TABLE 7.16
Characteristics of Solvent Classes
Class Solvent Name
Polarity
Specific
Gravity
Boiling
Range (8F)
Flash Point
of TCC
Evaporation
Rate
a
Aliphatic VM&P naphtha
Nonpolar
0.74 246–278
52 24.5
Mineral spirits N
onpolar
0.76 351–395 128 9.0
Aromatic Toluene Intermediate 0.87 230–233
45 4.5
Xylene Intermediate 0.87 280–288 80 9.5
High
solvency Intermediate 0.87 360–400 140 11.6
Ketone Methyl ethyl ketone
(MEK)
High 0.81 172–176 24 2.7
Methyl isobutyl ketone
(MIBK)
High 0.80 252–266 67 9.4
Cyclohexanone H
igh
0.95 313–316 112 4
.1
Ester Ethyl acetate Intermediate 0.90 168–172 26 2.7
Alcohol E
thanol I
ntermediate 0.79 167–178 50 6.8
Unsaturated
aromatic
Styrene Intermediate 0.90
Glycol Cellosolve High 0.93 273–277 110 0
.3
Ethers Butyl cellosolve
High 0.90 336–343 137 0.06
a
Butyl acetateZ
1.
Corrosion of Linings and Coatings
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Characteristics of Solvent Classes
Class Solvent Name
Polarity
Specific
Gravity
Boiling
Range (8F)
Flash Point
of TCC
Evaporation
Rate
a
Aliphatic VM&P naphtha
Nonpolar
0.74 246–278
52 24.5
Mineral spirits N
onpolar
0.76 351–395 128 9.0
Aromatic Toluene Intermediate 0.87 230–233
45 4.5
Xylene Intermediate 0.87 280–288 80 9.5
High
solvency Intermediate 0.87 360–400 140 11.6
Ketone Methyl ethyl ketone
(MEK)
High 0.81 172–176 24 2.7
Methyl isobutyl ketone
(MIBK)
High 0.80 252–266 67 9.4
Cyclohexanone H
igh
0.95 313–316 112 4
.1
Ester Ethyl acetate Intermediate 0.90 168–172 26 2.7
Alcohol E
thanol I
ntermediate 0.79 167–178 50 6.8
Unsaturated
aromatic
Styrene Intermediate 0.90
Glycol Cellosolve High 0.93 273–277 110 0
.3
Ethers Butyl cellosolve
High 0.90 336–343 137 0.06
a
Butyl acetateZ
1.
Corrosion of Linings and Coatings
470
CAT8247—CHAPTER 7—17/10/2006—15:04—TRGANESH—XMLM ODEL B–pp. 403–485