BS 2000-306:2011

This standard BS 2000-306:2011 Methods of test for petroleum and its products is classified in these ICS categories:

• 75.100 Lubricants, industrial oils and related products

This method is designed to give a measure of the tendency of straight (i.e. plain) mineral lubricating oil to oxidize under specified conditions.

It employs the same apparatus and a similar procedure to those used to determine the oxidation stability of Inhibited Mineral Turbine Oil (BS 2000-280). It differs from this test in that (a) the test time is reduced to 48 h, (b) two conditions, namely no catalyst and solid copper metal catalyst are used, and (c) the degree of deterioration is expressed as total oxidation products (TOP) percent.

WARNING. This part of BS 2000 calls for the use of substances and/or procedures that can be injurious to health if adequate precautions are not taken. It refers only to technical suitability and does not absolve the user from legal obligations relating to health and safety at any stage.

Identical with IP 306/11.