Designation:D1264−18StandardTestMethodforDeterminingtheWaterWashoutCharacteristicsofLubricatingGreases1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1264;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheevaluationoftheresistanceofalubricatinggreasetowashoutbywaterfromabearing,whentestedat38°Cand79°C(100°Fand175°F)undertheprescribedlaboratoryconditions.Itisnottobeconsideredtheequivalentofserviceevaluationtests.PrecisionandbiaswasdeterminedusinggreaserangingfromNLGI3to0gradesintheresearchreport(seeSection10).1.2Thistestmethodmaynotbesuitableforsomegreasescontaininghighlyvolatilecomponents.Thistestmethoddoesnotattempttoaccountforsampleevaporation.Itistheuser’sresponsibilitytodetermineifevaporationofthesampleisasignificantcontributortomasslossattherequireddryingtemperature.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesafterSIunitsareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecificwarningstatements,see6.3.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMAdjuncts:StandardBallBearing2D2PP,Version4.43,DeterminationofPrecisionandBiasDataforUseinTestMethodsforPetroleumProducts33.SummaryofTestMethod3...
