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Brugger-Test

OELCHECK
Test equipment:

Testing apparatus according to Brugger for testing

lubricants with regard to mixed friction acc. to DIN
51347

Sample quantitiy
needed:

appr. 10 ml

Unit:

N/mm2

Operating time:

appr. 10 minutes

Brief description:

Depending on the lubricating properties the rotating

roller produces different wear scars onto the fixed
cylinder. The scar has the shape of an ellipse. The
main axes of the ellipse are measured with a
magnifier. Thus the projection surface of the wear
scar is calculated. The quotient of the pressure force
and projected wear scar is the load- carrying capacity
of the lubricant according to Brugger (N/mm).

Statement:

At present the test method according to Brugger ist he

only basis for finding the optimal lubricant with
regard toe the load-carrying capacity. A great number
of measurings showed a good reproducibility of the
results. The deviations from the measured values are
10%.

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Brugger Test Testing the Toughness and

Hardenability of Case Hardened Steel
Supplier Data by Zwick Roell

The Brugger Test

To the present day there is no common standardized process for testing the toughness
and hardenability of case-hardened steel. Decades ago, the Zahnradfabrik (ZF)
Friedrichshafen developed a process with which these parameters were tested for the
release of the corresponding molten masses. This test, which is used by many
manufacturers and users of case-hardened steels, is known in the steel business as the
Brugger test.

An impact flexure test is performed to determine the toughness. A special specimen

with lobed ends (which can be interpreted as realistic models of a cogwheel) is mounted
so that the impact fin strikes the broad surface of the fin at an angle less than 30
degrees. This simulates the impact loading of a cog.

The dynamic force at break is the characteristic parameter for impact toughness. It is the
maximum force of the recorded force-time characteristic for an impact test. The
instrumented pendulum impact tester RKP 450 from Zwick, Ulm, which is designed for
a maximum impact energy of 450 Joules, is optimally suited for this test. The specimen
is gripped in a special 2-screw clamping shell which allows reactionless clamping. A
special baseplate for exchangeable grips as well as the pendulums interchangeable
impact fins makes it possible to use the impact pendulum tester for the Brugger Test as
well as for the usual impact bending tests to Charpy.
The impact fin with its applied strain measurement strips (SMS) is highly stressed
during this test. For that reason it is manufactured from high-strength steel. A special
heat treatment makes it particularly resistant to wear. It is easily removed for reworking
or exchange.
The force-time characteristic during the test is acquired, processed, and evaluated with a
high measurement frequency and a resolution of more than 65,000 measurement points.
The underlying hardware and software package applied for this is, of course, testXpert
from Zwick.
Source: Zwick Roell
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Brugger Testing vs. Timken Testing

03/02/2009 2:50 AM
can somebody please give me advise on the comparison of brugger test to the timken
test. handbook stipulates 30 N/mm sq min what is equavalent timken also if value is
below desired how can i rectify the oil condition oil type hd 46 all other conditions of
oil normal viscosty 46.6 cleanliness ISO15/12 water 31PPM tan 0,54. here in turkey it
is impossible to obtain a brugger test and the oil supplier lab say the timken results
show 15lb which is a lower brugger value
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Re: Brugger Testing vs. Timken Testing

03/03/2009 9:49 AM
There is no correlation between the Brugger and Timken test.

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I could not understand from your question why you need the
Brugger test. Is it a specification that you need to supply? send a
sample to a lab that does the Brugger test i.e. wearcheck.
http://www.wearcheck.de/en_wc/04prfv/verfa/ve29.html or offer
a more reliable and reproducible load and lubricity tests like the
SRV from www.optimol-instruments.de DIN 51834 that is the
most accurate tribometer out there. Contact Optimol Instruments
in Munich, Germany for ousourced testing.
Better than Timken and standard that you will surely find in
Turkey is the Four Ball. Look for the Load Wear Index (not the
welding load) acc ASTM D 2266, 12.7 mm diameter steel balls,
75C with top ball rotated at 1200 rpm under 392 N force for 60
min. Measure average wear scar worn into the fixed balls.
I guess that nobody would accept Timken test results due to its
poorer reproducibility and repeatability than the 10% that
Brugger claims to have.
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Re: Brugger Testing vs. Timken Testing

03/03/2009 10:00 AM
REASON FOR BRUGGER TEST IS THAT PRESS
MANUFACTURER STIPULATES THIS IN THE
OPERATORS HAND BOOK AND INSISTING THIS IS THE
STANDARD THEY WORK TO
REASON FOR TIMKEN TEST IS THIS IS THE NEAREST
EQUIVALENT THAT THE OIL SUPPLIER CAN PROVIDE.
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Re: Brugger Testing vs. Timken Testing

03/03/2009 10:53 AM

Timken is not an equivalent to the Brugger test.

