Standard Specification for Propylene Glycol Base Engine Coolant for Automobile and Light-Duty Service (Withdrawn 2000)

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1.1 This specification covers requirements for propylene glycol-base engine coolant concentrate. When used at 40 to 70% concentration in water, it will function effectively during both winter and summer. This material is intended to provide protection from freezing, boiling, and corrosion in automobile or other light-duty service cooling systems.  Note 1-This specification is based on the knowledge of the performance of engine coolants prepared from new or virgin ingredients. See Appendix X3 for more information.
1.2 This specification is in the units quoted. The values in parentheses are approximate equivalents given 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. A specific precautionary statement is given in X2.4.  Note 2-This specification applies to automobiles and light-duty service. A separate specification for a propylene glycol base coolant for heavy-duty engine service is under development.

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Designation: D 5216 – 98
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for
Propylene Glycol Base Engine Coolant for Automobile and
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Light-Duty Service
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5216; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope D 1126 Test Methods for Hardness in Water
D 1177 Test Method for Freezing Point of Aqueous Engine
1.1 This specification covers requirements for propylene
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Coolants
glycol-base engine coolant concentrate. When used at 40 to
D 1287 Test Method for pH of Engine Coolants and Anti-
70 % concentration in water, it will function effectively during
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rusts
both winter and summer. This material is intended to provide
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D 1293 Test Methods for pH of Water
protection from freezing, boiling, and corrosion in automobile
D 1384 Test Method for Corrosion Test for Engine Coolants
or other light-duty service cooling systems.
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in Glassware
NOTE 1—This specification is based on the knowledge of the perfor-
D 1881 Test Method for Foaming Tendencies of Engine
mance of engine coolants prepared from new or virgin ingredients. See
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Coolants in Glassware
Appendix X3 for more information.
D 1882 Test Method for Effect of Cooling System Chemical
1.2 This specification is in the units quoted. The values in 3
Solutions on Organic Finishes for Automotive Vehicles
parentheses are approximate equivalents given for information
D 1888 Test Methods for Particulate and Dissolved Matter,
only. 4
Solids, or Residue in Water
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
D 2570 Test Method for Simulated Service Corrosion Test-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 3
ing of Engine Coolants
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
D 2809 Test Method for Cavitation Erosion-Corrosion
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Characteristics of Aluminum Pumps with Engine Cool-
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bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. A specific precau-
ants
tionary statement is given in X2.4.
D 3321 Test Method for Use of the Refractometer for Field
Test Determination of the Freezing Point of Aqueous
NOTE 2—This specification applies to automobiles and light-duty
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Engine Coolants
service. A separate specification for a propylene glycol base coolant for
heavy-duty engine service is under development.
D 3634 Test Method for Trace Chloride Ion in Engine
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Coolants
2. Referenced Documents
D 4327 Test Method for Anions in Water by Chemically
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
Suppressed Ion Chromatography
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D 512 Test Methods for Chloride Ion in Water
D 4340 Test Method for Corrosion of Cast Aluminum
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D 516 Test Method for Sulfate Ion in Water
Alloys in Engine Coolants Under Heat-Rejecting Condi-
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D 1119 Test Method for Ash Content of Engine Coolants
tions
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and Antirusts
D 4725 Terminology for Engine Coolants
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D 1120 Test Method for Boiling Point of Engine Coolants
D 5827 Standard Test Method for Analysis of Engine Cool-
D 1121 Test Method for Reserve Alkalinity of Engine
ant for Chloride and Other Anions by Ion Chromatogra-
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Coolants and Antirusts
phy
D 1122 Test Method for Density or Relative Density of
D 5931 Density and Relative Density of Engine Coolant
Engine Coolant Concentrates and Engine Coolants by the
Concentrates and Aqueous Engine Coolants by Digital
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Hydrometer
Density Meter
D 1123 Test Method for Water in Engine Coolant Concen-
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3. General Requirements
trate by the Karl Fischer Reagent Method
3.1 Propylene glycol base engine coolant concentrate shall
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-15 on consist essentially of propylene glycol, and it shall contain
Engine Coolants and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D15.07 on
suitable corrosion inhibitors, a foam suppressor, and sufficient
Specifications.
water to dissolve the additives. Glycols other than propylene
Current edition approved April 10, 1998. Published December 1998. Originally
published as D 5216 – 91. Last previous edition D 5216 – 95.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 11.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.05. Discontinued—See the 1990 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 11.01.
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D 5216
glycol may be present, but their combined total must be less fluid flow and heat transfer).
than 1 %. All propylene glycol engine coolants shall conform
4. Detailed Requirements
to the general requirements given in Table 1.
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