Umweltprüfungen - Teil 2: Prüfverfahren - Prüfung Xc: Verunreinigung durch Flüssigkeiten (IEC 60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018)

Essais d'environnement - Partie 2: Essais - Essai Xc: Contamination par des fluides (IEC 60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018)

Okoljsko preskušanje - 2. del: Preskusi - Preskus Xc: onesnaženje fluidov - Dopolnilo A1 (IEC 60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018)

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Published
Publication Date
25-Jul-2018
Technical Committee
I09 - Imaginarni 09
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
02-Jul-2018
Due Date
06-Sep-2018
Completion Date
26-Jul-2018

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Overview

SIST EN 60068-2-74:2001/A1:2018 specifies standardized environmental testing procedures for evaluating equipment and components exposed to fluid contamination. Developed by IEC and adopted as a European and Slovenian standard, this amendment details "Test Xc: Fluid contamination," which assesses the resistance and durability of materials and systems when contaminated by various fluids encountered in operational, accidental, or environmental contexts. The standard is widely referenced by manufacturers and testers in sectors where fluid exposure poses significant reliability and safety challenges.

Key Topics

  • Fluid Contamination Types: The standard addresses a broad range of contaminant fluids, including fuels (gasoline, diesel, kerosene), hydraulic fluids (mineral-based, phosphate ester, silicone), lubricating oils, solvents and cleaning fluids, de-icing and antifreeze agents, insecticides, coolant dielectric fluids, and fire extinguishants.
  • Standardized Test Fluids: Test fluids are specified to represent groups of common contaminants:
    • Fuels (using ISO 1817:2015 Test liquids B and F)
    • Hydraulic fluids (e.g., phosphate ester, silicone-based)
    • Lubricants (mineral and synthetic)
    • De-icing fluids (ethylene glycol solutions)
    • Solvent groups (e.g., propan-2-ol, denatured alcohol)
  • Test Methodology: Emphasizes assessing the effects of fluids under anticipated service conditions, such as elevated temperatures or direct application to operational equipment.
  • Effects and Safety Considerations: Highlights typical damage mechanisms like swelling, corrosion, seal failure, adhesion loss, paint removal, and potential environmental and health hazards from hazardous liquids.
  • Precautions: Promotes proper handling of toxic or flammable fluids in compliance with safety and environmental guidelines.

Applications

  • Aerospace and Aviation: Ensures cockpit and airframe components withstand exposure to hydraulic fluids, de-icing agents, cleaning solvents, and fire extinguishing chemicals.
  • Automotive and Transport: Verifies that engine parts, seals, gaskets, and underbody components resist degradation from fuels, oils, and road de-icers.
  • Industrial Equipment: Confirms the durability of control panels, sensors, actuators, and other industrial devices subjected to common industrial fluids.
  • Military and Defense: Assesses field equipment resilience against insecticides, specialized lubricants, and operational fuels under demanding environments.
  • Electrical and Electronics: Evaluates enclosures, seals, and materials in contact with coolants, hydraulic fluids, or cleaning agents to maintain electrical integrity and safety.
  • Product Development and Compliance: Supports manufacturers in meeting regulatory requirements and quality assurance through standardized fluid contamination testing.

Related Standards

  • ISO 1817:2015 - "Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of the effect of liquids": Specifies test liquids and procedures aligned with those referenced in SIST EN 60068-2-74 for evaluating the impact of fluids on elastomers.
  • IEC 60068-2-52:2017 - "Environmental testing - Part 2-52: Tests - Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic": Complements fluid testing by addressing corrosion from salt spray.
  • ASTM D471 - "Standard Test Method for Rubber Property – Effect of Liquids": Relates to the assessment of elastomer compatibility with liquids.
  • ASTM D770 / BS 1595-1 / DIN 53245 - Standards for isopropyl alcohol: Referenced for solvent test fluids.
  • National and industry-specific standards may also refer to the procedures outlined in this document for harmonized testing protocols.

