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Re: [Tigers] brake fluid - Types

To: "Rense, Mark (GE Indust, ConsInd)" <mark.rense@ge.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] brake fluid - Types
From: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:08:39 -0700
Dang, Bugz, now I will have to find my kelvin thermometer, lol....

mayf
Rense, Mark (GE Indust, ConsInd) wrote:

>Interesting. Folks, the wonderful world of cut and paste into a plain
>text editor seemed to have replaced the "degree" symbol with a zero. Not
>kewl. 
>
>Here is what they should be. Also, I misspelled one term, glycol-based
>brake fluid is hyGroscopic. Too early on a Monday.
>
>Brake Fluid Rating     Dry boiling point               Wet boiling
>point
>DOT 3                  205C (401F)             140C (284F)
>DOT 4                  230C (446F)             155C (311F)
>DOT 5                  260C (500F)             180C (356F)
>DOT 5.1                        270C (518F)             191C (376F)
>
>And as for you Dr. Mayf, tungsten doesn't melt until over 3420C (3693K),
>so there! 
>
>Here is a chart just for you:
>
>Brake Fluid Rating     Dry boiling point               Wet boiling
>point
>DOT 3                  478K                                    413K
>DOT 4                  503K                                    428K
>DOT 5                  533K                                    453K
>DOT 5.1                        543K
>464K
>
>Bugz
>
>  
>
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