I would like to know if is it possible to have a commercial lab working only as ferrography service provider. If not, what are the aditional minimum requested tests for this technology to be useful?

Hey Duarte,

There is a commercial lab that performs ferrographic analysis here in the United States. They're located in Cleveland, Ohio and there web address is www.predictusa.com. Formal name is PREDICT TECHNOLOGIES.

FYI....I've utilized there services for 20 years. Expertise in the art of identification of type of wear particulate is top of the line.

Ferrographic analysis is actually just one piece of the pie. Spectrographic analysis should be performed as well. If the system is a lead/tin alloy system ie. plain bearings, spectrographic analysis will identify lead/tin alloy concentrations in the 3 - 5 um range. Also, this type of system can utilize a patch test which will capture all wear for examination under a bichromatic microscope.

Suggest contact be made and discuss with one of the Senior Analysts in order to identify your specific needs. 800-543-8786

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Originally posted by Davis:
...Dielectric change is directly related to the degradation and contamination level of the oil and helps the user to optimize intervals between oil changes and to detect increased mechanical wear and loss of the oils lubricating properties...

Baloney or hogwash, whichever you like better! Your test results points to nothing. There is absolutely no way to identify with any degree of certainty which parameter caused dielectric change. Is it wear, or ingressed contaminants, or loss of additives, or something entirely different. And BTW, you did not even try to answer the posed question. Shame on you, cheap peddler!

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