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Table 4 – General specifications, Type B (uninhibited and inhibited standard grade oils)

Limits
Property Test method Low temperature
Transformer oil
switchgear oils
1 – Function
Viscosity at 40 °C ISO 3104 a or ASTM D7042 Max. 12 mm 2 /s Max. 3,5 mm 2 /s
b
Viscosity at –30 °C ISO 3104 a or ASTM D7042 Max. 1 800 mm 2 /s –
c
Viscosity at –40 °C IEC 61868 – Max. 400 mm 2 /s
Pour point ISO 3016 Max. –40 °C Max. –60 °C
Water content d/ e
IEC 60814 Max. 30 mg/kg 40 mg/kg
f
Breakdown voltage IEC 60156 Min. 30 kV / 70 kV
ISO 12185 a or ISO 3675 or
Density at 20 °C Max. 895 kg/m 3
ASTM D7042
DDF at 90 °C IEC 60247 a or IEC 61620 Max. 0,005
2 – Refining/stability
Colour ISO 2049 Max. 1,5
Appearance – Clear, free from sediment and suspended matter
Acidity IEC 62021-2 or 62021-1
a
Max. 0,01 mg KOH/g
a
Interfacial tension IEC 62961 or ASTM D971 Min. 40 mN/m
Corrosive sulphur DIN 51353 Not corrosive
Potentially corrosive
IEC 62535 Not corrosive
sulphur
DBDS IEC 62697-1 Not detectable (< 5 mg/kg)
Uninhibited (U): not detectable (< 0,01 %)
Trace inhibited (T): ≥ 0,01 < 0,08%
Inhibitors of IEC 60666 IEC 60666
Inhibited oil (I): 0,08 % to 0,40 %
(see 3.5 to 3.7)
Metal passivator additives Not detectable (< 5 mg/kg), or as agreed upon
IEC 60666
of IEC 60666 with the purchaser
g
Other additives See
2-furfural and related Not detectable (< 0,05 mg/kg) for each individual
IEC 61198
compounds content compound h
3 – Performance
Oxidation stability IEC 61125
i
Test duration
For oils with other antioxidant additives and
(U) Uninhibited oil: 164 h
metal passivator additives, see 6.12.2
(T) Trace inhibited oil: 332 h
(I) Inhibited oil: 500 h
– Total acidity j
4.8.4 of IEC 61125:2018 max. 1,2 mg KOH/g
– Sludge j
4.8.1 of IEC 61125:2018 max. 0,8 %
– DDF at 90 °C j
4.8.5 of IEC 61125:2018 max. 0,500
4 – Health, safety and environment (HSE) k
Flash point ISO 2719 Min. 135 °C Min. 100 °C

PCA content l IP 346 <3%

PCB content IEC 61619 Not detectable (< 2 mg/kg)