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Consolidated 2015 SAE 5W-20 |
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SAE 5W-20 TEST RESULTS ACTIVE API SERVICE CATEGORIES |
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Test Results for Passenger Car Motor Oils
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| Brand | Chevron Havoline | MAG 1 | PROLINE | Star Fire | Star Fire dexos1 | Valvoline | SuperS Custom Plus | ||||||||
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 |
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| PHYSICAL TESTS (click test for details) | Standards
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| TBN, mg KOH/g, (ASTM D2896) | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 7.5 | ||||||||
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) for an SAE 5W-20 | 6.9 to <9.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 7.9 | |||||||
| Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 48.7 |
47.2 |
47.3 |
44.7 |
48.7 |
50.8 |
44.3 |
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| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 149 |
150 |
149 |
139 |
154 |
146 |
151 |
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| Viscosity @ -30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,600 Max |
5,615 |
5,426 |
5,523 |
6,049 |
4,924 |
6,055 |
5,133 |
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| NOACK Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max (d)
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13.2 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 14.4 |
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| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-b,c | |||||||||||||||
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| Calcium, ppm | 1,917 | 1,667 | 1,686 | 1,931 | 2,160 | 1,698 | 3,619 | ||||||||
| Magnesium, ppm | 43 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 16 | ||||||||
| Phosphorus, ppm | 600 to 800 | 663 | 750 | 773 | 680 | 757 | 758 | 1,027 (e) | |||||||
| Zinc, ppm | 764 | 808 | 831 | 732 | 816 | 820 | 1,205 | ||||||||
| Molybdenum, ppm | 169 | <1 | <1 | 144 | 81 | <1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Barium, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | ||||||||
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| Boron, ppm | 98 | 2 | 4 | 80 | 233 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Silicon, ppm | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| Potassium, ppm | <5 | <5 | <5 | <5 | <5 | <5 | 1 | ||||||||
| Manganese, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Titanium, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Copper, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sodium, ppm | <5 | 466 | 479 | <5 | <5 | 470 | 0 | ||||||||
| Vanadium, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | ||||||||
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| Silver, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Aluminum, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 | 2 | 2 | <1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Chromium, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Iron, ppm | <1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Nickel, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Lead, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Antimony, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tin, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | ||||||||
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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-20s. e- The Phosphorus Specification for an API SJ SAE 5W-20 is 1,049 ppm maximum.
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