[Tigers] brake fluid - Types

[drmayf]

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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