Hydraulic systems performance of Army engine oils

Book · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5783547

Marbach, H W; Lestz, S J

A technical evaluation of qualified military specification lubricants was started by the U.S. Army Belvoir Research and Development Center and was performed at the U.S. Army Fuels and Lubricants Research Laboratory (AFLRL) located at Southwest Research Institute. This work was conducted to determine if such lubricants can be used as hydraulic fluids in Army Commercial Construction Equipment (CCE) and Selected Material Handling Equipment (SMHE). Sixteen military specification lubricants were extensively evaluated using twelve selected tests required by equipment manufacturers and one test developed by AFLRL in conjunction with John Deere. From the data developed, lubricants meeting Army specifications passed 88 percent of all the tests. It appears that the Army engine oils are good potential candidates for use as hydraulic and power transmission lubricants within the Army CCE/SMHE systems. Areas of concern include copper corrosion, wet brake/clutch frictional performance, and final drive gear wear.

• OSTI ID: 5783547
• Report Number(s): SAE-TP-841348
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
HYDRAULIC FLUIDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
LUBRICATING OILS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CORROSIVE EFFECTS
MATERIALS HANDLING
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
US DOD
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
LUBRICANTS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
TESTING
US ORGANIZATIONS
WORKING FLUIDS
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