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If you are serious in buying from him if he matches the quality

standard Mueller Weingarten requires, then ask your oil supplier
to send a sample to the wearcheck lab that performs this test and
if it passes the test you buy from them. We are talking here
about large volumes, and the cost of the test is peanuts...unless
they know it would not pass. Is the price they are offering so
advantageous to you that you would be willing to pay for the
test? Isn't the overhaul cost of the press so expensive that you
have to test the performace of the oil you are using there?
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Re: Brugger Testing vs. Timken Testing

03/04/2009 2:47 AM
again thanks to your prompt reply and advise
problem the company already bought the press from weingarten
and agreed with oil company on aw 46 all before i became
involved with this company
now as you say there is a very large volume of oil total 100 ton
and with the economic crisis the company will not change the oil
the engineer who was originaly involved with this project will
not admit his mistake and is adiment that off line filtration will
solve the problem also as oil company insist that there test show
there is no problem i am facing a loosing battle
will arrange to send samples to wear check in the meantime can
you please pass your comments on filtering the oil ( with water
absorbing element to 3 or even 1 micron particle) then we can
wait for the results from wearcheck to decide if additives will be
required
again thanks for all your help and i would like to keep in contact
with you maybe we can help each other
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03/04/2009 6:44 PM

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I understand. I can advise to check the Brugger test result and

see the difference to what you got in the press. Brugger test
require more Sulphur in the additives, but the other oil might do
a good job too.
For filtration, I can suggest to use magnetic filters. There is a
new technology for field compression that makes the strongest
magnetic fields for extracting particles under 1 micron from
viscous oils. I can send you some information on that. Magnetic
filtration is a complement to the regular filters and extract all
particles that are generated in the startup and creat abrasion
when floating in the system.
I sent you a private message asking for your email address. I will
reply to it with information for the suggested filter. That will
alleviate also the wear rate in the system since most wear
particles are of the size that passes through the fine filters. Tell
me the volume of oil in the different tanks.
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Re: Brugger Testing vs. Timken Testing

03/18/2009 3:47 AM
apologies for lack of response
i was out of the country only returning this morning
i thank you for all your help and would certainly like to keep in
contact so below is my mail address toscarsert@mynet.com
name malcolm wake
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Re: Brugger Testing vs. Timken Testing

06/02/2009 3:35 AM

we are still having problems with brugger test results

after testing used oil we got a value of 14N/mm sq how can we
rectify this
Thanks for reply i did send you my email adress toscarsert @
mynet.com would like to keep in touch
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Re: Brugger Testing vs. Timken Testing

05/26/2009 5:58 AM
Dear Sir,
we are located in turkey and has the brugger test equipment.
if you are still interested please do not hesitate to contact us:
De-Ka Kimya San. ve Tic. A.S.
Dipl.-Ing. Ozgur Kaytancioglu
www.dekakimya.com.tr
tel: +90 224 484 2832
fax: +90 224 484 2833
mobil +90 532 640 2823

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Testing apparatus for lubricants

according to Brugger

Purpose
Method for testing the load-carrying of lubricants, i.e. their suitability for lubricating
those points, where, at mixed friction, steel slides on steel.

Brief description of the method

With this method, a given small amount of the lubricant to be tested is measured onto
the friction wheel. The cylindrical test specimen is pressed with constant force on the
friction wheel. The test is started when the friction wheel is set into rotation. The test
duration is 30 s. The load-carrying capacity according to Brugger, measured in N/mm2,
is the quotient of the pressure force the test specimen puts on the wheel and the value
for the friction scar on the specimen, determined from tables provided with the
machine.

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44.8
Timken OK load
(lb)
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
11.0
12.0
13.0

50.0
1.116071
Brugger Test
N/mm2
1.1
2.2
3.3
4.5
5.6
6.7
7.8
8.9
10.0
11.2
12.3
13.4
14.5

14.0
15.0
16.0
17.0
18.0
19.0
20.0
21.0
22.0
23.0
24.0
25.0
26.0
27.0
28.0
29.0
30.0
31.0
32.0
33.0
34.0
35.0
36.0
37.0
38.0
39.0
40.0
41.0
42.0
43.0
44.0
45.0
46.0
47.0
48.0
49.0
50.0
51.0
52.0
53.0
54.0
55.0
56.0
57.0
58.0
59.0
60.0

15.6
16.7
17.9
19.0
20.1
21.2
22.3
23.4
24.6
25.7
26.8
27.9
29.0
30.1
31.3
32.4
33.5
34.6
35.7
36.8
37.9
39.1
40.2
41.3
42.4
43.5
44.6
45.8
46.9
48.0
49.1
50.2
51.3
52.5
53.6
54.7
55.8
56.9
58.0
59.2
60.3
61.4
62.5
63.6
64.7
65.8
67.0

y = 1.1161x
R2 = 1

Brugger Test N/mm2 vs Timken Load OK lb

75.0

70.0

65.0

60.0

55.0

50.0

Brugger N/mm2

45.0

40.0

35.0

30.0

25.0

20.0

15.0

10.0

5.0

0.0
0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

Timken lbs

40.0

45.0

50.0

55.0

60.0

65.0