Product Overview
A-A-59601E Type III is a Laboratory grade petroleum distillate solvent, CAS 64742-47-8, carried under the proper shipping name Petroleum distillates, n.o.s. (Stoddard solvent) (per 49 CFR 172.101). It is a pale yellow liquid with a characteristic solvent odor, sold as a formulation — a mixture rather than a single molecule — which is why buyers specify it by the A-A-59601E Type III designation and CAS number instead of a formula.
The buyers who order it are practical ones: maintenance and MRO teams degreasing parts, industrial cleaning operations, dry cleaning and textile-care users working with Stoddard-type solvent, and laboratory purchasers who need a petroleum distillate on the bench. If your purchase order or solvent log already reads "Stoddard solvent" or "A-A-59601E Type III," this is the listing that matches that vocabulary.
Why This Concentration
This product is offered as a Laboratory grade solvent. That descriptor tells a procurement desk which workflow the material is aimed at — bench work, solvent rinses, and controlled cleaning tasks where the buyer wants lot documentation with the shipment. The grade label by itself is not a compliance claim; confirm suitability against the technical data sheet and your own process specification before committing a production line to it.
The practical trade-off with any Stoddard-type petroleum distillate is flammability class versus cleaning power. As a Class 3, Packing Group III material (per 49 CFR 172.101), it sits at the lower-hazard end of the flammable liquids table, which is one reason maintenance shops have used this solvent family for parts washing and degreasing for decades. Pick the quart and gallon sizes to trial it against your soils; move to drums and totes once the process is proven.
Chemical Profile
A-A-59601E Type III presents as a pale yellow liquid with a characteristic petroleum-solvent odor. It is a mixture — the formula is not a single structure and the molecular weight varies across the distillate cut — identified by CAS 64742-47-8. It is soluble in organic solvents, which is what makes it useful as a carrier and cleaning medium for oils, greases, and nonpolar residues; it is not a water-side chemistry. These are our published product data for this listing; the lot-specific values ship on the certificate of analysis.
Industrial Applications
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Parts cleaning and degreasing. The core use. As a petroleum distillate, it dissolves cutting oils, greases, and shop soils from metal parts in dip tanks, wipe-down work, and manual parts washers across industrial maintenance.
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Dry cleaning and textile care. Stoddard-type solvent is the traditional dry cleaning fluid. Type III material serves textile-care operations that still run petroleum-solvent equipment.
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Laboratory solvent work. Laboratory buyers use it as a bench-scale nonpolar solvent and rinse where an organic-soluble petroleum cut is called for.
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Formulation and carrier duty. Blenders use petroleum distillates of this type as the solvent base in cleaning products and industrial formulations, where its organic solubility carries active ingredients onto the work surface.
Handling & Storage
The label carries the signal word Danger, with the statements H304, may be fatal if swallowed and enters airways, and H336, may cause drowsiness or dizziness (per the product's GHS classification). The aspiration hazard is the one operators underestimate: never induce vomiting after ingestion, and keep the SDS posted where the solvent is used. Work with ventilation adequate to keep vapor down — drowsiness on a parts-washing line is a real exposure signal, not a nuisance.
Wear solvent-resistant gloves and eye protection when transferring or wiping. Store closed containers in a cool, ventilated area away from ignition sources and strong oxidizers, out of direct sun. Our warehouse team handles this material as a Class 3 flammable liquid end to end — grounded transfer practice and tight bungs on drums are the habits worth copying at the receiving dock. This handling guidance is reviewed by Andre Taki, DOT Hazmat Specialist.
Hazmat & Shipping
This product ships as a regulated hazardous material: UN1268 (per 49 CFR 172.101), Hazard Class 3 (per 49 CFR 172.101), Packing Group III (per 49 CFR 172.101), under the proper shipping name Petroleum distillates, n.o.s. (Stoddard solvent) (per 49 CFR 172.101). Every order leaves our Taylor, Texas dock packaged, marked, and labeled to that classification, from single quarts up through 55 gal drums and 275–330 gal totes. Confirm your receiving site can accept Class 3 freight before ordering bulk containers.
Documentation
A safety data sheet ships with every order and is available in English, Spanish, French, and Japanese — useful when your EHS binder or a multilingual crew needs more than the English sheet. A technical data sheet is available for spec review before purchase, and each shipment is supported by a lot-specific certificate of analysis, so your quality records trace back to the exact lot in the container.
Why Buy from Alliance Chemical
We offer this solvent across the full working range — 1 quart and 1 gal containers for laboratory and trial use, 5 and 15 gal pails, 55 gal drums, and 275–330 gal totes for production degreasing — with SDS in four languages and a lot-specific COA behind every shipment. Alliance Chemical has distributed industrial chemicals since 1998 and has served more than 50,000 customers, packing and shipping regulated Class 3 solvents like this one as routine daily work, not an exception. Shipping and handling guidance on this page is reviewed by Andre Taki, DOT Hazmat Specialist. Request a quote or order online in the size that matches your process.
