Road vehicles -- Cleanliness of components of fluid circuits -- Part 8: Particle nature determination by microscopic analysis
STANDARD published on 8.5.2007
Designation standards: ISO 16232-8:2007
Publication date standards: 8.5.2007
The number of pages: 7
Approximate weight : 21 g (0.05 lbs)
Country: International technical standard
ISO 16232-8:2007 describes a method for determining the nature of contaminant particles by identifying their elemental chemical composition using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) in combination with a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The contaminant particles are extracted from automotive parts or components and deposited on the surface of a membrane filter. In addition to the number and size of particles as described in ISO 16232-7, this measurement gives the elemental composition of the particles analysed.