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Corporate Office:
Martin Lubricants
484 East 6th Street
Smackover, AR 71762
800-725-3066
Website(s):Www.martinlubricants.com
Martin Lubricants is a leading independent manufacturer of lubricants produced under the Gard™, SynGard™, Xtreme™, and Unimark™ brands. Martin Lubricants operates two packaging facilities: a 235,000 sq. ft. facility in Smackover, Arkansas with 5.3 million gallons of bulk storage and a 75,000 sq. ft. grease manufacturing facility located in Kansas City, Missouri.
According to Martin Lubricants website, "In 2012, the blending and packaging business of Cross Oil was acquired by Martin Operating Partnership L.P. (MOP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: MMLP), who now operates the business under the name Martin Lubricants. In 2013, MOP acquired the assets of NL Grease, LLC, a Kansas City, Missouri, based grease manufacturer specializing in private-label packaging of commercial and industrial greases."
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.
Marketed by: Martin Lubricants
Purchased at: Champaign, IL
Date of purchase: 1/5/2015
Website(s): www.martinlubricants.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 | SynGuard |
| TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) | 7.5 | |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 9.3 to <12.5 | 10.5 |
| Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 62.8 | |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 157.0 | |
| Viscosity @-30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,600 Max | 5955 |
| Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max -c | 14.7 |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b | ||
| Additives | ||
| Calcium | 2060 | |
| Magnesium | 10 | |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 600 to 800 | 735 |
| Zinc, ppm | 782 | |
| Molybdenum, ppm | 77 | |
| Barium, ppm | <1 | |
| Boron, ppm | 231 | |
| Silicon, ppm | 3 | |
| Potassium, ppm | <5 | |
| Manganese, ppm | <1 | |
| Titanium, ppm | <1 | |
| Copper, ppm | <1 | |
| Sodium, ppm | <5 | |
| Vanadium, ppm | <1 | |
| Contaminants | ||
| Silver, ppm | <1 | |
| Aluminum, ppm | 2 | |
| Chromium, ppm | <1 | |
| Iron, ppm | <1 | |
| Nickel, ppm | <1 | |
| Lead, ppm | <1 | |
| Antimony, ppm | <1 | |
| Tin, ppm | <1 | |
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