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Consolidated 2015 SAE 30 |
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SAE 30 TEST RESULTS |
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Test Results for Passenger Car Motor Oils
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| Brand | Auto Extra | Spectrol | Do-it-Best | AutoZone | Black Knight | Dollar General Auto | Harvest King | Coastal | Wolf's Head | |
| Listed American Petroleum Institute (API) Service Category | API SN | API SM | API SL | API SA | API SA/SB | API SA | API SA GL-1 |
API SA | ISO VG 100 | |
| PHYSICAL TESTS (click test for details) | Standards(a) |
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| TBN, mg KOH/g,(ASTM D2896) | 6.74 | 6.46 | 6.29 | 0.46 | 2.9 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.98 | 0.70 | |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, ASTM D445) for an SAE 30 | 9.3 to <12.5 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
| Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 87.6 | 68.8 | 92.2 | 87.0 | 63.4 | 70.2 | 94.0 | 140 | 89.7 | |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 110 | 143 | 104 | 98 | 136 | 119 | 97 | 51 | 97 | |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-b,c | ||||||||||
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| Calcium, ppm | 1,631 | 2,139 | 1,818 | 10 | 676 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 1 | |
| Magnesium, ppm | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 713 (d) | 769(e) | 848 | 3 | 368 | 9 | 208 | 10 | 8 | |
| Zinc, ppm | 767 | 858 | 940 | 4 | 392 | 4 | 239 | 12 | 11 | |
| Molybdenum, ppm | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barium, ppm | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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| Boron, ppm | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Silicon, ppm | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, ppm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manganese, ppm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Titanium, ppm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Copper, ppm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sodium, ppm | 405 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vanadium, ppm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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| Silver, ppm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aluminum, ppm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chromium, ppm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Iron, ppm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nickel, ppm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lead, ppm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Antimony, ppm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tin, ppm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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a- Standards, shown in black, 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- The Phosphorus Specification for an API SN SAE 30 is 550 ppm minimum. e- The Phosphorus Specification for an API SM SAE 30 is 550 ppm minimum.
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