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Consolidated 2017 SAE 10W-40

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SAE 10W-40 TEST RESULTS
ACTIVE API SERVICE CATEGORIES
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Test Results for Passenger Car Motor Oils 

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Brand Kendall
with Liquid
Titanium GT-1
Pennzoil Premier
CRUZ-IN Q Motor Oil
Listed American Petroleum Institute (API) Service Category API SN API SN API SN
"SC/CC specifications" "10•40 Motor Oil"
     
CONSUMER ALERT CONSUMER ALERT
PHYSICAL TESTS (click test for details)
Standards(a)
TBN, mg KOH/g,(ASTM D2896) 7.98 7.98 6.77
0.40 0.01
Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, ASTM D445) for an SAE 0W-20 12.5 to <16.3 15.43 15.76 14.62
4.6 10.9
Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445)   106.84 108.55 98.05
25.0 65.2
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) 152 154 155
97 148
Viscosity @ -25ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293)  7,000 Max 5,576 5,940 5,439
2,193 3,740
NOACK Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) 15 Max (d) 11.7 12.8 12.6
N/A (f) N/A (f)
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-b,c
Additives
Calcium, ppm   2,391 2,118 1,882
21 1
Magnesium, ppm   10 6 8
0 3
Phosphorus, ppm 600 Min (e) 766 670 770
85 494
Zinc, ppm   844 799 778
10 5
Molybdenum, ppm 17 170 41
0 0
Barium, ppm   <1 <1 <1
0 0
Boron, ppm   201 110 180
0 1
Silicon, ppm 5 5 5
989 222
Potassium, ppm <5 <5 <5
0 1
Manganese, ppm   <1 <1 <1
0 0
Titanium, ppm   92 <1 <1
0 0
Copper, ppm   <1 <1 <1
0 63
Sodium, ppm   <5 <5 <5
1 1
Vanadium, ppm   <1 <1 <1
0 0
Contaminants
Silver, ppm   <1 <1 <1
0 0
Aluminum, ppm   2 <1 2
1 8
Chromium, ppm   <1 <1 <1
0 1
Iron, ppm   2 1 <1
0 47
Nickel, ppm   <1 <1 <1
0 0
Lead, ppm   <1 <1 <1
0 2
Antimony, ppm   <1 <1 <1
0 0
Tin, ppm   <1 <1 <1
0 25

a- Standards, shown in yellow, are established by API, SAE and others.

b-Test Method used for metal analysis is ASTM ASTM D5185.

c- ASTM D5185-09 Reproducibility by Element.

d- This specification is expressed to two significant figures, therefore results up to 15.5 are considered on specification for 10W-40s.

e- This specification is expressed to one significant figure, therefore results above 550 is considered on specification.

f- Motor Oils with API Service Categories prior to API SJ do not have a NOACK Volatility standard.

 

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