ISO Codes

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Standards
ISO Solid Contamination Code

Session Objectives
 Understanding the Need for a Rating System

 Understanding ISO Ratings

 Determination of a System’s Cleanliness Level

 Recommending Cleanliness Levels

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Cleanliness
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Rating
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 Needed to be Established to Better Satisfy
Industry Needs
– To Accurately Determine How Much Particulate is in
a System
– To Provide a Basis for Selecting Optimum
Contamination Control for any System

 Was Established by the International

Standards Organization (ISO)
– Identified
Id tifi d as the
th ISO Solid
S lid C
Contamination
t i ti C Code
d
(ISO Standard No. 4406:1999)
ISO 4406: Allocation of Scale
Numbers
 ISO Cleanliness Standard 4406
ISO ISO
Range Range
No. of Particles per 100 ml of Fluid Number No. of Particles per 100 ml of Fluid Number
More than Up to and Including More than Up to and Including
8,000,000 16,000,000 24 2,000 4,000 12
4,000,000 8,000,000 23 1,000 2,000 11
2,000,000 4,000,000 22 500 1,000 10
1,000,000 2,000,000 21 250 500 9
500,000 1,000,000 20 130 250 8
250,000 500,000 19 64 130 7
130,000 250,000 18 32 64 6
64 000
64,000 130 000
130,000 17 16 32 5
32,000 64,000 16 8 16 4
16,000 32,000 15 4 8 3
8 000
8,000 16 000
16,000 14 2 4 2
4,000 8,000 13 1 2 1
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 ISO Contamination
C t i ti LevelL l Code
C d
Based on Amount of Contaminant in 100 ml of Fluid Sample
in Three Size Ranges

Number of Particles  4(c) Microns in Size

Number of Particles  6(c) Microns in Size

Number of Particles  14(c) Microns in Size

ISO 4406 – Graph of Code Number

Source:
Figure A.1
ISO 4406: 1999
Sample Size

Sample Size = 100

Milliliters of Fluid
 Determining the ISO Rating

Example:
p

If a Fluid Having:
–70,000 Particles  4(c) Microns
22 000 Particles  6(c) Microns
–22,000
– 3,000 Particles  14(c) Microns

The Corresponding ISO Rating is 17/15/12

 Determining the ISO Rating of a Fluid
Sample Fluid If Particle Count Range
(100 ml) Falls Between: No. is:*

64,000 - 130,000 17

16,000
, -32,000
, 15
Particle Size No. of Particles
>4 µ 70,000
>6 µ 22,000
>14 µ 3 000
3,000 2,000 - 4,000 12
>20 µ 600
>30 µ 130

*S
*Source: ISO/DIS 4406
The Sample Fluid is
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ISO 17/15/12
 How do we measure fluid
contamination?
Structure of ISO
ISO-Code:
Code:
amount of dirt particles 22
in a 100 ml sample
larger than these specified sizes:
4µm / 6µm / 14µm

E
Example:
l
larger than 4µm = 2,234,000

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 How do we measure fluid
contamination?
Structure of ISO
ISO-Code:
Code:
amount of dirt particles 22
in a 100 ml sample
larger than these specified sizes: 18
4µm / 6µm / 14µm

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Example:
l
larger than 4µm = 2,234,000
larger than 6µm = 172
172,000
000

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 How do we measure fluid
contamination?
Structure of ISO
ISO-Code:
Code:
amount of dirt particles 22
in a 100 ml sample
larger than these specified sizes: 18
4µm / 6µm / 14µm

E
Example:
l 13

larger than 4µm = 2,234,000

larger than 6µm = 172
172,000
000
larger than 14µm = 4,250

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 How do we measure fluid contamination?

Structure of ISO
ISO-Code:
Code:
amount of dirt particles 22
in a 100 ml sample
larger than these specified sizes: 18
4µm / 6µm / 14µm

