本标准为最终用户、原始设备制造商、齿轮制造商和润滑剂供应商提供了适用于封闭式和开放式齿轮的润滑剂的最低性能特征指南，该齿轮安装在一般工业电力传输应用中。它提供了根据行业当前理论和实践选择润滑剂的建议，并试图与当前的ISO标准保持一致。其目的不是取代齿轮制造商的具体说明。

This standard provides the end user, original equipment builder, gear manufacturer and lubricant supplier with guidelines for minimum performance characteristics for lubricants suitable for use with enclosed and open gearing which is installed in general industrial power transmission applications. It provides recommendations for selecting lubricants based on current theory and practice in the industry, and attempts to align with current ISO standards. It is not intended to supplant specific instructions from the gear manufacturer.