Product Data Sheet Eastman DB Acetate (Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Acetate) CAS No. 124-17-4
Application/Uses
Additive for automotive paints Automotive OEM Coatings for plastic Coatings Printing Inks Solvents Truck/Bus/Commercial Vehicles
Product Description
Eastman DB Acetate is a high boiling glycol ether ester widely used as a solvent in printing inks and high-bake enamels; it is also used as a coalescing aid in low pH latex paints. Eastman DB Acetate is especially applicable in screen inks and as a component in coil coatings. It has application as a selective solvent in the separation of alcohols and ketones by distillation. Eastman DB Acetate (Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Acetate) is an Eastman Performance Solvent.
Typical Properties
Property	Test Method	Typical Value, Units
Molecular Weight		204.27
Empirical Formula
Color Pt-Co		15 max.
Specific Gravity @ 20¡ÆC/20¡ÆC		0.98
Wt/Vol @ 20¡ÆC		0.98 kg/L (8.16 lb/gal)
Solubility
in Water, @ 20¡ÆC		6.5 wt %
Water in, @ 20¡ÆC		3.7 wt %
Evaporation Rate
(n-butyl acetate = 1)		0.002
(ether = 1)		6051
Dilution Ratio
Toluene		1.8
VMP Naphtha		0.9
Refractive Index @ 20¡ÆC		1.43
Vapor Density (air = 1)		7
Vapor Pressure
@ 20¡ÆC		0.04 mm Hg
@ 55¡ÆC		0.02 KPa
Boiling Point @ 760 mm Hg
Initial		235¡ÆC (455¡ÆF)
Dry Point		250¡ÆC (482¡ÆF)
Freezing Point		-32¡ÆC (-26¡ÆF)
Flash Point
Tag Closed Cup		105¡ÆC (221¡ÆF)
Cleveland Open Cup		105¡ÆC (221¡ÆF)
Fire Point		128¡ÆC (262¡ÆF)
Flammability Limits in Air, % by Volume
Lower @ 135¡ÆC		0.8 Vol %
Upper @ 203¡ÆC		10.7 Vol %
Autoignition Temperature	D 2155	349¡ÆC (660¡ÆF)
Azeotropes
BP		99.8¡ÆC (211.6¡ÆF)
Wt % Water		92 wt %
Hansen Solubility Parameters
Nonpolar		7.8
Polar		2
Hydrogen Bonding		4
Total		9
Surface Tension @ 20¡ÆC		30 dynes/cm
Electrical Resistance		>20 Megohms
Blush Resistance @ 80¡ÆF (26.7¡ÆC)		96% RH
Expansion Coefficient, per ¡ÆC @ 20¡ÆC		0.001
Critical Temperature		407.6¡ÆC
Critical Pressure		20.3 ATM
Critical Volume		676.3 ml/g¡¤mol
Heat of Vaporization		14020 cal/g¡¤mol
Heat of Combustion		-1306 kcal/g¡¤mol
Nitrocellulose Solubility		Active
Liquid Viscosity @ 25¡ÆC		3.2 cP (mPa¡¤s)
Liquid Heat Capacity @ 57¡ÆC		68.12 cal/(g*mol)(¡ÆC)
Acidity as Acetic Acid		0.03 wt % max.
Assay		99.2 wt % min.
Comments Properties reported here are typical of average lots. Eastman makes no representation that the material in any particular shipment will conform exactly to the values given.
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