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OIL, CYLINDER - SPECIFICATION
( FirstRevision)

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BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN. 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI I IUX}2

Decenber 1994 Price Grorrp 2

Lubricants and Related ProductsSectionalCommittec, PCD 4

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard( Fint Revision) wasadoptedby the Bureauof Indian Standards,after the draft
finalized by the Lubricants and Related Producs Sectional C-ommitteehad been approved by the
Petroleum Coal and Related ProductsDivision Council.

Cylinderoilswerecoveredin IS311:l95l toIS316: l95l respectively.In

19)60asdecidedbytheTechnical
Committeethesesix standardswereamalgamated into one standardnamely,IS 1589: 1960cove-;ngall
the four gradesof cylinderoils, gradingacmrdingto operatingsteamtemperatureand all the sixstandards
IS 3ll.: 1951to IS 316 : 1951werewithdrawn.ln definingthe scopefor eachgrade,a generalindication
wasgivenas to the serviceconditionsunderwhich the respectivegradeof cylinderoils are to be used,as
a rough guide to assistin the selectionof suitablelubricantsand not as authoritative or mandatory
instructions.Assistanceswere derived from the CanadianCovernmeFt SpecificationsBoard on the
subjectsand also from the accumulatedtest data availablewith the GovernmentTest House,Calcutta
and The DefenceResearchlxboratory ( Stores), Kanpur in the preparationof the standardIS 1589:
19('0.

While reviewingthis standard,the TechnicalCommitteefelt that this standardas well as IS }ffi: 1964
'Specificationfor oil, cylinder,Grade4'which coverscylinderoil, Grade4 suitablefor the lubrication of
cylinderof steamenginesusingsteamat temperaturesbetween345'C and 375"Cshouldbe rationalized
as thescoils are wed for similar type of applicationsvaryingonly in steamtemperatures.Accordingly,
the Technical Committee decidedto amalgamatethesetwo standards.The Committee also has taken
cognizanceof the fact that cylinderoils are not producedindigenouslyand are required to be imported
in future also.As such,dueweightagearerequiredto be givento the needfor internationalcoordination
amongstandardsprevailingin differentcountriesof the world in this field.

In this presentrevision,varlousgradeshavebeenmodifiedin acccjrdancewith the internationallyaccepted

ISO VG gradesand rationallzedas VC 460,VG 680,VG 1000and VG 1500gradesrespectively.It was
alsonotedthat more meaningfulresultsare obtainedfor flashpoinu and carbonresiduewhenClevelqnd
Open Crtp ( COC ) methodand ConradsonC,arbonResiduemethodrespeitivelyare employed.Accord-
ingly,thesemethodshavebeenintroducedmodi$ing the requirements.Requirementfor viscosityindex
( VI ) hasalsobeenmodlfiedin line with the internationallyavailablecylinderoil products.With the
publicationof this revisedvenion of IS 1589,the standardIS zffi z 1964Oil, cylinder,Grade 4 would,
therefore,becomeredundant.

This standardis intendedchielly to cover the technicalprovisionsrelating to the material,anclit does

not includeall the necessary
provisionsof a contract.

For rhe purposeof decidingwhethera particularrequirementof this standardis compliedwith the final
value,observedor calculated,expressing the resultof a testor analysis,shallbe roundedoffin accordance
with IS 2 : 19ffi'Rules for rounding off numericalvalues( revised)'. The number of significantplaces
retainedin the roundedoff valueshouldbe the sameas that of the specifiedvalue in this standard.
 IS 1589t L994

