken up in 1985. The present revision has been prepared as the result of a review
of the standard by the Committee in the light of current requirements and advancement in the
field of lubrication technology and also to eliminate/reduce spurious product supplies from the
market. In this revision various requirements given in Table 1 and 2 have been modified in order
to reflect the quality of raw material now generally available in the country and also to make
available better quality product in view of its application in the market. Requirements for
kinematic viscosity, viscosity index, free acidity/alkalinity, heat stability have been modified and
additional requirements for flash point and four ball weld load test have been incorporated for
better appreciation of the product. IP-Roller bearing grease rig test has been dropped as there is
no feed back information from the users. The test is only done in Europe. The Committee felt
that after generating suficient data the test mav be included at a later date fixing thereby the
limits.

For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the
final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off
in accordance with IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised)'. The number
of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified
value in this standard.
 IS 7623 : 1993

Indian Standard
LITHIUM BASE GREASE FOR INDUSTRIAL
PURPOSES - SPECIFICATION
( Second Revision )
1 SCOPE b) Refined mineral oil with following
requirements:
1.1 This standard prescribes the requirements and Regular EP tvpe Methods
methods of sampling and test for lithium base VG 100 VG 1.~0 of Test,
greases suitable for industrial application and for r? Refto[P:]
lubrication of plain as well as antifriction of IS : 1448
bearings.
Kinematic 90-l 10 135-165 P : 25
1.2 This standard also covers lithium base Viscosity
cSt at 40°C
greases containing extreme pressure ( EP )
additives. Viscosity 60 60 P : 56
Index
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCE J VI ), Min
Flash point, 178 178 P : 69
The following Indian Standards contain provi- “C ( cot ),
sions which through reference in this text con- Min
stitute the provisions of the standard. At the
time of publication, the editions indicated were C) Antioxidants and rust inhibitor, and
valid. All standards are subject to revision and d) Extreme pressure additives (in the case
parties to agreements based on this standard are of EP grades only ).
encouraged to investigate the possibility of
applying the most recent editions of the standards 4.3 The material shall also comply with the
i&.&at~ below: requirements given in Table 1 for regular type
and Table 2 for extreme pressure ( EP) type when
IS No. Title tested according to the methods given in column
6 of the tables.
1447 : 1966 Methods of sampling of petro-
leum and its products 4.4 Keeping Quality
1448 Methods of test for petroleum
The keeping quality of the material shall be such
and its products
that when stored in original sealed containers
under normal conditions, it shall retain the pro-
3 TYPES AND GRADES
perties given in the specification for not less than
one year from the date of manufacture.
3.1 Types
The material shall be of following types: 5 PACKING AND MARKING
a) Regular, and 5.1 Packing
b) Extreme pressure ( EP ) The material shall be packed in metal or any
other suitable containers as agreed to between the
3.2 Grades purchaser and the supplier.

Each type shall have three grades namely 5.2 Marking

Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3. The containers shall be securely closed and
marked with the following:
4. REQUIREMENTS
a) Indication of the source of manufacture;
4.1 The material shall be smooth and homoge- b) Name, type and grade of the material;
nesou preparations free from objectionable odour,
visible impurities and abrasive particles. It shall c) Net mass of the material;
be free from resins, oils, rosinate, tar oil, grit and d) Date of manufacture;
fillers such as clay, asbestos, talc, etc, and from e) Recognized trade-mark, if any; and
products gelled with bentonite and silica gel.
f) Indentification in code or otherwise to
enable the lot of consignment or manu-
4.2 Composition
facture to be traced back.
The material shall consist of following ingredients:
5.2.1 The containers may also be marked with the
a) Lithium soap, Standard Mark.

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IS 7623 : 1993

6 SAMPLING the general requirements given in 4.1. Tests for

consistency, free organic acidity and free
6.1 Representative samples of the material shall alkalinity shall be done on individual samples.
be drawn as prescribed in IS 1447 : 1966. Tests for copper strip corrosion shall be conduct-
ed on two of the individual samples.
6.2 Number of Tests and Criteria for Conformity 6.2.2 Tests for all the remaining charateristics
shall be done on the composite sample prepared
6.2.1 Individual containers selected according to by mixing small portions from individual con-
IS 1447 : 1966 shall be opened and examined for tainers selected in the sample.

