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Corporate Office:
5500 Cenex Dr.
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Website(s): www.cenex.com
CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy, grains and foods, CHS is committed to helping its customers, farmer-owners and other stakeholders grow their businesses through its domestic and global operations. CHS, a Fortune 100 company, supplies energy, crop nutrients, grain marketing services, animal feed, food and food ingredients, along with business solutions including insurance, financial and risk management services. The company operates petroleum refineries/pipelines and manufactures, markets and distributes Cenex® brand refined fuels, lubricants, propane and renewable energy products.
For more information see: (www.chsinc.com)
The Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA) is an independent resource for information and insights on the quality of lubricants in the marketplace. Our mission is to serve the consumer of lubricants by randomly sampling and independently testing lubricants taken from the field. Test results are posted along with the brand names on the PQIA website. This webpage provides an analysis on the brand detailed below.
The following are the test results for the sample examined.
Distributed by: CHS Inc., St. Paul, MN
Purchased at: Council Bluff, IA
Date of purchase: 4/29/2015
Website(s): www.cenex.com
The results of the tests conducted on this sample meet the SAE J300 specifications for the SAE Viscosity Grade listed on the product label, and are consistent with the listed API Service Categories.
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Note: Although laboratory tests alone cannot be used to establish if engine oil meets an API Service Category, they can be used to determine if it doesn't.
| PHYSICAL TESTS (click for test details) - a | Standard | CENEX SUPERLUBE TMS |
| TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) | 9.4 | |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 12.5 to <16.3 | 14.6 |
| Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 113.6 | |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 132 | |
| Viscosity @-20ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 7,000 Max | 6310 |
| Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 13 Max -c | 11.3 |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b | ||
| Additives | ||
| Calcium | 1209 | |
| Magnesium | 846 | |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 1,249 Max | 1153 |
| Zinc, ppm | 1256 | |
| Molybdenum, ppm | <1 | |
| Barium, ppm | <1 | |
| Boron, ppm | 1 | |
| Silicon, ppm | 5 | |
| Potassium, ppm | <5 | |
| Manganese, ppm | <1 | |
| Titanium, ppm | <1 | |
| Copper, ppm | <1 | |
| Sodium, ppm | 6 | |
| Vanadium, ppm | <1 | |
| Contaminants | ||
| Silver, ppm | <1 | |
| Aluminum, ppm | <1 | |
| Chromium, ppm | <1 | |
| Iron, ppm | 2 | |
| Nickel, ppm | <1 | |
| Lead, ppm | <1 | |
| Antimony, ppm | 11 | |
| Tin, ppm | <1 | |
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