NAS 1638 Table The NAS 1638 cleanliness standard was developed for aerospace components in the US and is stil widely used for industrial and aerospace fluid power applications. The figures are differential counts, and the NAS class is usually reported as a single figure representing the maximum allowed particle counts (.e. worst case) for designated particle size ranges. 125 22 4 1 0 250 44 8 2 ° ‘500 89 16 3 1 1000 178 92 6 al 2.000 356 63 1" 2 4.000 72 126 22 4 8.000 1425 253 45 8 16000 2.850 506 90 16 32.000 5700 1012 180 32 64000 = 11400 2025 360 64 128000 22800 4050 720 128 256000 45600 8 100 1440 256 512000 91000 © 16200 2.880 512 1024000 182.400 32.400 5760 1024