Low Temperature Performance Technical Data

FLUIDCENTER Toll free (North America) 888 442-5008 or 416 466-3144 Fax: 416 466-3807 website: www.fluidcenter.com VSG® - THE ‘GREEN’ GREASE TYPICAL TEST DATA – NLGI GRADE 1 Main ingredient: name canola (vegetable) oil Thickener: calcium sulphonate Biodegradability: % after 21 days, CEC L-33-T-82. 81 Eco-toxicity: Daphnia Magna test, 48 hours LC50 >1,000 ppm Rainbow Trout test, 96 hours LC50 >93 cm2 /l Daphnia Magna, 48 hours per EPA/600/4-90/027F LD50 >1,000 ppm Mysid Shrimp, 48 hours per EPA/600/4-90/027F LD50 >1,000 ppm Lead Content: ppm <1 (none added) Density: kg/L >1.0 Color: light tan Odor: similar to cooking oil Penetration: worked at 25 C (77°F), ASTM D-217 325 Dropping Point: C (°F), ASTM D-2265 250 (480) Apparent Viscosity: Poise at 0 C (32°F), ASTM D-1092 15 reciprocal seconds 429 100 reciprocal seconds 102 500 reciprocal seconds 42 Lincoln Ventmeter: psi drop @ 25°C / 0°C / -18°C (77/32/0°F) 20 / 110 / 235 USX Mobility: g/minute @ -18°C (0°F) and 21.7 kPa (150 psi) 226 Worked Stability: % change after 100,000 strokes, ASTM D-217 +2.5 (softens) 10,000 strokes with 20% water, ASTM D-217 -20 (stiffens) Roll Stability: % change, with 50% water, ASTM D-1831 -19 (stiffens Water Washout: % loss at 79.4 C (175°F), ASTM D-1264 1.21 Oil Bleed: ASTM D6184, % cone oil bleed after 30 hours at 100°C (212°F) 0.87 Volatile Matter: % loss after 3 hours @ 107°C (225°F). 0.38 Timken OK Load: kg, ASTM D-2509 25 4 Ball EP: ASTM D-2596, load wear index, kgf 55 weld point, kgf 400 4 Ball Wear: ASTM D-2266, scar diameter in mm 0.42 US Navy Gear Wear: 10 lb load, mg/1000 cycles 0.57 Salt Fog: ASTM DB-117, hours to failure @ 1 mil d.f.t. >300 Rust Protection: ASTM D-1743 pass Copper Strip Corrosion: 24 hours at 100 C (212°F), ASTM D-4048 1b Low Temperature Flexibility: 1 hr @ -20°F, MIL-PRF-18458C Pass Adhesiveness: 15 minutes at 151°F, MIL-PRF-18458 99% Plus, no added dyes, heavy metals, chlorinated compounds, zinc compounds or sodium nitrate. Other test data is available. If you do not see what you want, please contact us. No warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, are made with respect to the products described herein. Nothing contained herein shall constitute a permission or recommendation to practice any invention covered by a patent without a license from the owner of the patent. techdataVSG-1 5/05