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BRITIS H S TAND ARD AUTO MO BILE S E RIE S

1 74 -1 : 1 979

IS O 4 92 6: 1 978

H ydraulic b rake

systems, using

non-petroleum b ase

b rake fluids, for road

vehicles —

Part 1 : Specification for non-petroleum

base reference fluids

[IS O title : Road ve hicle s — H ydraulic b rake syste ms —

Non-p etrole um b ase reference fluids]

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National foreword

This Part of this British Standard has been prepared under the direction of the
Rubber Standards Committee in consultation with the Automobile Standards
Committee. It is identical with ISO 4926 “Road vehicles — Hydraulic brake
systems — Non-petroleum base reference fluids ”.

This is Part 1 of BS AU 1 74 which covers components for vehicle braking

systems using non- petroleum base fluids. It is intended to issue other Parts
specifying non- petroleum base brake fluid and cups, boots and seals for use
in the braking system.

An associated British Standard will specify similar components for vehicle

braking systems using petroleum base fluids.

In drafting this series of British Standards full consideration has been given
to the work of subcommittee TC 22/SC2 of the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) .

Terminology and conventions. The text of the International Standard

has been approved as suitable for publication, without deviation, as a
British Standard. Some terminology and certain conventions are not identical
with those used in British Standards; attention is especially drawn to the
following.

The comma has been used throughout as a decimal marker. In

British Standards it is current practice to use a full point on the baseline
as the decimal marker.

Where the words “International Standard” appear, referring to this standard,

they should be read as “British Standard”.

A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of
a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct
application.

Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity

from legal obligations.

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the
direction of the Rubber Summary of pages
Standards Committee in
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
consultation with the
Automobile Standards
pages 1 and 2 and a back cover.
Committee, was published
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
under the authority of the
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on
Executive Board and
comes into effect on the inside front cover.
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Amendments issued since publication

The following BSI references

relate to the work on this Amd. No. Date of issue Comments
standard:
Committee reference RUC/40
1)
Draft for comment 76/5451 9 DC

ISBN 0 5 80 1 0872 4

1)
Originally prepared under
Committee reference PTC/9
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Contents

Page

National foreword Inside front cover

1 Scope and field of application 1

2 ISO compatib ility fluid — composition 1

3 ISO fluid for storage corrosion test 2

4 Availab ility 2

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1 Scope and field of application

This International Standard specifies the composition and some characteristics of two reference fluids used
for the testing of hydraulic braking systems and components mounted on road vehicles.
2 ISO compatibility fluid — composition

C omposition
Item Constituent
mass %
1 Monoethyl ether of diethylene glycol 51,70
2 Monobutyl ether of diethylene glycol 2,26
3 Methyl ether of tripropylene glycol 5,12
4 Polyalkylene oxide triol, kinematic viscosity 200 ± 10 cSta at 38 °C, relative
density 20/20 °C 1,064 5,30
5 Ethylene glycol 2,47
6 Diethylene glycol 1,34
7 Propylene glycol 2,45
8 Methyl isobutyl carbinol 4,30
9 Polypropylene glycol, average molecular mass 2 025 2,30
10 Polypropylene glycol, average molecular mass 150 1,30
11 Propylene glycol monoricinoleate 3,30
12 Reacted castor oil — polypropylene glycol 1,90
13 2-Methyl, 2,4 pentanediol 2,80
14 Monobutyl ether 1,2 oxyethylene, 1,2 oxypropylene glycols, relative
density 20/20 °C 1,058, kinematic viscosity 440 ± 22 cSta at 38 °C 3,16
15 Monobutyl ether 1,2 oxyethylene, 1,2 oxypropylene glycols, relative
density 20/20 °C 1,038, kinematic viscosity 56,5 ± 3 cSta at 38°C 8,85
16 Borax-ethylene glycol condensate (25 % sodium tetraborate, anhydrous) 0,25
17 Diphenylol propane 0,53
18 Sodium nitrate 0,01
19 Sodium tetraborate 0,10
20 Potassium tetraborate 0,18
21 Tricresyl phosphate 0,10
22 Amino imidazoline salt 33 % solution 0,01
23 Potassium castor oil soap (neutral-anhydrous) 0,18
24 N-phenylmorpholine 0,09
NOTE Item 4: Glycerine initiated triol using charges of 50 % ethylene oxide and 50 % propylene oxide.
Items 14 and 15: Butanol initiated monoether using charges of 50 % ethylene oxide and 50 % propylene oxide.
a 1 cSt = 1 mm 2/s. A recommended submultiple of the SI unit (m 2/s) for kinematic viscosity is the mm2 /s. In practice the
centistokes (cSt) is generally used.

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3 ISO fluid for storage corrosion test

3.1 Composition

C omposition
Item C onstituent
mass %
1 Castor oil 38,7 ± 1,0
2 Diethylene glycol monomethyl ether 31,4 ± 0,5
3 Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether 27,3 ± 0,5
4 Borax-glycol condensate 2,1 ± 0,2
5 Di- t-butyl- p-cresol 0,475 ± 0,050
6 m-Cresol 0,025 ± 0,005
NOTE Items 2, 3, 5: The diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, and di- t-butyl- p -cresol shall be
technical grade.
Item 4: The borax-glycol condensate shall be 30 parts by mass of sodium borate decahydrate (Na2B4O 7.10H2O) combined
with 100 parts by mass of 1,2 propylene glycol.
3.2 Physical and chemical requirements

Boiling point at 101,3 kPa 167 to 186 °C

pH value 9,9 to 10,7
Relative density 20/20 °C 0,962 0 to 0,968 0
4 Availability

The two above fluids can be obtained from the Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., 400 Commonwealth
Drive, Warrendale, Pa. 15096 U.S.A. or from the Laboratoire de recherches et de contrôle du
caoutchouc 12, rue Carvés, 92120-Montrouge, FRANCE.

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