This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) defines the materials, apparatus and procedure for sizing and counting of particulate contamination, 5 鎚 or greater, in hydraulic fluid samples by membrane filtration iwth microscopic counting. It is capable of counting particulate matter in samples withdrawn from fluid power systems as identified by the 12 classes of SAE AS 4059 or NAS 1638 and projected beyond these for the five standard ranges specified and can thus serve as the primary document to determine acceptability. It is also capable of revealing but not measuring evidence of abnormal amount of water, other fluids, fine particulate and other materials, especially fibers and metals. It is applicable to all military, civil, space vehicles and test equipment.
SAE ARP598C-2003 Referenced Document
SAE ARP4285-2001 Aerospace - Evaluation of Particulate Contamination in Hydraulic Fluid - Membrane Procedure
SAE ARP5376-1998 Methods@ Locations and Criteria for System Sampling and Measuring the Solid Particle Contamination of Hydraulic Fluids
SAE ARP5376A-2003 Methods@ Locations and Criteria for System Sampling and Measuring the Solid Particle Contamination of Hydraulic Fluids
SAE AS1241C-1997 (R) Fire Resistant Phosphate Ester Hydraulic Fluid for Aircraft
SAE AS4059D-2001 Aerospace Fluid Power - Cleanliness Classification for Hydraulic Fluids
SAE ARP598C-2003 history
2016SAE ARP598D-2016 Aerospace Microscopic Sizing and Counting of Particulate Contamination for Fluid Power Systems
2003SAE ARP598C-2003 (R) Aerospace Microscopic Sizing and Counting of Particulate Contamination for Fluid Power Systems
1991SAE ARP598B-1991 THE DETERMINATION OF PARTICULATE CONTAMINATION IN LIQUIDS BY THE PARTICLE COUNT METHOD
1991SAE ARP598-1991 PROCEDURE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PARTICULATE CONTAMINATION OF HYDRAULIC FLUIDS BY THE PARTICLE COUNT METHOD
1986SAE ARP598B-1986 Determination of Particulate Contamination in Liquids by the Particle Count Method
1969SAE ARP598A-1969 The Determination of Particulate Contamination in Liquids by the Particle Count Method