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Technical Data Sheet
Eastman™ EEP


Applications
  • Architectural coatings
  • Auto OEM
  • Auto plastics
  • Auto refinish
  • Automotive
  • General industrial coatings
  • Graphic arts
  • Industrial maintenance
  • Marine
  • Packaging inks non food contact
  • Paints & coatings
  • Protective coatings
  • Wood coatings
Key Attributes
  • Excellent solvent activity
  • High blush resistance
  • High electrical resistance
  • Inert - Nonfood use
  • Low surface tension
  • Low water solubility
  • Non-HAP
  • Non-SARA
  • REACH compliant
  • Readily biodegradable
  • Slow evaporation rate
  • Urethane grade

Product Description

Eastman™ EEP (Ethyl 3-Ethoxypropionate) is a slow evaporating ether-ester solvent with excellent activity for a wide range of coating polymers. Its linear structure and propionyl group in the center of the molecule give this material a combination of desirable properties not found in other solvents. These include a slow evaporation rate, good resistance to solvent popping in baking applications, a moderate odor, low surface tension and high electrical resistance. In addition, it yields low polymer solution viscosities when compared to solvents with similar evaporation rates, provides excellent solvent release from coating films, and gives exceptional flow and leveling with a wide range of coatings. It is supplied as a urethane grade solvent.

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

PropertyTest MethodTypical Value, Units
General
Acidity 
     as Acetic Acid 0.02 wt % max.
Assay 99.0 wt % min.
Autoignition TemperatureE 659377 °C (711 °F)
Azeotropes 
     BP 97 °C (206.6 °F)
     Wt % Water 63 wt %
Blush Resistance 
     @ 80°F (26.7°C) 94 % RH
Boiling Point @ 760 mm Hg 
     Dry Point 172 °C (342 °F)
     Initial 165 °C (329 °F)
Color 
     Pt-Co 5 max.
Critical Pressure  26.8 ATM
Critical Temperature 335.8 °C
Critical Volume 462 ml/g·mol
Dilution Ratio 
     Toluene 1.8
     VMP Naphtha 0.6
Electrical Resistance 20 Megohms
Empirical Formula C7H14O3
Evaporation Rate 
     (ether = 1) 100.8
     (n-butyl acetate = 1) 0.12
Expansion Coefficient, per °C 
     @ 20°C 0.00117
Flammability Limits in Air, % by Volume 
     Lower @ 88°C 1.05 Vol %
Flash Point 
     Setaflash Closed Cup 58 °C (136 °F)
Freezing Point <-50 °C (<-58 °F)
Hansen Solubility Parameters 
     Hydrogen Bonding 4.3
     Nonpolar 7.9
     Polar 1.6
     Total 9.1
Heat of Combustion -898.7 kcal/g·mol
Heat of Vaporization 10170 cal/g·mol
Liquid Heat Capacity 
     @ 39°C 68.49 cal/(g*mol)(°C)
Liquid Viscosity 
     @ 25°C 1.2 cP (mPa·s)
Maximum Incremental Reactivity (MIR) 3.61
Molecular Weight 146.19
Nitrocellulose Solubility Active
Refractive Index 
     @ 20°C 1.4074
Solubility 
     in Water, @ 20°C 2.9 wt %
     Water in, @ 20°C 2.2 wt %
Specific Gravity 
     @ 20°C/20°C 0.95
Surface Tension 
     @ 23°C 27.0 dynes/cm
Vapor Density 
     (air = 1) 5
Vapor Pressure 
     @ 25°C 1.5 mm Hg
     @ 55°C 1.2 kPa
Wt/Vol 
     @ 20°C 0.95 kg/L (7.91 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.

10/13/2023 12:56:13 PM