Dropping point

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001889",
  "term": "Dropping point",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The temperature at which a lubricating grease becomes fluid enough to drip from a container under standardized test conditions. This property indicates the upper temperature limit for a grease's application, as it loses its structure and ability to lubricate effectively above this point. Test methods such as ASTM D566 and ASTM D2265 specify the apparatus and heating rate for determining this value.",
  "subject": "Mechanical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Tropfpunkt",
    "es": "punto de goteo",
    "fr": "point de goutte"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/dropping-point/"
}