ASTM D6022-06
(Practice)Standard Practice for Calculation of Permanent Shear Stability Index
Standard Practice for Calculation of Permanent Shear Stability Index
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Permanent Shear Stability Index (PSSI) is a measure of the loss of viscosity, due to shearing, contributed by a specified additive.
Note 2—For example, a PSSI of 50 means the additive will lose 50 % of the viscosity it contributes to the finished oil.
The selection of appropriate base fluids and additive concentrations to be used in test oils is left to individual operators or companies. These choices will depend on the intended application for the additive.
Note 3—PSSI may depend more strongly on base fluid, additive concentration, additive chemistry, and the presence of other additives for base fluids of unusual composition (for example, esters) or if additives outside the common range of chemistries and concentrations are used. Caution should be exercised when interpreting results from different sources.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice specifies the procedure for the calculation of Permanent Shear Stability Index (PSSI) of an additive using viscosities before and after a shearing procedure.
1.2 PSSI is calculated for a single blend component and can then be used to estimate the effects of that component on finished lubricant blends.
1.3 This practice is applicable to many products and may use data from many different test methods. The calculation is presented in its most general form in order not to restrict its use.
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Designation: D6022 − 06
StandardPractice for
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Calculation of Permanent Shear Stability Index
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6022; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope* 2.2 CEC Standards:
CEC L14A 93 Evaluation of the Mechanical Shear Stability
1.1 This practice specifies the procedure for the calculation
of Lubricating Oils Containing Polymers
of Permanent Shear Stability Index (PSSI) of an additive using
CEC L37 T 85 Shear Stability of Polymer-Containing Oils
viscosities before and after a shearing procedure.
(FZG)
CEC L45 T 93 Viscosity Shear Stability of Transmission
1.2 PSSI is calculated for a single blend component and can
Lubricants (KRL)
then be used to estimate the effects of that component on
finished lubricant blends.
3. Terminology
1.3 This practice is applicable to many products and may
3.1 Definitions:
use data from many different test methods. The calculation is
3.1.1 degree of thickening (DT), n—the ratio of an oil’s
presented in its most general form in order not to restrict its
viscosity with an additive to that oil’s viscosity without the
use.
additive. A measure of the amount by which an additive
increases the base fluid viscosity.
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.2 permanent shear stability index (PSSI), n—a measure
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
of the irreversible decrease, resulting from shear, in an oil’s
D2603 Test Method for Sonic Shear Stability of Polymer-
viscosity contributed by an additive.
Containing Oils
3.1.2.1 Discussion—PSSI is a property calculated for a
D4485 Specification for Performance of Active API Service single component. Viscosity Loss (q.v.) is a property measured
Category Engine Oils
for a finished oil.
D5119 Test Method for Evaluation of Automotive Engine
3.1.3 shear, adj—a relative movement of molecules or
Oils in the CRC L-38 Spark-Ignition Engine (Withdrawn
molecular aggregates that occurs in flowing liquids. A shear
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2003)
flow is one in which the spatial velocity gradient is perpen-
D5275 Test Method for Fuel Injector Shear Stability Test
dicular to the direction of flow.
(FISST) for Polymer Containing Fluids
3.1.3.1 Discussion—Not all flow geometries meet this defi-
D5621 Test Method for Sonic Shear Stability of Hydraulic
nition.
Fluids
3.1.4 shear, v—to subject a liquid to a shear flow.
D6278 Test Method for Shear Stability of Polymer Contain-
3.1.4.1 Discussion—Shearing an oil can sometimes cause
ing Fluids Using a European Diesel Injector Apparatus
scission of certain molecular species, resulting in a decrease in
D7109 Test Method for Shear Stability of Polymer Contain-
viscosity. Not all oils exhibit this response. Common ways of
ing Fluids Using a European Diesel Injector Apparatus at
shearing oils to elicit this effect include injection through a
30 and 90 Cycles
small orifice and flow through gears or bearings. Irradiation
with sonic energy can also decrease the viscosity of some oils.
3.1.5 Viscosity Loss (VL), n—a measure of the decrease in
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum
an oil’s viscosity.
Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D02.07 on
3.1.5.1 Discussion—Viscosity Loss is a property measured
Flow Properties.
Current edition approved May 1, 2006. Published May 2006. Originally
for a finished oil. Permanent Shear Stability Index (q.v.)isa
approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as D6022–01. DOI:
property calculated for a single component. Some test methods
10.1520/D6022-06.
report VL as a relative change, which is dimensionless (for
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
example, Test Methods D2603, D5275, D6278, and D7109).
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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Some test methods and specifications report VLas an absolute 6. Procedure
change, which has the same dimensions as the viscosity
6.1 Calculate the degree of thickening:
measurements (for example, Specification D4485 and Test
DT 5 V /V (1)
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