THE ASTM TEST MONITORING SYSTEM--PURPOSE AND OPERATION

The purpose of the Test Monitoring Center (TMC), created in 1973, is to establish, maintain and operate a system for assuring that the Lubricating Oil Engine Test Procedures, published in the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Special Technical Publication (STP) 315, "Multicylinder Test Sequences for Evaluating Performance of Crankcase Lubricants" are conducted properly. TMC is not involved in engine oil approvals. Its basic contribution is to calibrate engine test stands and/or engine test laboratories as prescribed by the specific ASTM test procedure via reference oils to provide authenticity to the results from commercial oils run in-between reference oil runs. Also the Society of Automotive Engineers Lubricants Review Institute's (SAE LRI) Review Committee independently utilizes TMC reference oil data in evaluating candidate oils for approval by the Military. TMC's operation is detailed and further expansion possibilities are discussed.

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  American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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• Authors:
  • Colyer, C C
• Publication Date: 1981-10

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 8-12
• Serial:
  • ASTM Standardization News
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: ASTM International
  • ISSN: 1094-4656
  • Serial URL: http://www.astm.org/SNEWS/archive.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calibration; Evaluation; Lubricating oils; Test facilities; Test procedures
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00348745
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-032 421
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 28 1982 12:00AM