If you are doing the label rub test under UL's DAP program I think the headaches involved (from the paperwork, not the fumes) would motivate me to just buy reagent grade Hexane from a chemical supply house rather than argue with UL over what the content of a can of commercial product from the hardware store is... just my 2c.
-Ken A On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Richard Nute <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi David: > > > Also known as "mineral spirits," "Stoddard solvent," and "white spirits." > > Very close to turpentine and paint thinner, which you can buy at the > hardware store. > > Check out: > > > http://www.naturalpigments.**com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=520-**7751<http://www.naturalpigments.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=520-7751> > > Note the description is almost word-for-word the same as 60950-1! > > > Best regards, > Rich > > > > > > On 3/26/2013 11:32 AM, Gelfand, David wrote: > >> Is there a product I can buy at the hardware store that is roughly >> equivalent to the hexane specified in durability test: >> >> " The petroleum spirit to be used for the test is aliphatic solvent >> hexane having a maximum aromatics content of 0,1 % by volume, a >> kauributenol value of 29, an initial boiling point of approximately 65 °C, >> a dry point of approximately 69 °C and a mass per unit volume of >> approximately 0,7 kg/l." >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> David >> Kontron Canada Inc. >> >> >> >> > - > ------------------------------**------------------------------**---- > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to < > [email protected]> > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-**pstc.html<http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html> > > Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at > http://product-compliance.oc.**ieee.org/<http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/>can > be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. > > Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > Instructions: > http://listserv.ieee.org/**request/user-guide.html<http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html> > List rules: > http://www.ieee-pses.org/**listrules.html<http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html> > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Scott Douglas <[email protected]> > Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> > David Heald: <[email protected]> > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
