Komatsu Genuine Supercoolant AF-NAC

Supercoolant AF-NAC
（ＥＧ） vs.
Ｃｏｍｍｅｒｃｉａｌｌｙ Ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ
Ｐｒｏｐｙｌｅｎｅ Ｇｌｙｃｏｌ （ＰＧ）
Ｃｏｏｌａｎｔ

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 Ｓｕｐｅｒｃｏｏｌａｎｔ ＡＦ－ＮＡＣ（ＥＧ） vs. Propylene glycol (PG)

PG Ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｓｔｉｃｓ
 PG has the same physical properties as EG
 PG has 1/3 toxicity against EG
 PG shows the same environmental effect as EG

No government confirms environmental merit on PG against EG

because of small difference between PG and EG
Items Unit Supercoolant AF-NAC (EG) Propylene Glycol (PG) Remark
Physical Property
Boiling Temperature °C @ 100% 198 187
Freezing Temperature °C@30% -17 -14
Viscosity centi- poise@30% & @100°C 0.48 0.49
Specific Heat cal/g °C @30% & @100 °C 0.93 0.97
Thermal Conductivity x10-3al/cm °C @30% & @100 °C 1.19 1.19
Toxicity (Poisonous)
Oral Toxicity Test (Rat) LD50 g/kg 8.5 26.4
(Lethal dose g/ Body Weight kg) Larger value is better
Environmental Effect
BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand; ppm 730,000 1,000,000
Concentration of biodegradable
organic matter in water)
Lower value is better
COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand; ppm 1,370,000 900,000
Amount of organic compounds in
water)
Biodegradability % 100 100 Higher value is better

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Unstable ＰＧ Property
Demerit of PG
 PG has poor thermal stability comparing that of EG
 PG generates harmful degradation products on corrosion
 PG cause pH reduction

Komatsu has not a plan to introduce PG coolant

Bad Alkalinity
Supercoolant AF-NAC
(EG)
Degradation Product

PG

PG

Supercoolant AF-NAC
(EG)
Acid
Good
Test Hours Test Hours
Thermal Stability Test Results
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Performance of Commercially Available PG Coolants

JIS Corrosion Test Results of PG Coolants

 PG coolants showed very poor anti-corrosion properties
 Supercoolant AF-NAC has the best anti-corrosion
Performance

Komatsu recommend to use Supercoolant AF-NAC

JIS Corrosion Test
Al
1.4 Cast Iron
Steel
1.2 Brass
Solder
Copper
Metal Corrsion, mg/cm2

0.8

0.6
Upper Limit
0.4

0.2

0
Komatsu Genuine PG Coolant A PG Coolant B
Supercoolant AF-NAC

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 Environmental Friendless of Supercoolant AF-NAC

Komatsu Genuine Supercoolant has

the best environmentally Friendly Property
Attention! Some commercially available PG coolants contain toxic
substance; nitrite, against animals and plants (especially rice)
No. Additive and Base Coolant Komatsu Genuine Commercially Commercially Environmental Effect
Supercoolant Available PG Available PG
AF-NAC Coolant A Coolant B

1 Inorganic Phosphate Y(<0.3%) N Y Nutrient enrichment

2 Borate N N Y Withered, Toxic

3 Nitrite N Y Y Withered of Rice, Generate carcinogenic

substance

4 Nitrate N N Y No

5 Sic ate N N N No

6 molybdate Y Y Y No

7 Organic Amine N N N Generate carcinogenic substance

8 Azol Y Y Y

9 Organic acid Y Y Y No

10 Base Propylene glycol N Y Y Biodegradable

Coolant
11 Ethylene glycol Y N N

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Summary of PG Coolant

Effect of commercially available PG coolants on

Construction Equipment

1. Cavitation-pitting problems of engine cylinder-liner

and water-pump impeller may be caused by poor
anti-corrosion performance against cast iron

2. Water leakage from Radiator may be caused by

poor solder protection property

3. Harmful to environment due to containing nitrite

inhibitor

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