ONE-THIRD OF A CENTURY OF ARMY INTEREST IN AUTOMOTIVE HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUIDS

Since 1938 the US Army has assumed a leading role in the research and development of automotive hydraulic brake fluids. This effort is justified because military requirements for brake fluids are more severe than usually encountered in normal civilian operation. Unique situations to which military vehicles are exposed include cross-country travel, fording of streams, extreme climiatic operating conditions, and unusual storage situations. Because of the need for fluids which will perform in these environments, army brake fluid specifications are more stringent and specific than industrial specifications. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Jordan, C B
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 6 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brake fluids; Hydraulic brakes; Hydraulic fluids; Military transportation; Specifications
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145032
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #760294
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 1 1977 12:00AM