Table 1 Requirements of Lithium Base Grease for Industrial Purposes, Rcgukar Type
( Clause 4.3 )
St No. Characteristics Reauirements of I$ Method of Tests,
r--------- h_----__-__ Ref to I 1’ : 1 of
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 1s i448 -
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

i) Consistency of worked grease at P : 60

25t_O’5YI
a) 60 double strokes 310-340 26.5-295 220-250
b) 100 OCOstrokes Shall not differ by more than 30 units from
the 60 double strokes
ii) Free organic acidity (as oleic), 0’1 0’1 0’1 P : 53
percent by mass, Max
iii) Free alkalinity (as LiOH) percent 0’1 0’1 0’1 P : 53
by mass, MUX
iv) Drop point, “C, Min 180 180 180 I’ : 52
v) Copper strip corrosion at 100°C. c- - --- Negative --------f P:51
for 24 hours
vi) Leakage and deposits forming P :*
tendericies ( wbecl bearing test )
a) leakage by mass (g) Max +------5----_-_-__a
b) Deposit in the wheel bearing Shall be free from deposits
races of the rollers
cl Evidence of ahnormal changes in Observations are to be reported
consistency or structure of the
material
d) Indication of dry running of races ~No dry running of races
vii) Resistance to water wash-at 8O”C, ~-----_l5_-_-_--_-_+ P : 90
percent loss by mass, MUX
viii) Heat stability, percent loss by mass, 6’0 5’0 5’0 P : 89
Max

ix) toxidation stability ( 100 h) drop in 0’5 0’5 0’5 P : 34

pressure kg/cn.2, Mnx
x) Freedom from dclcterious particles, 10 10 10 P:f
permitted No. of scratches, MUX
xi) Roll stability test penetration change, 25 25 25 P:$
percent alter I6 h, MUX
xii) Corrosion Preventive Test rating, Max 1 1 1 P : II
xiii) $lP dynamic antirust test, rating, MUX 0 0 0 P : ‘II
xiv) tLow temperature to:que test at -20°C P : **
a) Starting torque gm/cm +--_-- 5 000 ---__-j.
b) Running torque gm/cm +--_-- 1000 ---_----f

l Under preparation till such time ASTM D1263-86 may be followed.

t Type tests for which manufacturer/suppliers shall give the guarantee for their compliance.
$ Under preparation till such time ASTM D1404-88 may-be followed.
0 Under preparation till such time ASTM D1831-88 may be followed.
1) Under preparation till such time ASTM D1743-87 may be followed.
11 Under preparation till such time IP 220/85 may be followed.
**Under preparation till such time IP 186-85 may be followed.

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Table 2 Requirements of Lithium Base Grease for Industrial Purposes

Extreme Pressure ( EP ) Type
( Cluuse 4.3 )

SI No. Characteristics Requirements of Method of Tests,

~___~~__~*~~~__~~~~~ R$t(;J4; : ] of
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 2
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
9 Consistency of worked grease at P : 60
25+0’5”C
a) 60 double strokes 310-340 265-295 220250
b) 100 000 strokes Shall cot differ by more than 30 units from
the 60 double strokes
ii) Drop point, “C, Min 180 180 180 ’ P : 52
iii) C;;r;4s;ip corrosion at 100°C c---- Negative ------+ P:51

iv) Leakage and deposit forming p:*

tendencies (wheel bearing test ):
a) Leakage by mass (g), MUX 5’0 5’0 5’0
b) Deposits in the wheel bearing Shall be free from deposits
races or rollers
c) Evidence of abnormal changes in Observations to be rcported
the consistency or structure of
the material
d) Indication of dry running of races No dry running of races
v) Resistance to water wash at 8O”C, 15 15 I5 P : 90
p-rcent loss by mass, Mnx
vi) Heat stability, percent loss by mass, 6 5 5 P 89
Max

vii) *Oxidation stability ( 100 h) drop in 0’7 0’7 0.7 P : 94

pressure kg/cma, Max
viii) Freedom from dei_terious particles, 10 10 10 P:f
permitted No. of scratches, MUX
ix) $Roll stability test penetration change .+_-_--_-_25_-_-_--+ P:S
percent after 16 h,~Max
x) Corrosion preventive test, rating, Max +_-_____--_ I---_-_-_--f P : ia
xi) tlP dynamic antirust test, rating, MUX +-__--0 ---_--_-_--+ P:l
xii) *Low temperature torque test P: *+
at -20°C.
a) Starting torque gm,‘cm, Mnx .+_-_---- 5 000 ----_-_--f
b) Running torque gmfcm, Max .+_----_- 1000 _---__--f

xiii) SFour ball wear load kg, Min .+____--_-2(Jo --_-_--__3 P : tt

xiv) tFour ball wear scar dia, mm, Max t---_- 0.6 -_-_-. + P : **
xv) tTimken O.K. load, kg, Min + -_-_- 20 --_---__3 p : 81

l Under preparation till such time ASTM D 1263-86 may be. followed.
t These are type tests for which manufacturer/supplier give guarantee for their compliance.
8 Under preparation till such time ASTM D I404-88 may be followed.
3 Under preparation till ;uch time ASTM D 1831-88 may be followed.
II Under preparation till such time ASTM D 1743-86 may be followsd.
T[ Under preparation till such time IP 220/85 may be followed.
**Under preparation till such time IPl86/85 may be fo!!ow:d.
+tlJndc:r preparation till such time lP239/89 may b: followed.
$$Under preparation till such time ASTM D 2266-89 may be follcwzd.
sunder preparation till such time ASTM D 2509-86 may be followed.

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