LIFE EXTENSION T ABLE – PARTICLES Example shows going from an oil cleanliness of 17/14 to12/9 will give 4 times the life in bearings in a hydraulic system EXAMPLE 20/17 19/16 18/15 17/14 16/13 15/12 14/11 13/10 12/9 11/8 10/7 26/23 5 3 4 2.5 7 3.5 4.5 3 9 4 6 3.5 >10 5 6.5 4 >10 6 7.5 5 >10 7.5 8.5 6.5 >10 9 10 7 >10 >10 >10 9 >10 >10 >10 10 >10 >10 >10 >10 >10 >10 >10 >10 25/22 4 2.5 3 2 5 3 3.5 2.5 7 3.5 4.5 3 9 4 5 3.5 >10 5 6.5 4 >10 6 8 5 >10 7 9 6 >10 9 10 7.5 >10 >10 >10 9 >10 >10 >10 >10 >10 >10 >10 >10 24/21 3 2 2.5 1.5 4 2.5 3 2 6 3 4 2.5 7 4 5 3 9 5 6.5 4 >10 6 7.5 5 >10 7 8.5 6 >10 8 9.5 7 >10 10 >10 8 >10 >10 >10 10 >10 >10 >10 >10 23/20 2 1.5 1.7 1.3 3 2 2.3 1.5 4 2.5 3 2 5 3 3.7 2.5 7 3.5 5 3 9 4 6 3.5 >10 5 7 4 >10 6 8 5 >10 8 10 6.5 >10 9 >10 8.5 >10 >10 >10 10 22/19 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.1 2 1.6 1.8 1.3 3 2 2.3 1.7 4 2.5 3 2 5 3 3.5 2.5 7 3.5 4.5 3 8 4 5.5 3.5 >10 5 7 4 >10 6 8 5 >10 7 10 5.5 >10 >10 >10 8.5 21/18 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 2 1.7 1.8 1.4 3 2 2.2 1.6 4 2.5 3 2 5 3 3.5 2.5 7 3.5 4.5 3 9 4 5 3.5 >10 5 7 4 >10 7 9 5.5 >10 10 10 8 20/17 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.05 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 2 1.7 1.8 1.4 3 2 2.3 1.7 4 2.5 3 2 5 3 3.5 2.5 7 4 5 3 9 5 6 4 >10 7 8 5.5 >10 9 10 7 19/16 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 2 1.7 1.8 1.5 3 2 2.2 1.7 4 2.5 3 2 5 3 3.5 2.5 7 4 5 3.5 9 6 7 4.5 >10 8 9 6 18/15 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 2 1.7 1.8 1.5 3 2 2.3 1.7 4 2.5 3 2 5 3 3.5 2.5 7 4.5 5.5 3.7 >10 6 8 5 17/14 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 2 1.7 1.8 1.5 3 2 2.3 1.7 4 2.5 3 2 6 3 4 2.5 8 5 6 3.5 16/13 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 2 1.7 1.8 1.5 3 2 2.3 1.8 4 3.5 3.7 3 6 4 4.5 3.5 15/12 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 2 1.7 1.8 1.5 3 2 2.3 1.8 4 3.5 3 2.2 New Cleanliness Level (ISO Code) Current Machine Cleanliness (ISO Code) Hydraulics and Diesel Engines Rolling Element Bearings Journal Bearings & Turbo Machinery Gear Boxes &Other