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Eastman™ Butyl Acetate

Applications

Adhesives/sealants-B&C
Aerosol coatings
Aerospace coatings
Architectural coatings
Auto OEM
Auto plastics
Auto refinish
Automotive parts & accessories
Automotive protective coatings
Coil coatings
Commerical printing inks
Electronic chemicals
Equipment & machinery
Flexographic printing inks
Furniture
General industrial coatings
Graphic arts
Industrial maintenance
Marine
Packaging components non food contact
Personal care ingredients
Pharmaceutical chemicals
Process additives
Process solvents
Protective coatings
Road markings
Solvents/stripping agents
Truck/bus/RV
Wood coatings

Key Attributes

Good solvent activity
High electrical resistance
Inert - Nonfood use
Low MIR value
Low surface tension
Low water solubility
Medium evaporation rate
Mild odor
Non-HAP
Non-SARA
REACH compliant
Readily biodegradable
Urethane grade

Product Description

Eastman™ Butyl Acetate is a medium boiling ester solvent. A colorless liquid with a fruity odor, butyl acetate is an active solvent for film-formers such as cellulose acetate butyrate, nitrocellulose, polyesters, epoxies, alkyds, vinyl copolymers, and acrylic resins. It is widely used in nitrocellulose lacquers, readily dissolving the resin and imparting good flow properties. Eastman™ Butyl Acetate has an evaporation rate of 1.0, which provides a quick drying lacquer without inducing blushing under normal circumstances. It is a urethane grade solvent and is widely used in 2-K polyurethane coatings to help balance flow and dry time.

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

Typical Properties

Property	Typical Value, Units
General
Acidity
as Acetic Acid	0.01 wt % max.
Alcohol Content	0.5 wt % max.
Assay	99.5 wt % min.
Autoignition Temperature	407 °C (765 °F)
Azeotropes
BP	90.2 °C (194.4 °F)
Wt % Water	28.7 wt %
Blush Resistance
@ 80°F (26.7°C)	83 % RH
Boiling Point
@ 760 mm Hg	124-129 °C (252-264 °F)
Color
Pt-Co	5 max.
Critical Pressure	30.7 ATM
Critical Temperature	306 °C
Critical Volume	389 ml/g·mol
Dilution Ratio
Toluene	2.7
VMP Naphtha	1.2
Electrical Resistance	>20 Megohms
Empirical Formula	C₆H₁₂O₂
Evaporation Rate
(ether = 1)	12.1
(n-butyl acetate = 1)	1.0
Expansion Coefficient, per °C
@ 20°C	0.00121
Flash Point
Tag Closed Cup	27 °C (81 °F)
Freezing Point	-74 °C (-101 °F)
Hansen Solubility Parameters
Hydrogen Bonding	3.1
Nonpolar	7.7
Polar	1.8
Total	8.5
Heat of Combustion	-783.9 kcal/g·mol
Heat of Vaporization	8723 cal/g·mol
Liquid Heat Capacity
@ 25°C	53.14 cal/(g*mol)(°C)
Liquid Viscosity
@ 20°C	0.7 cP (mPa·s)
Maximum Incremental Reactivity (MIR)	0.89
Molecular Weight	116.16
Nitrocellulose Solubility	Active
Refractive Index
@ 20°C	1.39
Solubility
in Water, @ 20°C	0.7 wt %
Water in, @ 20°C	1.6 wt %
Specific Gravity
@ 20°C/20°C	0.88
Surface Tension
@ 20°C	25.1 dynes/cm
TLV PPM 1998	150
Vapor Density
(air = 1)	4
Vapor Pressure
@ 20°C	10 mm Hg
@ 55°C	7.4 kPa
Water	0.05 wt % max.
Wt/Vol
@ 20°C	0.88 kg/L (7.35 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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