Abstract: A nonflammable solvent composition, a method of cleaning a surface, and a method of coating a substrate with a material using the solvent composition are provided. The nonflammable solvent composition includes about 70 wt. % or more of trans-1,2-dichloroethylene (t-DCE) and about 0.1 to about 30 wt. % of one or more of hydrofluoroether (HFE) and n-propyl bromide. The method of cleaning a surface includes applying the solvent composition to the surface and spreading or rubbing the composition on the surface. The method of coating a substrate with a material includes dissolving one or more material in the solvent composition, applying the solvent composition containing the one or more material to a substrate, and evaporating the solvent composition from the substrate.