MIL-STD-1201 Revision C:1994

1. SCOPE
1.1 Coverage
1.2 Application
1.3 Classification
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
2.1 Government Documents
2.1.1 Specifications, Standards and Handbooks
2.1.2 Other Government Documents, Drawings, and
       Publications
2.2 Non-Government Publications
2.3 Order of Precedence
3. DEFINITIONS
3.1 Definitions of Technical Terms
3.2 Definitions of Abbreviations
4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
4.1 Packaging Data and Labeling
4.2 Hazardous Materials Information
4.3 Safety
4.3.1 Personal Protective Measures
4.3.2 Storage Conditions
4.3.3 Chemical Hazardous Exposure Limits
4.3.4 Toxicity
4.4 Pollution and Disposal
4.4.1 Pollution Potential
4.4.2 Disposal of Excess or Unserviceable Material
4.4.3 Disposal of Storage of Hazardous Wastes
4.4.4 Disclaimer
5. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 Manufacture
5.1.2 Industrial Alcohols
5.2 Ethyl Alcohol
5.2.1 Technical Description
5.2.2 Specifications, Federal and Military
5.2.3 Commercial Specifications and Typical Properties
5.2.4 Use
5.2.5 Packaging
5.2.6 Safety
5.2.7 Storage
5.2.8 Disposal
6. NOTES
6.1 Intended Use
6.2 Subject Term (Key Word) Listing
6.3 Changes From Previous Issue
LIST OF TABLES
I. SDA No.1 Formula Options
II. Special Industrial Solvents Denaturant Formulations
       for 100 Gallons of SDA No.1 or No.3-A
III. Proprietary Solvent Formulations - Based on 100
       Gallons SDA No.1 - Bitrex or MIBK Options
IV. Composition of CDA 19
V. Composition of CDA 18
VI. Ethyl Alcohol (pure) - Physical Properties and
       Characteristics
VII. Ethyl Alcohol, Ordnance Grades 1 to 6 - Chemical
       and Physical Requirements
VIII. Pure Ethyl Alcohol, Technical Grade - Chemical and
       Physical Requirements
IX. Pure Ethyl Alcohol, Technical Grade - Typical
       Properties
X. Specially Denatured Alcohol No.1 - Chemical and
       Physical Requirements
XI. Specially Denatured Alcohol No.1 - Typical
       Properties
XII. Specially Denatured Alcohol No.3-A - Chemical and
       Physical Requirements
XIII. Specially Denatured Alcohol No.3-A - Typical
       Properties

Criteria for selection and use of ethyl alcohol, technical and denatured grades, mainly used as processing solvents and in the manufacture of antifreeze, cleaning compounds, fuels and explosives

This standard is a presentation of nomenclature, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Numbers, symbols, physical and chemical properties and requirements, military and typical commercial uses, directions for use, packaging data, labeling, general safety precautions, storage information, and shelf life of all military standard technical and denatured grades, ethyl alcohol.