Elvace

Bobbie was kind enough to send the product data sheets and MSDS for
Elvace 40-705, which I've attempted to transcribe.  Please obtain an
MSDS from the supplier and read it for further information on
health/safety matters.  Because of the difficulty of reading MSDS's
properly I don't think it appropriate to post the raw text.

Ms. Brown wrote:

    As I stated you can purchase Elvace(r) 40705-00 directly from
    Reichold, even in 5 gallon quantities.  For quantities less than 55
    gallons, the price is $2.705 per wet pound.  You will need to pay
    for shipping.  5 gallon quantities ship via UPS.  This product is
    manufactured in Morris, IL.  However, we store this product in our
    Cheswold, DE facility and would be shipping your product from the
    Delaware location.

    Janelle D. Brown
    Sales Coordinator
    Sales Service Team
    Emulsion Polymers Division
    Reichold Chemicals, Inc.
    800 Capitola Drive
    Durham, NC  27713
    800-441-6461
    fax: 919-361-7690

    P.O. Box 13582
    Research Triangle Park, NC  27709

Product Bulletin:
    Elvace(r) 40705-00
    (formerly Elvace Vinyl Acetate-Ethylene Copolymer 1875)
    Vinyl Acetate-Ethylene Copolymer

Description
    A vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer emulsion

Application
    Designed as a base for general purpose adhesives

Features
    Tough permanently flexible polymer film
    Excellent viscosity build with plasticizer addition
    Superior adhesion to packaging film and foil
    Poor borax tolerance
    Excellent resistance to plasticizer migration
    Short bond development times
    Greater resistance to hydrolysis when compared to a polyvinyl
        acetate homopolymer.

Typical properties

    Nonvolatile content, %, Minimum 54.5
    pH  4.0 - 5.5
    Viscosity, Brookfield, RV
    #3 @ 20 Rpm, 25 deg. C/77 deg. F, Cps       1900-2800
    Weight, U.S. Lbs./Gal                         8.8-9.0
    Glass Transition Temperature,
    by Differential Scanning Calorimetry, deg. C
    Onset                                               0
    Inflection                                          6

Storage
    Protect from freezing.  Ideal storage temperature is 72 deg. F.
    Stability at 72 deg. F is more than 180 days.

Packaging
    Available in 10,000- or 20,000-gallon railroad tank cars, 5,000-
    gallon tank trucks or 55-gallon nonreturnable steel or fiber drums.


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>From the MSDS:

C.A.S. Number: Mixture
HMIS Rating:    Health      1
                Fire        0
                Reactivity  0

Ingredients

                                        Maximum     Exposure
                                        Content     Limits
    Vinyl Acetate Monomer
    (CAS # 108-05-4)                    1.0%        10.0 ppm
    Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Copolymer
    (CAS # 24937-78-8)                  54.5%       None assigned
    Water
    (CAS # 7732-18-5)                   45.5        None assigned

Physical Data

    Boiling point:                      > 212 deg. F
    Vapor Density:                      Heavier than air
    Volatile %:                         45.5% by weight
    Specific Gravity:                   1.07
    Evaporation Rate:                   Slower than n-Butyl Acetate
    Appearance:                         White liquid with acetic odor

Fire and Explosion Hazard Data
    Flammability Class:                 3B
    Flash Point:                        N/A
    LEL:                                N/A

Health Hazard Data
    Permissible Exposure Level:
        The ACGIH TLV and OSHA PEL for vinyl acetate are both set at 10
        ppm for an 8 hour TWA and at 20 ppm for the STEL

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