ASTM D217 Lubricating Oil and Grease Cone Needle Penetrometer
Testing Equipment
Summary
The penetrometer is designed and made as per the national standard
of People’s Republic of China GB/T 4509-1998/2010 Standard Test
Methods for Penetration of Bitumen , GB/T269 Standard Test Methods
for Cone Penetration of Lubricating Grease and Petrolatum and ASTM
D217 Standard Test Methods for Cone Penetration of Lubricating
Grease as well as T0604-2011 Bitumen Penetration Test in the
industrial standard of People’s Republic of China JTG E20-2011
Specifications and Test Methods of Bitumen and Bituminous Mixture
for Highway Engineering. It is suitable for the asphalt penetration
test and grease (or oil fat) cone into the degree of testing. The
instrument can also be used for solid granule, powder, colloid,
frozen materials such as body, and cheese, sugar, butter, wheat the
spray, cream, fermentation and other food raw material inspection,
in the food industry, transportation, highway engineering and other
industries can be widely used.
I. Main technical features
1. Digital display shows the penetration value, eye-catching
visual.
2. There are 6 files in the time control device, and the accuracy
is high.
3. With functions of mast coarse and fine tuning, convenient
adjustment, accurate to needle.
4. This penetrometer is equipped with a pounding fat machine,
constant temperature bath, water bath temperature automatic
control, multi-usage, instrument is cost-effective.
5. Selection of standard needle, sample dish, thermometer and
weight and other different configurations, can be suitable for the
national standard 4509-1998 GB/T, 4509-2010 GB/T and E20-2011
T0604-2011 in the measurement of JTG standards
The greatest features of this instrument are: advanced mechanical design, easy lift adjustment; digital
temperature control table, temperature control is accurate;
penetration of digital test of high precision, reliable measurement
results.
II. Main technical specifications
1. Measurement range: (0～600)penetration
2. Timing device: you can select 5 s, 8 s, 10 s, 12 s, 30 s, and 60
s; Timing error is less than ±0.1 s;
3. Resolution: 0.01 mm;
4. Penetration accuracy: ±1 penetration;
5. Standard needle: 50㎜,2.5g±0.05g
6. Heater power: 200 W;
7. Temperature control accuracy: 25±0.1 ℃ (Note: The ambient
temperature shall not be higher than 20 ℃);
8. Temperature control mode: by a high precision digital
temperature controller;
9. Constant temperature bath: Hard glass bath;
10. Bath stirring: automatically stirred by a magnetic stirrer;
11. Standard cone: 102.5±0.05 g, as per GB/T269 and ASTM D217;
12. Lifting support: With coarse and fine adjustment functions; it
is used to let the needle point just touch the sample surface.
13. Power Supply: AC (220 ± 10%) V, 50Hz, power consumption is not
more than 300W.
14. Dimensions: 280mm × 350mm × 700mm (length × width × height).
15. Others: Equipped with a cold light source and a magnifier. It
is convenient for instrument operation.
III.Accessories
| No | Item | Unit | Qty | Remark |
| 1 | Grease worker | Set | 1 | |
| 2 | Bimetal thermometer and holder | Piece | 1 | |
| 3 | Standard needle——By Table 1 configuration | —— | —— | |
| 4 | Weight——By Table 1 configuration | —— | —— | |
| 5 | Sample dish——By Table 1 configuration | —— | —— | |
| 6 | Mercury thermometer——By Table 1 configuration | —— | —— | |
| 7 | Cone penetration sample vessel | Piece | 1 | |
| 8 | O type ring (Ф105×5) ——Mounted on a large sample device | Piece | 1 | |
| 9 | Standard Cone | Piece | 1 | |
| 10 | Needle link | Piece | 1 | |
| 11 | Glass sinks | Set | 1 | |
| 12 | 2A fuse (Ф5 × 20) | Piece | 1 | |
| 13 | Tripod | Piece | 1 | |
| 14 | Magnetic stirring | Piece | 1 | |
| 15 | Monitor battery (LR44,1.5V button batteries, φ11.5 × thickness of
5) | Grain | 1 | |
Table 1 Instrument configuration table with accessories
| Item | GB/T 4509-1998Standard | GB/T 4509-2010Standard | T0604-2011 in JTG E20-2011 standard |
| Standard needle | 50㎜,2.5g±0.05g | 3Pieces | 3Pieces | 3Pieces |
| 60㎜,2.5g±0.05g. | —— | 3Pieces | —— |
| Sample dish | Φ55㎜×H16㎜ | —— | 3Pieces | —— |
| Φ55㎜×H35㎜ | 1Piece | 3Pieces | 3Pieces |
| Φ55㎜×H70㎜ | Optional | 3Pieces | Optional |
| Φ70㎜×H45 | Optional | Optional | Optional |
| Thermometer | (0~50)℃,scale division is 0.1℃ | 1Piece | —— | 1Piece |
| (-8~32)℃,scale division is 0.1℃ | —— | 1Piece | —— |
| (25~55)℃,scale division is 0.1℃ | —— | 1Piece | —— |
| Weight | 50g | 2Pieces | 1Piece | 2Pieces |
| 100g | —— | 1Piece | —— |
