Application Notes:
 

load wear index (LWI)


is the measure of the relative ability of a lubricant to prevent wear under applied loads; it is calculated from data obtained from the Four Ball EP Method (ASTM-D-4172). Formerly called mean Hertz load.

Also see four-ball method.

Back to L  List                Index     

REAL Services          700 Portage Trail            Cuyahoga Falls, OH            44221.3057

voice: 330.630.3700        fax: 330.630.3733

© 1995-2005 REAL Services®  U.S.A. - Analytical Almanac All Rights Reserved