ASTM D1384-05(2012)

Standard Test Method for Corrosion Test for Engine Coolants in Glassware

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This test method will generally distinguish between coolants that are definitely deleterious from the corrosion standpoint and those that are suitable for further evaluation. However, the results of this test method cannot stand alone as evidence of satisfactory corrosion inhibition. The actual service value of an engine coolant formulation can be determined only by more comprehensive bench, dynamometer, and field tests.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers a simple beaker-type procedure for evaluating the effects of engine coolants on metal specimens under controlled laboratory conditions (see Appendix X1).
Note 1—For more information on engine coolants, see (Refs  1-8).  
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.  
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific hazards statements are given in 10.1.7.2, 10.1.7.3, and 10.1.7.4.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2012
• ICS: 71.100.45 - Refrigerants and antifreezes
• Technical Committee: D15 - Engine Coolants and Related Fluids
• Drafting Committee: D15.06 - Glassware Performance Tests

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D1384-05e1 - Standard Test Method for Corrosion Test for Engine Coolants in Glassware
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Replaced By: ASTM D1384-05(2019) - Standard Test Method for Corrosion Test for Engine Coolants in Glassware
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2019
• Referred By: ASTM D8040-18(2023) - Standard Test Method for Corrosion Test for Heat Transfer Fluids in Glassware
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D4985-10(2023) - Standard Specification for Low Silicate Ethylene Glycol Base Engine Coolant for Heavy Duty Engines Requiring a Pre-Charge of Supplemental Coolant Additive (SCA)
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D3306-21 - Standard Specification for Glycol Base Engine Coolant for Automobile and Light-Duty Service
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM G1-03(2017)e1 - Standard Practice for Preparing, Cleaning, and Evaluating Corrosion Test Specimens
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D7820-19 - Standard Test Method for Engine Coolant Corrosion Protection Under Accelerated Thermal and Oxidizing Conditions Using a Rotating Pressure Vessel
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D2570-16 - Standard Test Method for Simulated Service Corrosion Testing of Engine Coolants
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D8485-23 - Standard Test Method for Corrosion Test for Electric Vehicle Coolants in Glassware
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D7935-20 - Standard Test Method for Corrosion Test for Non-Aqueous Engine Coolants in Glassware
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D3585-08(2020) - Standard Specification for ASTM Reference Fluid for Coolant Tests
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D7518-20 - Standard Specification for 1,3 Propanediol (PDO) Base Engine Coolant for Automobile and Light-Duty Service
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D7714-11(2021) - Standard Specification for Glycerin Base Engine Coolant for Automobile and Light-Duty Service
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Referred By: ASTM D5752-10(2017) - Standard Specification for Supplemental Coolant Additives (SCAs) for Use in Precharging Coolants for Heavy-Duty Engines
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D1384 − 05 (Reapproved 2012)
Standard Test Method for
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Corrosion Test for Engine Coolants in Glassware
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D1384; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope G31Guide for Laboratory Immersion Corrosion Testing of
Metals
1.1 This test method covers a simple beaker-type procedure
2.2 ASTM Adjuncts:
for evaluating the effects of engine coolants on metal speci-
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All-glass apparatus for corrosion test (2 drawings)
mens under controlled laboratory conditions (see Appendix
X1).
3. Summary of Test Method
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NOTE 1—For more information on engine coolants, see (Refs 1-8).
3.1 Inthistestmethod,specimensofmetalstypicalofthose
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
present in engine cooling systems are totally immersed in
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
aeratedenginecoolantsolutionsfor336hat88°C(190°F).The
only.
corrosion-inhibitivepropertiesofthetestsolutionareevaluated
on the basis of the weight changes incurred by the specimens.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Each test is run in triplicate, and the average weight change is
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
determined for each metal. A single test may occasionally be
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
completely out of line (see 11.2).
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific hazards
4. Significance and Use
statements are given in 10.1.7.2, 10.1.7.3, and 10.1.7.4.
4.1 This test method will generally distinguish between
2. Referenced Documents
coolants that are definitely deleterious from the corrosion
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2.1 ASTM Standards: standpoint and those that are suitable for further evaluation.
B32Specification for Solder Metal However, the results of this test method cannot stand alone as
B36/B36MSpecification for Brass Plate, Sheet, Strip, And
evidence of satisfactory corrosion inhibition. The actual ser-
Rolled Bar vice value of an engine coolant formulation can be determined
D1176Practice for Sampling and Preparing Aqueous Solu-
only by more comprehensive bench, dynamometer, and field
tionsofEngineCoolantsorAntirustsforTestingPurposes tests.
E1Specification for ASTM Liquid-in-Glass Thermometers
5. Apparatus
E178Practice for Dealing With Outlying Observations
E230Specification and Temperature-Electromotive Force
5.1 Container—A 1000-mL, tall-form, spoutless beaker,
(EMF) Tables for Standardized Thermocouples
made of heat-resistant glass, for containing the engine coolant
solution and test specimens. The beaker shall be tightly closed
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with a No. 15 rubber stopper, having drill holes to accommo-
This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D15 on Engine
Coolants and Related Fluids and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee date a water condenser, an aerator tube, and a thermometer as
D15.06 on Glassware Performance Tests.
shown in Fig. 1. Optionally, an all-glass apparatus may be
Current edition approved April 1, 2012. Published June 2012. Originally
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used.
approved in 1955. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as D1384–04 (2005).
DOI: 10.1520/D1384-05R12.
5.2 Condenser—Awater condenser of the reflux, glass-tube
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Theboldfacenumbersinparenthesesrefertothelistofreferencesattheendof
type, having a 400-mm (16-in.) condenser jacket.
this standard.
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the ASTM website. ADJD1384. Original adjunct produced in (1980).
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D1384 − 05 (2012)
6. Metal Test Specimens
NOTE 2—The specimens prescribed in this test method have been
accepted by automobile manufacturers, but their composition may not be
the same as that of alloys currently used for engine cooling system
components.Therefore, specimens other than those designated in this test
method may be used by mutual agreement of the parties involved.
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6.1 Type—The following metal test specimens, representa-
tive of cooling system metals, shall be used:
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6.1.1 Steel, UNS G10200 (SAE 1020), cut from 1.59-mm
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( ⁄16-in.) cold-rolled sheet stock to size 50.8 by 25.4 mm (2 by
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