MIL-HDBK-1110
Table 3
TLV and Other Safety Data on Paint and Cleaning Solvents
Relative
Flash
Evaporative
Threshold
Solvent
Point
Limits (3)
Limit Values
Time (1)
(2)
(% by volume)
(4)
(deg F)
(min)
(max)
TWA
STEL
Acetone
4
10 2.6 12.8
750
1000
Benzene (suspected carcinogen)
8
10 1.4
7.1
10
32
Butyl Alcohol (Butanol) - skin
70
105 1.4 11.2
50
Carbon Tetrachloride - skin
8
not flammable
5
(suspected carcinogen)
Diisobutyl Ketone (DIBK)
150
140
0.8
6.2
25
Ethyl Acetate
8
40
2.5
9.0
400
Ethyl (Grain) Alcohol (Ethanol)
20
60
4.3
19.0
1000
Ethyl Ether
1
Ethylene Dichloride
10
(1,2,dichloroethane)
Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether
100
110
2.6
15.7
5
(Cellosolve) - skin
Ethylenediamine - skin
10
Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether Acetate
32
130
1.7
no
5
(Cellosolve Acetate) - skin
data
Hi-Flash Naptha (Aromatic)
105
105
1.0
7.0
Isopropyl Acetate
10
50
1.8
7.8
200
250
Isopropyl Alcohol (Isopropanol)
25
65
2.5
12.0
200
250
- skin
Methyl (Wood) Alcohol (Methanol) - skin
10
55 5.5 36.5
200
250
Methylene Chloride (Dichloromethane)
4
not flammable
50
(suspected carcinogen)
Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)
8
30
1.8
10.0
200
300
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK)
20
65
1.4
7.5
50
75
Mineral Spirits (Petroleum Thinner)
150
105
0.8
7.0
Refined Kerosene
800
150
0.7
5.0
Trichloroethylene
50
100
Toluene (Toluol) - skin
15
45
1.3
7.0
50
Turpentine
100
105
0.8
no
100
data
VM & P Naptha
20
50 1.1
5.9
300
Water
100
not flammable
Xylene - skin
35
85 1.0
6.0
100
150
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