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Consolidated 2015 SAE 5W-30		Click Bottles Below for Data and Assessments
		SAE 5W-30 ACTIVE API SERVICE CATEGORIES TEST RESULTS																					OBSOLETE
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Brand		7-Eleven	ACCEL	Agip Super XL	American XT High Milage	Casey's General Store Drive	DuraMAX Liquid Armor	Essential Everyday	Mobil Special	Ford Motorcraft	Peak	Quaker State	RK	Safeway	STP Pro	SuperTech	SynGard	Phillips 66 Trop Artic	LubriGold dexos1	Wolf's Head Super-Duty	Zecol-Max	Pentosin PentoSuper	XCEL XHD Turbo	Black Knight	Jacksons	Orbit	Xpress Lube Pro
Listed American Petroleum Institute (API) Service Category		API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SN/CF ILSAC GF-5	API SN ILSAC GF-5	API SM	API SG/CF-4	API SB/CB	No API Listed	No API Listed	No API Listed
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PHYSICAL TESTS (click test for details)	Standards(a)
TBN, mg KOH/g,(ASTM D2896)		7.8	7.9	8.1	7.7	8.5	6.8	7.5	8.6	7.8	7.1	7.9	8.1	7.0	6.8	7.8	7.5	7.7	8.7	7.0	7.0	6.0	5.37	3.99	4.12	0.53	1.47
Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, ASTM D445) for an SAE 5W-30	9.3 to <12.5	11.0	10.8	10.4	10.5	10.8	10.3	10.5	10.3	10.9	10.1	10.7	10.5	10.4	10.1	11.1	10.5	10.8	9.9	10.8	10.4	11.9	10.5	10.0	10.0	6.0	6.9
Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445)		66.1	65.2	61.4	62.2	63.2	61.2	62.6	58.3	65.5	59.5	64.3	62.2	62.3	58.7	66.7	62.8	65.2	56.4	64.5	62.1	69.9	60.6	64.2	59.2	35.9	44.3
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270)		159	157	160	158	162	159	157	160	158	158	156	158	156	160	159	157	157	162	158	157	167	164	141	156	112	112
Viscosity @ -30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293)	6,600 Max	5,177	5,641	6,144	5,782	6,266	5,737	5,590	6,292	6,004	5,472	5,487	6,028	6,154	5,877	6,082	5,955	6,008	4,614	5,482	5,643	6,214	5,343	13,090	6,342	10,769	15,040
NOACK Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800)	15 Max (d)	12.1	14.9	15.3 (d)	11.2	13.0	13.2	14.6	14.4	15.2 (d)	14.4	11.4	13.3	12.7	15.0	14.1	14.7	14.9	10.0	13.8	11.8	11.6	N/A (e)	N/A (e)	N/A (e)	N/A (e)	N/A (e)
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-b,c
Additives
Calcium, ppm		2,297	2,314	2,115	2,126	2,399	1,907	1,981	2,477	2,297	1,676	2,028	2,294	1,828	1,627	2,289	2,060	2,309	2,388	1,929	1,923	1,595	1,681	1,171	1,212	1,501	73
Magnesium, ppm		14	16	10	14	19	9	6	12	10	13	9	13	7	10	15	10	10	8	10	10	5	9	25	22	646	4
Phosphorus, ppm	600 to 800	766	776	764	757	790	768	683	776	758	780	686	731	643	744	759	735	753	749	673	787	756	411	391	656	1,173	187
Zinc, ppm		807	822	819	815	856	830	773	843	817	831	790	796	724	792	811	782	810	833	734	836	825	485	384	738	1,375	203
Molybdenum, ppm		<1	<1	79	81	45	41	165	44	16	<1	171	38	153	<1	<1	77	16	44	72	42	<1	0	38	18	73	0
Barium, ppm		<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	0	0	0	2	5
Additive and/or other
Boron, ppm		182	185	238	241	4	190	101	2	188	3	100	6	100	3	183	231	182	1	219	184	<1	0	58	23	216	3
Silicon, ppm		5	8	3	5	3	4	4	8	4	3	4	2	4	2	5	3	5	5	4	4	3	4	56	12	5	11
Potassium, ppm		<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	1	19	7	2	26
Manganese, ppm		<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	0	0	0	0	0
Titanium, ppm		<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	0	0	0	0	0
Copper, ppm		<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	0	0	0	1	8
Sodium, ppm		<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	465	<5	<5	<5	433	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5	0	11	11	4	18
Vanadium, ppm		<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	0	0	0	0	0
Contaminants
Silver, ppm		<1	<1	1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	0	0	0	0	0
Aluminum, ppm		2	2	<1	2	<1	<1	1	<1	2	<1	1	<1	1	<1	2	2	2	1	<1	<1	6	2	1	1	2	0
Chromium, ppm		<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	0	0	0	0	0
Iron, ppm		<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	1	0	0	15	32
Nickel, ppm		<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	0	0	0	0	0
Lead, ppm		<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	0	0	0	1	0
Antimony, ppm		<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	0	0	0	1	0
Tin, ppm		<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	<1	0	0	0	0	0
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 5W-30s. e- Motor Oils with API Service Categories prior to API SJ do not have a NOACK Volatility standard. Copyright © 2016 Petroleum Quality Institute of America, LLC.