Recommended Cleanliness Code Charts  -  ISO 4406  
PUMPS  
Pressure <140 Bar <210 Bar >210 Bar  
Fixed Gear 20/18/15 19/17/15 18/16/13  
Fixed Vane 20/18/15 19/17/14 18/16/13  
Fixed Piston 19/17/15 18/16/14 17/15/13  
Variable Vane 19/17/15 18/16/14 17/15/13  
Variable Piston 18/16/14 17/15/13 16/14/12  
VALVES  
Pressure   <210 Bar >210 Bar  
Directional (solenoid)   20/18/15 19/17/14  
Pressure (modulating)   19/17/14 19/17/14  
Flow Controls (standard)   19/17/14 19/17/14  
Check Valves   20/18/15 20/18/15  
Cartridge Valves   20/18/15 19/17/14  
Screw-in Valves   18/16/13 17/15/12  
Prefill Valves   20/18/15 19/17/14  
Load-sensing Directional Valves   18/16/14 17/15/13  
Hydraulic Remote Controls   18/16/13 17/15/12  
Proportional Directional (throttle)   18/16/13 17/15/12*  
Proportional Pressure Controls   18/16/13 17/15/12*  
Proportional Cartridge Valves   18/16/13 17/15/12*  
Proportional Screw-in Valves   18/16/13 17/15/12  
Servo Valves   16/14/11 15/13/10*  
ACTUATORS  
Pressure <140 BAR <210 BAR >210 BAR  
Cylinders 20/18/15 20/18/15 20/18/15  
Vane Motors 20/18/15 19/17/14 18/16/13  
Axial Piston Motors 19/17/14 18/16/13 17/15/12  
Gear Motors 21/19/17 20/18/15 19/17/14  
Radial Piston Motors 20/18/14 19/17/15 18/16/13  
Swashplate Design Motors 18/16/14 17/15/13 16/14/12  
HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSIONS  
Pressure <140 Bar <210 Bar >210 Bar  
Hydrostatic Transmissions 17/15/13 16/14/12* 16/14/11*  
In-loop fluid  
COJINETES/RODAMIENTOS Widman International SRL  
Ball Bearing Systems 15/13/11*      
Roller Bearing Systems 16/14/12*      
Journal Bearings (high speed) 17/15/13      
Journal Bearings (low speed) 18/16/14      
General Industrial Gearboxes 17/15/13      
*Requires precise sampling practices to verify cleanliness levels.  
Widman International SRL - Bolivia