Viscosity
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A measure of an oil's thickness and flowability.
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- Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Feb 2007 to 6 Feb 2007 - Special issue
(#2007-165)
Historical mailing list · Tue, 6 Feb 2007 11:59:45 -0700
...The viscosity ratings work as follows. The lower number is the viscosity at 40C. The upper number is the viscosity at 100C. There can...
- Clarity I hope.... Re : How VC's work
Historical mailing list · Sat, 24 Apr 1999 20:23:11 EDT
...having or characterized by viscosity <~ flow> viscosity index (noun) First appeared 1929 : an arbitrary number assigned as a measure of the constancy of the...
- should 10W-40 be avoided?
Historical mailing list · Sun, 15 Oct 2000 15:40:49 -0300
...The wide viscosity range oils, in general, are more prone to viscosity and thermal breakdown due to the high polymer content. It is the...
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