Timken Test Parameters

Test Blocks:Carburized steel, having a Rockwell Hardness C Scale Number of 58 to 62
Normal Load:Until failure
Test Duration:Until Failure
Temperature:Ambiant (21 – 24 °C)
Speed:800 rpm
Lubrication:Test Grease
Data Collection:Normal Force (Fz)
In-line Torque (Tz)
Coefficient of Friction
Temperature

Data Summary

Representative test results to show failure of the grease is shown below. The test is stopped automatically as the torque reaches a pre-defined failure value. The MFT-5000 quickly provides the load-carrying capacity of the lubricating grease.

ParametersvalueUnit
Length5.1712mm
3D color-mapped topography scan of a worn sample surface showing groove depth
Cross-sectional profile chart of a wear groove used to calculate wear volume

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