Flammable Liquids Classes

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What are common examples of the various ammable and combu

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stible liquids classi ed by NFPA 30

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Substance

NFPA Class#/#69i uoroethylene C&C %#&3%68thoxyethanol 3 #'

%68thoxyethyl acetate % '

9ichloro uoromethaneC@&(

9ichloromethane/ methylene chlo #, ,,9iisobutyl ?etone # ,8pichlorohydrin @ %#8thylben ene # (thylene !lycol 3 %%Fuel oil No 0&(D@E C;lycerol 3 #->eptane/ n6heptane #&0C ,&(>exane/ n6hexane # (&Ciso6:ctane 0&(- C&-@+sobutyl alcohol % ##+sophorone # @1ethyl acetate 3 #,1ineral spirits 0&(D%E ,&CNeohexane #-D@E (&C'Nic?el tetracarbonyl % 3@Nitromethane (&3 %%&%

:ctane # (Propyl acetate % 'Pyridine % #%

riethylboraneinyl acetate %&, #3&@inyl chloride 3&, 33

#/#69ichloroethene ,&C #C&C +A

#/#69i uoroethane 3&( #' +A#/36)utadiene % #% +A

#6"hloro6#/#6di uoroethane,&% #(&- +A

Acetaldehyde @ C( +A

Acetylene %&C #00D3E +A

Arsine @&CGCD@E (' +A)utane/ n6butane #&, '&@ +A)utylene/ #6butylene/ #6butene #&-'D@E -&,C +A

"arbon monoxide #%D@E (C +A

LFL/LEL in %by volume

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"hlorine monoxide +A"yano!en ,&0G,&,D(E 3%G@%&, +A"yclobutane #&' ## +A"yclopropane %&@ #0&@ +A9iborane 0&' '' +A9ichlorosilane @ 6 @&( -, +A

9iethyl ether #&-G% 3,G@' +A9imethyl sul de +A9imethylamine %&' #@&@ +A

8thane 3D@E #%G#%&@ +A

8thyl acetate % #% +A8thyl chloride 3&'D@E #C&@ +A8thyl mercaptan +A8thylamine 3&C #@ +A8thylene %&( 3, +A8thylene oxide 3 #00 +A

Furan % #@ +A

>ydro!en @5#'&3D%3E (C5C- +A

>ydro!en sul de @&3 @, +Aiso6Pentane #&3%D@E -, +A+sobutane #&'D@E -&, +A+sopropyl chloride +A

ithium hydride +A1ethane 2natural !as C #C +A1ethyl chloride #0&(D@E #(&@ +A1ethyl ether +A1ethyl ethyl ether +A1ethyl formate +A1ethyl mercaptan 3&- %#&' +A1ethylamine +An6Pentane #&@ (&' +APentane #&C (&' +APhosphine +A

Propane % -&CG#0 +A

Propylene % ## +A

Propylene oxide %&3 3, +AHilane #&CD@E -' +A etra uoroethylene +A rimethylamine +A rinitroben ene +A#/#69ichloroethane , ## +)#/#69imethylhydra ine +)#/%69ichloroethane , #, +)#/@69ioxane % %% +)


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Acetone %&,G3 #%&'G#3 +)Acetonitrile +)Acetyl chloride (&3 #- +)Acrolein %&' 3# +)Acrylonitrile 3 #( +)Allyl chloride %&- ## +)

)en ene #&% (&' +)"arbon disul de # C0 +)"yclohexane #&3 (&'G' +)

+)

"yclopentane #&CG% -&@ +)

9iethanolamine % #3 +)9iethyl sul de +)9iethylamine #&' #0 +)9iisopropyl ether # %# +)8thanol/ ethyl alcohol 3G3&3 #- +)

;asoline 2#00 octane #&@ (&, +)+sopropyl alcohol/ isopropanol %D@E #% +)1ethyl alcohol/ methanol ,G,&(D@E 3, +)1ethyl ethyl ?etone #&'D@E #0 +)n6)utyl acetate/ butyl acetate #G#&(D%E 'G#C +)n6)utyl chloride/ #6chlorobutane #&' #0 +)n6)utyl mercaptan #&@DCE #0&% +)Htyrene # , +)

etrahydrofuran % #% +) oluene #&%G#&%( ,&(CG( +))utyl alcohol/ butanol # ## +"

)utyl methyl ?etone/ %6hexanone #D,E ' +"

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Naphthalene 0&-D@E C&- +++ANitroben ene % - +++Ao69ichloroben ene/ #/%6dichlorob %D#,E - +++AAmmonia #C %' +++)9imethyl sulfoxide %&,G3 @% +++)

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Flash point

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