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Technical Data Sheet
Eastman™ MAK


Applications
  • Auto OEM
  • Auto refinish
  • General industrial coatings
  • Herbicides int
  • Paints & coatings
  • Process solvents
Key Attributes
  • Excellent solvent activity
  • High dilution ratio
  • Inert - Food use with limitations
  • Inert - Nonfood use
  • Low density
  • Low surface tension
  • Non-HAP
  • Non-SARA
  • REACH compliant
  • Readily Biodegradable
  • Slow evaporation rate
  • Urethane grade

Product Description

Eastman™ MAK (Methyl n-Amyl Ketone) has a high solvent activity, slow evaporation rate, low density, low surface tension, and high boiling point. These properties make MAK a very good solvent for cellulosic lacquers, acrylic lacquers, and high-solids coatings. Because regulations limit the weight of solvent per gallon of coating, formulators favor the use of low-density solvents that help reduce the VOC content of a coating. MAK is lower in density than ester, aromatic hydrocarbons, and glycol ether solvents with similar evaporation rates. The low density and high activity of MAK are significant advantages when formulating high-solids coatings to meet VOC guidelines. MAK is also used as a polymerization solvent for high solids acrylic resins.

The chemical substances for this product are listed as Inert Ingredients Permitted for Use in Nonfood Use Pesticide Products, and in Food Use Pesticide Products with limitations, under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). For details on specific permissions, click here.



Typical Properties

PropertyTypical Value, Units
General
Acidity 
     as Acetic Acid0.02 wt % max.
Assay99.0 wt % min.
Autoignition Temperature393 °C (740 °F)
Azeotropes 
     BP95 °C (203.0 °F)
     Wt % Water48 wt %
Blush Resistance 
     @ 80°F (26.7°C)93 % RH
Boiling Point @ 760 mm Hg 
     Dry Point153.5 °C (308 °F)
     Initial147 °C (297 °F)
Color 
     Pt-Co10 max.
Critical Pressure 28.8 ATM
Critical Temperature338.3 °C
Critical Volume421 ml/g·mol
Dilution Ratio 
     Toluene3.9
     VMP Naphtha1.2
Electrical Resistance0.4 Megohms
Empirical FormulaC7H14O
Evaporation Rate 
     (ether = 1)30.2
     (n-butyl acetate = 1)0.4
Expansion Coefficient, per °C 
     @ 20°C0.00104
Fire Point46 °C (115 °F)
Flammability Limits in Air, % by Volume 
     Lower @ 66°C1.11 Vol %
     Upper @ 121°C7.9 Vol %
Flash Point 
     Tag Closed Cup39 °C (102 °F)
     Tag Open Cup46 °C (115 °F)
Freezing Point-33 °C (-27 °F)
Hansen Solubility Parameters 
     Hydrogen Bonding2
     Nonpolar7.9
     Polar2.8
     Total8.6
Heat of Combustion-979.8 kcal/g·mol
Heat of Vaporization9229 cal/g·mol
Liquid Heat Capacity 
     @ 27°C59.69 cal/(g*mol)(°C)
Liquid Viscosity 
     @ 25°C0.8 cP (mPa·s)
Maximum Incremental Reactivity (MIR)2.8
Molecular Weight114.19
Nitrocellulose SolubilityActive
Refractive Index 
     @ 20°C1.408
Specific Gravity 
     @ 20°C/20°C0.818
Solubility 
     in Water, @ 20°C0.5 wt %
     Water in, @ 20°C1.3 wt %
TLV PPM 199850
Surface Tension 
     @ 20°C26.1 dynes/cm
Vapor Density 
     (air = 1)3.9
Vapor Pressure 
     @ 20°C2.14 mm Hg
     @ 55°C2.8 kPa
Wt/Vol 
     @ 20°C0.82 kg/L (6.8 lb/gal)



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.

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