Indian Standard
OIL, CYLINDER - SPECIFICATION
( FirstRevision)
I SCOPE 4 TYPES
This standard prescribes the requirements and 4.1 The material of each grade shall be of npo
methods of sampling and tests for four gradesof types,namelyTlpe I and Tlpe 2.
oils, cylinder suitable for the lubrication of
cylinden of steam enginesat various temperatures 4.[.1 TypeI
(see also3).
The materialof Tlpe 1 of all gradesis suitablefor
2 NORT}IATIVE REFERENGES the lubrication of cylinden of steamengines
underconclitionsin whichmaterialof Tlpe 2 of the
The following standardscontain provisionswhich
gradeis likely to causetroublein the eliminationof
through reference in this text constitute the
oil from the systemdue to emulsificationwithcon-
provisionsof the standard.At the time of public4-
densedwateror due to contaminationof crankcase
tion, theedition indicatedwerevalid.All standards
oil by the cylinderoil.
are subject to rer,'isionand parties to agreements
basedon this standard are encouragedto inves- 4,L,2 Type2
tigate the possibility of applying the most recent
editions of the standardindicatedbelow: The materialo[ Tlpe 2 is suitablefor the lubrica-
tion of cylindersof steamenginesunderconditions
IS No. Title in whichno difficultyis experienced in the elimina-
tU7 : L9f5 Method of samplingof petroleum tion of oil from the s],stemdue to emulsification
and its producb with condensed water or due to contaminationof
crankcase oil trythe cylinderoil.
t448 Methodsof testfor petroleum
and
its products 5 REQUIRNMENTS
3 GRADES 5.1 General
The materialshall be of the followingfour grades: 5.1.[ The material of Type I shall be a pure
a) GradeVG 460 Suitablefor the lubricationof mineraloil, free from water,grit and other visible
cylinders of steam engines impurities( seeNote I ).
using steam at temperature
' not excceding230oC, 5,1,2 The matcrialof Type 2 shallbe a mineraloil
b) GradeVG 680 Suitablefor thelubricationof compoundedwith suitablefatty oil ( seeNote 2 )
cylinders of steam engines and shall be free from water, grit and other
using superheatedsteam at visible impurities.It shall be homogeneous and
temperature not exceeding shall not strati$ undernormalstorageconditions
}X)aC ( between 230oCancl ( seeNote I ).
}X)oC), NOTES
vGlooo
c) Grade L The materialof Tlpc f andTlpe 2 of VG 1500gradeshall
i_ll5$i*'#:1fi:j
using superheatedsteam at
nol containanyviscosityindcximprovingadditives;

temDeraturenot exceedins 2 The commonlyusedfatty oils are groundnut,rape/mus-

au"*."nteo"a;;A
34ilIC
345oC ), and
d) GradeVG l5m Suitablefor thc lubrications
of cylindersof stcamengincs
using superheatecl steam at
temperaturebetween345oC
and 375oC.
rard,scsanre,lard andwool fat oils, and tallon,
5.2 Detailedllequlrement
The materialof all the four gradesshallcomplywith
thc requiremcntsgivenin Table I when testedin
accordance with the testmethodsprescribedin col
11of the table.
IS 1589 zl9!t4

6 PACISNG AND MARKING 0 Identificationin codeor othenviseto enable

thelotof consignment or manufacture to be
6.1 Packlng tracedback
The material shall be packedin metal or any other 53 BIS CertlflcatlonMorklng
suiuble oontainen as agreed to benveen the Thecontainermayalsobe markedwith the Stand-
purchaserand the supplier.
ardMark.
6.2 Marklng 53.1 The useof the SundardMark is governed
by
the provisions.of
Bureauof IndianStandardsAct,
The container shall be securelyclosedand marked
tgffi and the Rulesand Regulationmadethere-
with the following: under.The detailsof conditionsunderwhichthe
a) Indication of the source of manufac- Iicencefor theuseof StandardMark maybegranted
ture; to manufacturers or producersmay be obtained
b) Namg grade of
and type the material; from the Bureauof IndianStandards.
c) Net mass; 7 SAMPLING
d) Date of minufacture; samplesof the materialshall bc
Representative
e) Recognizedtrade-mark,if any;and drawnasprescribed
in IS 1447: 1966.
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