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  • BS AU 174-2:1985

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    Hydraulic brake systems, using non-petroleum base brake fluids for road vehicles Specification for non-petroleum base brake fluid

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  01-03-2005

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-05-1985

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    National foreword
    Committees responsible
    Specification
    1. Scope
    2. Field of application
    3. References
    4. Materials
    5. Requirements
    6. Test methods
    Annexes
    A. ISO Styrene-bitadiene rubber (SBR) brake cups for
         testing brake fluid complying with ISO 4925
    B. ISO corrosion test strips
    C. ISO natural rubber brake cups for testing brake
         fluid complying with ISO 4925
    D. Hiding power chart
    E. Corrosion strip assembly
    Table
    Corrosion test strips and mass changes
    Figures
    1. Boiling point test apparatus
    2. Detail of 100 ml short-neck flask
    3. Humidification apparatus
    4. Stroking test apparatus
    5. Detail of figure 4
    6. Master cylinder piston stroke
    7. ISO test brake cup for wheel cylinder
    8. ISO test brake cup for primary master cylinder
    9. ISO test brake cup for secondary master cylinder
    9a. Anvils for measuring hardness
    10. ISO test brake cup for wheel cylinder

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    Specifies the characteristics and test methods for the non-petroleum base brake fluid used in the hydraulic brake systems of road vehicles.

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    Committee AUE/15
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS AU 229:1989 Specification for graphical symbols to designate brake fluid types in road vehicles
    BS AU 216-1:1987 Hydraulic brake systems using petroleum base brake fluids for road vehicles Specification for petroleum base reference fluid

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 812:2017 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of low-temperature brittleness
    ISO 4926:2006 Road vehicles Hydraulic braking systems Non-petroleum-base reference fluids
    ASTM D 1120 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Boiling Point of Engine Coolants
    ISO 1250:1972 Mineral solvents for paints White spirits and related hydrocarbon solvents
    ASTM D 3182 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Rubber—Materials, Equipment, and Procedures for Mixing Standard Compounds and Preparing Standard Vulcanized Sheets
    ASTM D 91 : 2002 : R2007 Standard Test Method for Precipitation Number of Lubricating Oils
    ASTM D 865 : 2011 Standard Test Method for RubberDeterioration by Heating in Air (Test Tube Enclosure)
    ISO 37:2017 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of tensile stress-strain properties
    ISO 48:2010 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of hardness (hardness between 10 IRHD and 100 IRHD)
    ISO 301:2006 Zinc alloy ingots intended for castings
    ISO 1817:2015 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of the effect of liquids
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