E
Example:
l 13

larger than 4µm = 2,234,000

larger than 6µm = 172
172,000
000
larger than 14µm = 4,250

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How Do We Measure Fluid Contamination?
Structure of NAS 1638
Class 5-15
5 15 µm 15-25
15 25 µm 25-50
25 50 µm 50-100
50 100 µm > µm
00 125 22 4 1 0
0 250 44 8 2 0
1 500 89 16 3 1
2 1000 178 32 6 1
3 2000 356 63 11 2
4 4000 712 126 22 4
5 8000 1425 253 45 8
6 16000 2850 506 90 16
7 32000 5700 1012 180 32
8 64000 11400 2025 360 64
9 128000 22800 4050 720 128
10 256000 45600 8100 1440 256
11 51200 91200 16200 2880 512
12 1024000 182400 32400 5760 1024

max. amount of dirt particles in 100ml at given size

 New Oil Classifications

ISO 16/14/11 ISO 17/15/13

Demanded by y New Oil as

Modern Hydraulic Delivered in Mini-
Systems container

ISO 20/18/15 ISO 23/21/18

New Oil as New Oil as

D li
Delivered
d iin Delivered in
Tanker Barrels
Controlling Water Content Saves Money!
120

100

earing Life
80

60
Be

40

20

0
Source: Machine Design, “How dirt and
water effect bearing life“, July 1996

ppm of water in oil

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 Required New Machine Cleanliness
Fluid Cleanliness
C & Service
S Life
f
Current
Target Target Target Target
Cleanliness

22/19 19/16 18/15 17/14 16/13

21/18 18/15 17/14 16/13 15/12

20/17 17/14 16/13 15/12 14/11

19/16 16/13 15/12 14/11 13/10

18/15 15/12 14/11 13/10 12/9

17/14 14/11 13/10 12/9 12/8

Life Ext.
2X 3X 4X 5X
Factor
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ISO Cleanliness Level Correlation Table
Mil Std Mil Std ACFTD Disavowed
ISO Gravimetric
1638 1246A Level – SAE
Code
(1967) (1967) mg/L Level
21/19/16 10
20/18/15 9 6
19/17/14 8 300 5
18/16/13 7 1 4
17/15/12 6 3
16/14/12 200
16/14/11 5 2
15/13/10 4 .1 1
14/12/9 3 0
13/11/8 2
12/10/8 100
12/10/7 1
12/10/6 .01
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11/9/6 0
 Recommended Cleanliness Levels
ISO Codes for Fluid Power Components
Component Cleanliness Level (ISO Code)
Gear Pump 19/17/14
Piston Pump/Motor 18/16/13
Vane Pump 19/17/14
Directional Control Valve 19/17/14
Proportional Control Valve 18/16/13
Journal Bearings 17/15/13
Servo Valve 16/14/11
New/Unused Oil 20/18/15
Cleanliness Levels Based on Pressure

Recommended
System Type Cleanliness Levels
(ISO Code)
Low Pressure – manual 20/18/15 or better
control
Low to Medium Pressure – 19/17/14 or better
electro-hydraulic controls
High pressure - servo- 16/14/111 or better
controlled
Recommended
R d d Media
M di to
t Achieve
A hi Desired
D i d
Cleanliness Based on Rate of Ingression
g
Desired ISO Level Ingression Rate Element Medium
20/18/15 High Z25
19/17/14 Low Z25
19/17/14 High Z10
18/16/13 Low Z10
18/16/13 High Z5
15/13/10 Low Z5
18/16/13 g
High Z3
15/13/10 Low Z3
15/13/10 g
High Z1
14/12/9 Low Z1
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Series “Z” Media Elements
ISO Schroeder
Cleanliness Element
L
Levell M di
Media

20/18/15 – 19/17/14 Z25

19/17/14 – 18/16/13 Z10

18/16/13 – 15/13/10 Z5

15/13/10 – 14/12/9 Z3
14/12/9 – 13/11/8 Z1
ISO Cleanliness Levels
Cleanliness Code Chart
25
160000
24 100,000
80000
23

Number of Partiicles Greater Th

50,000
40000 40,000
22 30,000
20000 20,000
21 15,000
10000 10,000
20
5000 5,000
4,000
19 3,000
2500 2,000
18 1,500
1300
17 1000
640
500
16 400
320 300
15 200
160 150
14 100
80
13 50
40 40
12 30
20 20
11 15

han Size Per Milliliter

10 10
10
5 5
4
9 3
2.5
2
8 1.5
1.3
7 1
.60
.5
6 .4
.30 .3
5 .2
.15 .15
4 .1
.08
3
.04
2
.02
1 .01
1 4 6 10 15 20 25 30 35 45
20 14 12 2 5 14 40 50

Cleanliness Code Particle Size in Micrometers

NEW SCALE
OLD SCALE
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