Practical Value

Adhering to SIST EN 60068-2-74:2001/A1:2018 helps organizations ensure:

  • Product reliability in environments where fluid contamination is likely.
  • Safer operation by identifying vulnerabilities before deployment.
  • Regulatory compliance for international and European markets.
  • Improved quality assurance through repeatable, benchmarked testing.
  • Reduced risk of warranty claims and in-field failures due to environmental fluid exposure.

Standardized environmental testing for fluid contamination is essential for sectors demanding operational integrity in the presence of chemical agents, supporting long-term performance and trust in critical systems.

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Frequently Asked Questions

SIST EN 60068-2-74:2001/A1:2018 is a amendment published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests - Test Xc: Fluid contamination (IEC 60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018)". This standard covers: Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests - Test Xc: Fluid contamination (IEC 60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018)

Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests - Test Xc: Fluid contamination (IEC 60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018)

SIST EN 60068-2-74:2001/A1:2018 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 19.040 - Environmental testing. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

SIST EN 60068-2-74:2001/A1:2018 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 4855-02:2020, SIST EN 15267-3:2008, SIST EN 61969-1:2012, SIST EN 60252-2:2011, SIST EN 62047-4:2010, SIST EN IEC 60684-3-116:2024, SIST EN 60068-2-74:2001. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

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Standards Content (Sample)


SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2018
Okoljsko preskušanje - 2. del: Preskusi - Preskus Xc: onesnaženje fluidov -
Dopolnilo A1 (IEC 60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018)
Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests - Test Xc: Fluid contamination (IEC 60068-2-
74:1999/A1:2018)
Umweltprüfungen - Teil 2: Prüfverfahren - Prüfung Xc: Verunreinigung durch
Flüssigkeiten (IEC 60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018)
Essais d'environnement - Partie 2: Essais - Essai Xc: Contamination par des fluides (IEC
60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018
ICS:
19.040 Preskušanje v zvezi z Environmental testing
okoljem
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60068-2-74:1999/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2018
ICS 19.040
English Version
Environmental testing - Part 2-74: Tests - Test Xc: Fluid
contamination
(IEC 60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018)
Essais d'environnement - Partie 2-74: Essais - Essai Xc: Umweltprüfungen - Teil 2-74: Prüfverfahren - Prüfung Xc:
Contamination par des fluides Verunreinigung durch Flüssigkeiten
(IEC 60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018) (IEC 60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 60068-2-74:1999; it was approved by CENELEC on 2018-05-30. CENELEC
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the
status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2018 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018 E

European foreword
The text of document 104/739/CDV, future edition 1 of IEC 60068-2-74:1999/A1, prepared by
IEC/TC 104 "Environmental conditions, classification and methods of test" was submitted to the IEC-
CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to (dop) 2019-02-28
be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2021-05-30
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60068-2-74:1999/A1:2018 was approved by CENELEC as
a European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 60068-2-52:2017 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 60068-2-52:2018 (not modified).

Replace Annex ZA of EN 60068-2-74:1999 by the following one:
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is
available here: www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
ISO 1817 2015 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - - -
Determination of the effect of liquids

IEC 60068-2-74 ®
Edition 1.0 2018-04
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
BA SIC SAFETY PUBLICATION
PU BLICATION FONDAMENTALE DE SÉCURITÉ

AMENDMENT 1
AMENDEMENT 1
Environmental testing –
Part 2-74: Tests – Test Xc: Fluid contamination

Essais d’environnement –
Partie 2-74: Essais – Essai Xc: Contamination par des fluides

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 19.040 ISBN 978-2-8322-5628-2

– 2 – IEC 60068-2-74:1999/AMD1:2018
© IEC 2018
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by IEC technical committee 104: Environmental
conditions, classification and methods of test.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
104/739/CDV 104/791/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC website under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
_____________
2 Normative references
Replace the reference to ISO 1817:1985 with the following new reference:
ISO 1817:2015, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic – Determination of the effect of liquids

