A scuffing load capacity test with the FZG gear test rig for gear lubricants with high EP performance |
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Authors: | B.-R. Hö hn,K. Michaelis,C. Eberspä cher,L. Schlenk |
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Abstract: | Methods for the evaluation of the scuffing load capacity of EP lubricants of API GL-4 and GL-5 performance levels have been developed for the standard FZG gear test rig, which has a centre distance of a = 91.5 mm. Procedure A10/16.6R/90 is capable of discriminating between industrial gear oils and automotive gear oils up to GL-4 performance level while procedure S-A10/16.6R/90 can be applied to GL-4 and GL-5 lubricants. The test methods were verified with reference oils and commercial gear lubricants. The results of the tests can be used to give a relative ranking of reference and candidate lubricants. They can also be used as limiting values in the scuffing load capacity rating method according to DIN 3990 (ISO DIS 6336). |
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Keywords: | scuffing load FZG gear EP ranking discrimination pitch line velocity |
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