Is there a glossary of common lubricant terms used in technical bulletins?
ACEA - Association of European Automotive Manufacturers
AGMA - American Gear Manufacturers’ Association
API - American Petroleum Institute
ASLE - American Society of Lubrication Engineers
ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
BPT - Borderline Pumping Temperature
BTU - British Thermal Unit
CARB - California Air Resources Board
CCS - Cold Crank Simulator
CEC - Conseil Européen de Coordination pour les
CMA - Chemical Manufacturers Association
cP - CentiPoise
cSt - CentiStoke
COC - Cleveland Open Cup
DIN - Deutsche Industrie Norm
EGR - Exhaust Gas Recirculation
EHD or EHL - Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication
EMA - Engine Manufacturers Association
EP - Extreme Pressure
ILSAC - International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee
ISO - International Organization for Standardization
JAMA - Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association Inc.
JASO - Japan Automobile Standards Organization
MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet
NLGI - National Lubricating Grease Institute
NMMA - National Marine Manufacturers Association
PAO - Polyalphaolefin
SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers
STLE - Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
SUS or SSU - Saybolt Universal Seconds
TAN - Total Acid Number
TBN - Total Base Number
VI - Viscosity Index
VII - Viscosity Index Improve
ZDP - Zinc Dithiophosphate