MIL-PRF-9000 Lubrication Oil, Shipboard Internal Combustion Engine, High-Output DieselThis specification covers two grades \(SAE 40 and SAE 15W40\) of lubricating oil for use in advanced design high-output shipboard main propulsion and auxiliary diesel engines using fuel conforming to MIL-DTL-16884 and MIL-DTL-5624. Military Symbol 9250, NATO Code 0-278 is the designation used for the SAE 40 Grade product. There is not a Military Symbol or NATO designation for the 15W40 Grade product.

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2.3 Non-Government publications. The following documents form a part of this document to the extent

specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents are those cited in the solicitation or

contract.

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUE (ANSI)

ANSI/ASQC Z1.4

Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes (DoD

adopted)

(Copies of this document are available from the American National Standards Institute, 25 W. 43rd St, 4th

Floor, New York, NY 10036 or online at https://webstore.ansi.org/.)

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE (API)

API 1509

API Base Oil Interchangeability Guidelines for Passenger Car Motor Oils

and Diesel Engine Oils

(Copies of this document are available from API Publications, Global Engineering Documents, 15 Inverness

Way East, M/S C303B, Englewood, CO 80112-5776 or online at https://global.ihs.com.)

ASTM INTERNATIONAL

ASTM D92

Standard Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup

Tester (DoD adopted)

ASTM D97

Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products (DoD

adopted)

ASTM D129

Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (General Bomb

Method) (DoD adopted)

ASTM D130

Standard Test Method for Corrosiveness to Copper from Petroleum

Products by Copper Strip Test (DoD adopted)

ASTM D287

Standard Test Method for API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and

Petroleum Products (Hydrometer Method) (DoD adopted)

ASTM D445

Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and

Opaque Liquids (and the Calculation of Dynamic Viscosity) (DoD

adopted)

ASTM D874

Standard Test Method for Sulfated Ash from Lubricating Oils and

Additives (DoD adopted)

ASTM D892

Standard Test Method for Foaming Characteristics of Lubricating Oils

(DoD adopted)

ASTM D1091

Standard Test Methods for Phosphorus in Lubricating Oils and

Additives (DoD adopted)

ASTM D1298

Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density (Specific Gravity),

or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by

Hydrometer Method (DoD adopted)

ASTM D1552

Standard Test Method for Sulfur in Petroleum Products (High-

Temperature Method) (DoD adopted)

ASTM D2270

Standard Practice for Calculating Viscosity Index from Kinematic

Viscosity at 40 and 100�C (DoD adopted)