3.1 Specification of test fluid
Replace the existing text with the following new text:
The relevant specification (see Clause 12) shall specify the required test fluids which shall
wherever possible be selected from the list given in Table 1. Each fluid has been specified as
being representative of a group of fluids. (See Clause A.2.) The actual composition of some of
the fluids specified in Table 1 are provided for information in Table 2 and Table 3.
The relevant specification shall also specify any additional fluids not listed in Table 1 for
which a test is required.
IEC 60068-2-74:1999/AMD1:2018 – 3 –
© IEC 2018
3.2 Precaution
Table 1 – Major contaminant fluid groups and test fluids
Replace Table 1 with the following new Table 1:
Table 1 – Major contaminant fluid groups and test fluids
d e
Contaminant fluid group Test fluid Test fluid Test
(See Annex A for description of reference temperature
c
contamination fluids including (± 2 °C)
environmental and toxicological
aspects.)
Kerosene
ISO 1817:2015, Test liquid F
(turbine) fuel a
(a) 70
(see Table 2)
Fuels Diesel fuel
Gasoline (piston ISO 1817:2015, Test liquid B
a
(b) 40
engine) fuel (see Table 2)
NATO H-520 (ON-18)
Mineral oil based (c) 70
(or as an alternative NATO H-515)
Phosphate ester
ISO 1817:2015, Test liquid 103
based (d) 70
(see Table 3)
Hydraulic fluids (synthetic)
Dimethyl silicone fluid grade 10
(10 mm /s (cSt) at 25 °C)
Silicone based (e) 70
NATO S-1714 (Joint Service designation
ZX-42)
SAE 10W/30
Mineral based (f) NATO O-1176 (Joint Service designation 70
OMD 90)
Lubricating oils
Ester based ISO 1817:2015, Test liquid 101
(g) 150
(synthetic) (see Table 3)
Propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol);
a
(h) CAS No 67-63-0, 50
(BS 1595-1, ASTM D770 and DIN 53245)
Solvents and cleaning fluids
(i) Denatured alcohol (methylated spirits) 23
(j) Detergent 23
Inhibited ethanediol (ethylene glycol) CAS
(k) No 107-21-1 with a volume fraction of 23
80 % in water
De-icing and antifreeze fluids
Inhibited ethanediol (ethylene glycol) CAS
(l) No 107-21-1 with a volume fraction of 23
50 % in water
Ethylene glycol CAS No 107-21-1
(m) 23
(25 % urea / 25 % ethylene glycol in
Runway de-icers water)
Potassium acetate CAS No 127-822-2
(n) 23
50 % inhibited potassium acetate in water
Dichlorvos (DDVP) pyrethrum based,
CAS No 62-73-7
(o) 23
(2 % solution in kerosene CAS No 8008-
20-6)
Insecticides
D – phenothrin CAS No 26002-80-2
(p) 2 % solution in kerosene CAS No 8008- 23
20-6
Silicate ester dielectric heat transfer fluid
Coolant dielectric fluids (q) 70
TM b
(commercial product “Coolanol 25R ” )

– 4 – IEC 60068-2-74:1999/AMD1:2018
© IEC 2018
d e
Contaminant fluid group Test fluid Test fluid Test
(See Annex A for description of reference temperature
c
contamination fluids including (± 2 °C)
environmental and toxicological
aspects.)
Fluoroprotein foam
(r) 23
(NATO Stock #4210 99 224 6854)
Fire extinguishants
Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF)
(s) 23
containing fluorochemical surfactants
a
The indicated temperature exceeds the critical flash point temperature.
b TM
Coolanol 25R is the tradename of a product supplied by ExxonMobil. This information is given for the
convenience of users of this document and does not constitute an endorsement by IEC of the product
named. Equivalent products may be used if they can be shown to lead to the same results.
c
See Clauses 8, 9, 10 and A.7.
d
Wherever possible the fluid given is specified in an international standard or is described by its constituent
chemicals. In so
...