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Measures the relative amount of ferrous wear in a lubricant.
A Wear Particle Analyzer collects wear particles on a unique filter comprised of ferromagnetic fibers. As particles deposit on the filter, the instrument displays the magnetic equivalent of the captured particles in micrograms of iron. Instead of using a light sensor to measure particles and report a unitless number, this instrument measures mass and reports the results in micrograms of iron per milliliter. Using this method, there are no interferences with non-ferrous particles.
This test gives a direct measure of the amount of ferrous wear metals present in a sample. Large Ferrous is a measure of particles greater than 5 microns and represents abnormal wear. Small ferrous is a measure of particles less than 5 micron and represents normal rubbing wear. Trending of Large ferrous and Small ferrous reveals changes in the wear mode of the system.
Gearboxes, Roller Bearings, Anti-Friction bearings.