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Material Safety Data Sheet for Carnauba Wax Flakes
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Distributed by:
Southeast Texas Honey Company
POB 176
Vidor, TX 77670
Phone: 409-783-1501
GRADES AVAILABLE:
No. 1 Yellow
COMPATIBILITY:
All Vegetable, Animal, and Mineral waxes. Large variety of natural and
synthetic resins. Fatty Acids, Glycerides Hydrocarbons.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:
Carnauba Wax is a hard, brittle Non-tacky and lustrous wax.
| Melting Point |
181.4 deg. F Min. |
| Flash Point |
570 deg. F Min. |
| Specific Gravity at 25 deg. C |
0.9996-0.9998 |
| Acid Number |
2-10 |
| Saponification Number |
78-88 |
| Iodine Number |
7-14 |
| Unsaponifiable Matter % |
50-55 |
| Refractive Index |
1.4540 |
| Resin Content % |
4 to 6 |
USES:
Carnauba Wax is a preferential ingredient in the following:
- Polishes – Shoe, furniture, leather
- Automobile, floor, fruit, candies
- Finishes – Leather
- Cosmetics – Creams, Lipsticks
- Casting – Precision, Investment
- Lubricants – Greases, Mold Releases, Phonograph Records
- Buffing – Wooden ware
- Inks – Carbon Paper
- Protective Coatings – Varnishes, lacquers, enamels
- Candles
- Medicinals – Salves, Ointments
CARNAUBA WAX IS F.D.A. APPROVED UNDER REGULATION
- 21 CFR 184.1978-
- 21 CFR 175.320
- C.T.F.A. LISTED-C.A.S. #8015-86.9
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