Pentosin Degreaser -Castrol Degreaser

[TWFAUST at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/9/2005 8:21:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
kentmclean at mindspring.com writes:

> TWFAUST at aol.com wrote:
> >I don't think Super Agitene is for me. If I have it right, the "Flash 
> Point" 
> >is 105 degrees. Actually, as I think of it, I wonder what the flash point 
> of 
> >most solvents is.
> 
> Wow!  That has to be 105 C, not F.
> 
> 

No that is Fahrenheit. I looked it up on another site, where they gave both 
Fahrenheit and Celsius. Regardless of smell, it is a petroleum distillate. I 
think that we all might be surprised if we looked up the flash points of a lot 
of solvents. 

I am wondering if I am confusing flash point. For instance what is the flash 
point of gasoline? If it is what I am thinking it is, it would be to dangerous 
to import to Arizona. I think I better look into flash point.

I looked it up, it isn't the ignition temperature, it is the temperature at 
which sufficient vapors are given off to create a hazard. and burn if exposed 
to an open flame.

"The flash point of a fuel is the temperature at which vapour given off will 
ignite when an external flame is applied under specified test conditions. A 
flash point is defined to minimize fire risk during normal storage and 
handling."
    

"Flash point provides an indication of how readily a chemical may burn.  
Chemicals with higher flash points are less flammable or hazardous than those with 
lower flash points.  The lower the flash point, the greater the hazard."

In the engine spaces of a ship, the flash point has to be greater than 60C. 
That about what in Fahrenheit degrees, 140? That means Agitene couldn't be used 
in the engine room.

Tom