Technical Data Sheet
Eastman™ Ethylene Glycol Diacetate

Applications Auto OEM Auto refinish Graphic arts Paints & coatings

Key Attributes High blush resistance Low MIR value Non-HAP Non-SARA Predicted to be readily biodegradable* Slow evaporation rate

Product Description
Eastman™ Ethylene Glycol Diacetate (EGDA) is a colorless, low odor, very slow-evaporating solvent that gives good flow-out to baking lacquers and enamels. Its major uses are in thermoplastic acrylic coatings as a reflow solvent and in foundry core-binding applications.

*Modeled using The Estimation Programs Interface (EPI) Suite™ (EPA), BIOWIN v4.10 module

Typical Properties

Property	Typical Value, Units
General
Acidity
as Acetic Acid	0.10 wt % max.
Assay	98.0 wt % min.
Autoignition Temperature	482 °C (900 °F)
Azeotropes
BP	99.7 °C (211.5 °F)
Wt % Water	84.6 wt %
Blush Resistance
@ 80°F (26.7°C)	96 % RH
Boiling Point
@ 760 mm Hg	187-193 °C (369-379 °F)
Color
Pt-Co	15 max.
Critical Pressure	30.5 ATM
Critical Temperature	379.8 °C
Critical Volume	416 ml/g·mol
Dilution Ratio
Toluene	1.4
Electrical Resistance	5 Megohms
Empirical Formula	C6H10O4
Evaporation Rate
(ether = 1)	605.1
(n-butyl acetate = 1)	0.02
Expansion Coefficient, per °C
@ 20°C	0.00095
Flash Point
Tag Closed Cup	88 °C (191 °F)
Freezing Point	-42 °C (-44 °F)
Hansen Solubility Parameters
Hydrogen Bonding	9.8
Nonpolar	16.1
Polar	4.7
Total	19.4
Heat of Combustion	-647.4 kcal/g·mol
Heat of Vaporization	10840 cal/g·mol
Liquid Heat Capacity
@ 25°C	61.44 cal/(g*mol)(°C)
Liquid Viscosity
@ 20°C	2.9 cP (mPa·s)
Molecular Weight	146.14
Nitrocellulose Solubility	Active
Refractive Index
@ 20°C	1.4159
Specific Gravity
@ 20°C/20°C	1.10
Solubility
in Water, @ 20°C	16.4 wt %
Water in, @ 20°C	7.6 wt %
Surface Tension
@ 20°C	33.7 dynes/cm
Vapor Density
(air = 1)	5
Vapor Pressure
@ 20°C	0.2 mm Hg
@ 55°C	0.18 kPa
Wt/Vol
@ 20°C	1.11 kg/L (9.22 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.

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