EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance services within the scope of ASTM D1120 standard. The ASTM D1120 standard covers the determination of the equilibrium boiling point of engine coolants. The equilibrium boiling point indicates the temperature at which the sample will start to boil in a cooling system under equilibrium conditions at atmospheric pressure.
Engine coolants may also be marketed in ready-to-use (pre-diluted) form. This test procedure is applicable to diluted solutions as well as concentrates. The procedure for obtaining a representative test sample of a coolant solution containing the anti-leak additive is found in test method D1176.
This test method establishes standard procedures for determining the equilibrium boiling point of engine coolants. The equilibrium boiling point indicates the temperature at which the sample will start to boil in a cooling system under equilibrium conditions at atmospheric pressure.
Engine coolants remove excess heat from engines. If the engine temperature approaches or exceeds the boiling point of the coolant, it can cause localized hot spots, vapor pockets and ultimately catastrophic engine failure. To ensure that the coolant can withstand the temperatures generated by the engine, this test determines the boiling point of the engine coolant.
The sample is placed in a flask, heated and kept at the boiling point according to the method. Constant boiling point temperature is observed and reported.
This method requires the use of the following apparatus: round bottom, short neck, heat resistant glass bottle; water-cooled, reflux, glass tube condenser; boiling stones number 8 of silicon carbide grains; partial immersion thermometer; and electric heating mantle as heat source. The specified quantities of the sample should be boiled in the balloon at atmospheric pressure under equilibrium conditions. The temperature of the liquid corrected for barometric pressure will be its boiling point.
Values stated in SI units should be accepted as standard. Values in parentheses are for informational purposes only.
This standard does not purport to address all, if any, safety concerns associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory restrictions prior to use.
Our organization, EUROLAB, provides standard test method services for the boiling point of engine coolants, within the framework of national and international standards, with its trained and expert staff and advanced technological equipment, among numerous test, measurement, analysis and evaluation studies. Provides testing services within the scope of ASTM D1120 standard.
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