Testing Highlights

Savant performs a wide range of analytical and simulated bench tests on engine oils, ATF, gear oils, hydraulic fluids, fuels, greases, and other lubricants.   Below is a collection of technical content related to an array of tests conducted at Savant Labs.  Talk with us about how we can meet your lubricant testing needs.  To receive our newsletter highlighting technical articles, subscribe now. 

Applications

• Understanding Hydraulic Fluids: Properties, Testing, and Maintenance Considerations

HEV and EV Fluid Applications

• Electric Vehicle Lubricant and Fluid Testing
• Electric Vehicle Lubricant and Fluid Testing Update, Conductive Deposit Test (CDT) and Wire Corrosion Test (WCT), June 2023
• Addressing the Need for EV Driveline Fluid Testing - CEC L-48 Oxidation
• Critical Properties Electric Vehicle Drivetrain Fluids
  
• Drivers of Custom Testing for Electric Vehicle Drivetrain Fluids

• Elastomer Testing

Fuel

• Fuel Dilution -- The Cause, Effect, and Detection
  

Grease

• Grease Oxidation  Measurement by an Advanced Technique
• NLGI's New HPM Grease Specification
• NLGI HPM Grease and GC-LB Specifications

Oxidation, Corrosion & Contamination

• Air Separation – The Key Performance Indicator - ASTM 3427 Air Release Properties of Hydrocarbon Based Oils  and ASTM D892 Foaming Characteristics
  
• Foam Challenges in Lubricating Oils
• Karl Fischer Water - Procedures A, B, and C
  
• Thermo-oxidation Engine Oil Simulation Overview
• ASTM D8447 - TEOST Turbo® Test Method - The Evolution
• CEC L-48 - Oxidation Stability of Lubricating Oils Used in Automotive Transmissions by Artificial Aging
• CEC L-105 Low-Temperature Pumpability and CEC L-109 Oxidation Test for Engine Oils Operating In The Presence Of Biodiesel Fuel

Viscosity & Shear

• Scanning Brookfield/Gelation Index - Low Temperature, Low Shear
• Shear Stability and Viscosity Loss Overview

Volatility

• Engine Oil Volatility and ASTM D5800 Method for Evaporation Loss - The Past, Present, and Future

Wear & Performance

• Advanced SRV Wear Testing 
• Wear Preventive Characteristics
• Viscosity Loss - It's Only Temporary
• Going Green - Wind Turbines & Lubricant Testing
• Industrial Lubricant/Gear Oil Testing