SAE International has created a recommended practice to address the issue of corrosion in commercial vehicle parts.


The new standard, J2721, "Recommended Corrosion Test Methods for Commercial Vehicle Components," provides information on how to test corrosion performance of metallic parts and assemblies on medium-duty trucks, heavy-duty trucks, buses and trailers. The test methods take into consideration recurring conditions, such as corrosive chemicals, drying, humidity and abrasive exposure, as well as variations in the environment.

"Vehicle corrosion standards available today do not provide suitable coverage for new de-icing chemicals and application methods, nor do they adequately account for aggravating effects such as temperature extremes, abrasion and mechanical stress," said Vern Caron, chair of the SAE Truck and Bus Corrosion Committee. "This standard was developed to address these issues and also to provide a methodology for evaluating laboratory results and correlating these results with field performance."

The standard was introduced by SAE's Truck and Bus Corrosion Committee.

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