Product Data Sheet Eastman n-Propyl Acetate CAS No. 109-60-4
Application/Uses
Automotive OEM Coatings for Automotive Plastics Coatings for automotive Coatings for plastic Coatings Nail care Printing Inks Solvents for cosmetics and personal care Solvents for fragrances Solvents Truck/Bus/Commercial Vehicles
Product Description
Eastman n-Propyl Acetate is a colorless liquid with a mild, fruity odor. It is a good solvent for nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate butyrate, and acrylic resins. Eastman n-Propyl Acetate has a slow evaporation rate and good solvent power. It promotes flow and leveling in a variety of formulations.
Typical Properties
Property	Test Method	Typical Value, Units
Molecular Weight		102.14
Empirical Formula
Color Pt-Co		15 max.
Specific Gravity @ 20¡ÆC/20¡ÆC		0.889
Wt/Vol @ 20¡ÆC		0.89 kg/L (7.39 lb/gal)
Solubility
in Water, @ 20¡ÆC		2.3 wt %
Water in, @ 20¡ÆC		2.6 wt %
Evaporation Rate
(n-butyl acetate = 1)		2.3
(ether = 1)		5.3
Dilution Ratio
Toluene		3.2
VMP Naphtha		1.5
Refractive Index @ 20¡ÆC		1.38
Vapor Density (air = 1)		3.5
Vapor Pressure
@ 20¡ÆC		23 mm Hg
@ 55¡ÆC		18.9 KPa
Boiling Point @ 760 mm Hg		99-103¡ÆC (210-217¡ÆF)
Freezing Point		-92¡ÆC (-134¡ÆF)
Flash Point
Tag Closed Cup		13¡ÆC (55¡ÆF)
Tag Open Cup		14¡ÆC (58¡ÆF)
Fire Point		21¡ÆC (70¡ÆF)
Flammability Limits in Air, % by Volume
Lower @ 38¡ÆC		1.7 Vol %
Upper @ 93¡ÆC		8 Vol %
Autoignition Temperature	D 2155	457¡ÆC (855¡ÆF)
Azeotropes
BP		82.4¡ÆC (180.3¡ÆF)
Wt % Water		14 wt %
Hansen Solubility Parameters
Nonpolar		7.5
Polar		2.1
Hydrogen Bonding		3.7
Total		8.6
Surface Tension @ 20¡ÆC		24.3 dynes/cm
Electrical Resistance		>20 Megohms
Blush Resistance @ 80¡ÆF (26.7¡ÆC)		65% RH
TLV PPM 1998		200
Critical Temperature		276.5¡ÆC
Critical Pressure		33.2 ATM
Critical Volume		345 ml/g¡¤mol
Expansion Coefficient, per ¡ÆC @ 20¡ÆC		0.00126
Heat of Vaporization		8151 cal/g¡¤mol
Liquid Heat Capacity @ 25¡ÆC		47.31 cal/(g*mol)(¡ÆC)
Heat of Combustion		-638.6 kcal/g¡¤mol
Nitrocellulose Solubility		Active
Maximum Incremental Reactivity (MIR)		0.87
Liquid Viscosity @ 20¡ÆC		0.6 cP (mPa¡¤s)
Acidity as Acetic Acid		0.01 wt % max.
Assay		99.5 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.
Eastman and its marketing affiliates shall not be responsible for the use of this information, or of any product, method, or apparatus mentioned, and you must make your own determination of its suitability and completeness for your own use, for the protection of the environment, and for the health and safety of your employees and purchasers of your products. No warranty is made of the merchantability of fitness of any product, and nothing herein waives any of the Seller's conditions of sale.
15-May-2003 12:00:00 AM