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Technical Data Sheet
Eastman™ Isopropyl Acetate


Applications
  • Architectural coatings
  • Auto OEM
  • Auto plastics
  • Auto refinish
  • Commerical printing inks
  • General industrial coatings
  • Graphic arts
  • Industrial maintenance
  • Marine
  • Packaging components non food contact
  • Packaging inks non food contact
  • Paints & coatings
  • Pharmaceutical chemicals
  • Solvents/stripping agents
  • 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
  • Predicted to be readily biodegradable*
  • REACH compliant

Product Description
Eastman™ Isopropyl Acetate is a urethane grade, fast evaporating, mild odor solvent that is miscible with most common organic solvents and has properties intermediate between ethyl and butyl acetates. It is an active solvent for many types of synthetic resins such as cellulose acetate butyrate, nitrocellulose, vinyl copolymers, polyesters, polyamides, acrylics, and alkyds.

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

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

PropertyTypical Value, Units
General
Acidity 
     as Acetic Acid0.005 wt % max.
Assay99.6 wt % min.
Autoignition Temperature479 °C (894 °F)
Azeotropes 
     BP76.6 °C (169.9 °F)
     Wt % Water10.6 wt %
Blush Resistance 
     @ 80°F (26.7°C)62 % RH
Boiling Point 
     @ 760 mm Hg85-90 °C (185-196 °F)
Color 
     Pt-Co5 max.
Critical Pressure 35.3 ATM
Critical Temperature264.8 °C
Critical Volume336 ml/g·mol
Dilution Ratio 
     Toluene3
     VMP Naphtha1.2
Electrical Resistance>20 Megohms
Empirical FormulaC5H10O2
Evaporation Rate 
     (ether = 1)4.0
     (n-butyl acetate = 1)3.0
Expansion Coefficient, per °C 
     @ 20°C0.00131
Flash Point 
     Tag Closed Cup2 °C (35 °F)
Freezing Point-73 °C (-99 °F)
Hansen Solubility Parameters 
     Hydrogen Bonding4
     Nonpolar7.3
     Polar2.2
     Total8.6
Heat of Combustion-635.3 kcal/g·mol
Heat of Vaporization7703 cal/g·mol
Liquid Heat Capacity 
     @ 25°C47.66 cal/(g*mol)(°C)
Liquid Viscosity 
     @ 20°C0.6 cP (mPa·s)
Maximum Incremental Reactivity (MIR)1.24
Molecular Weight102.13
Nitrocellulose SolubilityActive
Refractive Index 
     @ 20°C1.38
Solubility 
     in Water, @ 20°C2.9 wt %
     Water in, @ 20°C1.8 wt %
Specific Gravity 
     @ 20°C/20°C0.873
Surface Tension 
     @ 20°C22.1 dynes/cm
TLV PPM 1998250
Vapor Density 
     (air = 1)3.5
Vapor Pressure 
     @ 20°C47.5 mm Hg
     @ 55°C30.7 kPa
Wt/Vol 
     @ 20°C0.87 kg/L (7.26 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 12:57:10 PM