This specification has been declared NONCURRENT by the Aerospace Materials Division, SAE, as of August 2009. It is recommended, therefore, that this specification not be specified for new designs. NONCURRENT refers to those specifications which have previously been widely used and which may be required on some existing designs in the future. The Aerospace Materials Division, however, does not recommend these specifications for future use in new designs.

This specification covers a denatured ethyl alcohol in the form of a liquid.

This product has been used typically as an additive to prevent freezing of water used in aircraft power plant injection systems, but usage is not limited to such applications.