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The Protectoseal Company recommends that the National Butadiene would qualify as a Group D material. In each of
Electric Code (NEC) Article 500, rankings of various chemi- these cases, the chemicals were primarly listed in a higher
cals be used, whenever possible, to determine the suitability category (Group B), because of relatively high pressure read-
of a detonation arrester for use with a particular chemical. ings noted in one phase of the standard test procedure con-
When no NEC rating of the particular chemical is available, ducted by Underwriters Laboratories. These pressures were
the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) classifica- of concern when categorizing the chemicals because these
tion (Groups IIA, IIB and IIC) is recommended as a secondary NEC groupings are also used as standard indicators for the
source of information for determining the suitability of an ar- design strength requirements of electrical boxes, apparatus,
rester for its intended service. In general, the IEC Group IIA is etc. that must withstand the pressures generated by an igni-
equivalent to the NEC Group D; the IEC Group IIB is equiva- tion within the container. It should be noted that, in each of
lent to the NEC Group C; and the IEC Group IIC includes these cases, the test pressures recorded were significantly
chemicals in the NEC Groups A and B. In the event of a dis- lower than those commonly encountered when testing a deto-
crepancy between the NEC and the IEC ratings, Protectoseal nation arrester for its ability to withstand stable and over-
recommends that the NEC groups be referenced. driven detonations.
Explanation for Classifications of Butadiene, Proplyene Oxide On the basis of the information presented in the referenced
and Carbon Disulphide: Bulletins, and on the basis of the "double listing" available in
The NEC chemical groupings are fairly straightforward except NEC Article 500 for each of these chemicals, Protectoseal
as they relate to a few specific common chemicals (Butadiene recommends that, for purposes of specifying detonation ar-
and Proplyene Oxide). Underwriters Laboratories performed rester, they (Butadiene and Proplyene Oxide) be treated as
testing that led to the classification, by Group, of many of the Group C materials. As a point of information, the IEC ratings
chemicals in NEC Article 500. These test results are summa- of each of these two chemicals is IIB, which roughly corre-
rized in UL Bulletins of Research numbered 58, 58A and 58B. sponds to the NEC Group C ranking.
Excerpts from these bulletins, as they relate to the two refer- Carbon Disulphide is specified in NEC Article 500 as repre-
enced chemicals, are included. These excerpts state that the senting a special hazard requiring safeguards beyond those
two chemicals may be considered to be a member of more required for any of the standard chemical groups include
than one Group. Bulletin 58 indicates that, strictly on the Group B, Hydrogen, and Group A, Acetylene. Protectoseal
basis of its flame propagation characteristics, Proplyene will not offer bids or honor orders for flame or detonation ar-
Oxide would be classified as a Group C material, while resters for use in Carbon Disulphide service.
CHEMICAL IEC GROUPING NEC GROUPING CONFLICT RESOLUTION MESG IEC 79-1
Acetaldehyde Group IIA Group C Assume Group C
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Classification of Chemicals
Flame & Detonation Arrester Specifications
CHEMICAL IEC GROUPING NEC GROUPING CONFLICT RESOLUTION MESG IEC 79-1
Amphetamine Group IIA
Butylene Group D
Butraldehyde Group D
Chloroprene Group D
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Classification of Chemicals
Flame & Detonation Arrester Specifications
CHEMICAL IEC GROUPING NEC GROUPING CONFLICT RESOLUTION MESG IEC 79-1
Cresol Group IIA
Cyclohexene Group D
Di-isobutylene Group D
Di-isoprophylmine Group C
Di-n-propylamine Group C
Dicyclopentadiene Group C
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Classification of Chemicals
Flame & Detonation Arrester Specifications
CHEMICAL IEC GROUPING NEC GROUPING CONFLICT RESOLUTION MESG IEC 79-1
Dioxane Group IIB Group C 0.70mm
Ethylamine Group D
Ethylenediamine Group D
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Classification of Chemicals
Flame & Detonation Arrester Specifications
CHEMICAL IEC GROUPING NEC GROUPING CONFLICT RESOLUTION MESG IEC 79-1
Ethylenimine Group C
Gasoline Group D
Heptane Group D
Hexanone Group D
Hexanes Group D
Isobutyraldehyde Group D
Isoprene Group D
Isopropylamine Group D
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Classification of Chemicals
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CHEMICAL IEC GROUPING NEC GROUPING CONFLICT RESOLUTION MESG IEC 79-1
Methanol Group IIA Group D 0.92mm
Methylacetylene Group C
Nitropropane Group C
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Classification of Chemicals
Flame & Detonation Arrester Specifications
CHEMICAL IEC GROUPING NEC GROUPING CONFLICT RESOLUTION MESG IEC 79-1
Nonene Group D
Octene Group D
Pentanone Group D
Pentene Group D
Propionaldehyde Group C
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Classification of Chemicals
Flame & Detonation Arrester Specifications
CHEMICAL IEC GROUPING NEC GROUPING CONFLICT RESOLUTION MESG IEC 79-1
Tetrahydrothiophene Group IIA
UDMH Group C
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