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Sam's West, Inc.
Company and Product Information
Corporate Office:
Sam's West, Inc.
2101 SE Simple Savings Dr.
Bentonville, AR 72716
Website(s): www.samsclub.com
Sam's West, Inc., doing business as Sam’s Club, operates as a retailer and a membership warehouse club that provides products to members in the United States and Puerto Rico. It serves customers via online. The company was founded in 1983 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas with club locations in the United States and Puerto Rico. Sam's West, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Source: Bloomberg
Prime Series Synblend
SAE 5W-20 Motor Oil
Product: Prime Series Synblend
Viscosity Grade: SAE 5W-20
Labeled: API SN/ILSAC GF-5
Distributed By: Sam's West, Inc., Bentonville, AZ
Purchased at: Jamesburg, NJ
Date of purchase: 1/27/2019
Website(s): www.samsclub.com
Test Results and Assessment:
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.
Note:Although the Noack Volatility for the sample exceeds the 15 Max for an API SN/ILSAC GF-5, it falls within the API expanded range which applies standard industry practice to recognize ASTM test method reproducibility.
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Note1: 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. Note2: The specification for cold cranking viscosity includes only a maximum value; the minimum value shown in the “standard” area of the chart is truncated for illustrative purposes.
| PHYSICAL TESTS (click for test details) - a | Standard | Prime |
| TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) | 7.53 | |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 6.9 to <9.3 | 8.39 |
| Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 49.25 | |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 146 | |
| Viscosity @-30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,600 Max | 5,683 |
| Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max -c | 16.3 (Recheck 15.9) |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b | ||
| Additives | ||
| Calcium, ppm | 910 | |
| Magnesium, ppm | 711 | |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 600 to 800 -d | 727 |
| Zinc, ppm | 773 | |
| 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 | <5 | |
| Vanadium, ppm | <1 | |
| Contaminants | ||
| Silver, ppm | <1 | |
| Aluminum, ppm | <1 | |
| Chromium, ppm | <1 | |
| Iron, ppm | 2 | |
| Nickel, ppm | <1 | |
| Lead, ppm | <1 | |
| Antimony, ppm | <1 | |
| Tin, ppm | <1 | |
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