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Eastman Eastman™ 2-Ethylhexyl Acetate is a high boiling retarder solvent with low water solubility, mild odor, and a slow evaporation rate. It is used to promote flow and retard blushing in lacquers, NC lacquer emulsions, screen inks, baking enamels and air-dry enamels.
Eastman 2-Ethylhexyl Acetate
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Eastman Eastman™ 2-Ethylhexyl Acetate is a high boiling retarder solvent with low water solubility, mild odor, and a slow evaporation rate. It is used to promote flow and retard blushing in lacquers, NC lacquer emulsions, screen inks, baking enamels and air-dry enamels.
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- ~32% biodegradation (28 days)
- High electrical resistance
- Inert - Nonfood use
- Low MIR value
- Low surface tension
- Low water solubility
- Non-HAP
- Non-SARA
- REACH compliant
- Slow evaporation rate
- Urethane grade
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- Auto OEM
- Graphic arts
- Paints & coatings
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Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Acidity as Acetic Acid | max. 0.01 | wt % | - |
| Assay | min. 99 | wt % | - |
| Autoignition Temperature | 268 (514) | °C (°F) | D 2155 |
| Azeotropes BP | 99 (210.2) | °C (°F) | - |
| Azeotropes Water | 73.5 | wt % | - |
| Blush Resistance at 80°F (26.7°C) | 94 RH | % | - |
| Boiling Point at 760 mm Hg | 199-205 (390-401) | °C (°F) | - |
| Color Pt-Co | max. 15 | - | - |
| Critical Pressure | 21.4 ATM | ATM | - |
| Critical Temperature | 365.8 | °C | - |
| Critical Volume | 600.0 | ml/g·mol | - |
| Dilution Ratio Toluene | 1.4 | - | - |
| Dilution Ratio VMP Naphtha | 0.9 | - | - |
| Electrical Resistance | min. 20 | Megohms | - |
| Empirical Formula | C10H20O2 | - | - |
| Evaporation Rate (ether = 1) | 403.4 | - | - |
| Evaporation Rate (n-butyl acetate = 1) | 0.03 | - | - |
| Expansion Coefficient at 20°C | 0.00079 | °C | - |
| Flammability Limits in Air, % by Volume Lower at 93°C | 0.8 | Vol % | - |
| Flammability Limits in Air, % by Volume Upper at 149°C | 8.1 | Vol % | - |
| Flash Point Tag Closed Cup | 71 (160) | °C (°F) | - |
| Flash Point Tag Open Cup | 79 (175) | °C (°F) | - |
| Freezing Point | -93 (-135) | °C (°F) | - |
| Hansen Solubility Parameters Hydrogen Bonding | 2.5 | - | - |
| Hansen Solubility Parameters Nonpolar | 7.7 | - | - |
| Hansen Solubility Parameters Polar | 1.4 | - | - |
| Hansen Solubility Parameters Total | 8.2 | - | - |
| Heat of Combustion | -1367.0 | kcal/g·mol | - |
| Heat of Vaporization | 10240.0 | cal/g·mol | - |
| Liquid Viscosity at 20°C | 1.5 | cP | - |
| Maximum Incremental Reactivity (MIR) | 0.79 | - | - |
| Molecular Weight | 172.27 | - | - |
| NFPA Classification 30 | IIIA | - | - |
| Nitrocellulose Solubility | Active | - | - |
| Refractive Index at 20°C | 1.41 | - | - |
| Solubility in Water at 20°C | 0.03 | wt % | - |
| Solubility in Water at 20°C | 0.55 | wt % | - |
| Specific Gravity at 20°C | 0.873 | - | - |
| Surface Tension at 20°C | 25.8 | dynes/cm | - |
| Vapor Density (air = 1) | 4.5 | - | - |
| Vapor Pressure at 20°C | 0.4 | mm Hg | - |
| Vapor Pressure at 55°C | 0.36 | kPa | - |
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