Substance
ID:358214
Names and Identifiers
IUPAC Traditional name
methane
IUPAC name
methane
Synonyms
Methane甲烷
Registration numbers
EC Number
MDL Number
Beilstein Number
CAS Number
Properties
Product Information
Impurities
water, trace
N2, trace
O2, trace
≤0.0005% CnHm
≤0.0015% ethane
CO2, trace
Grade
puriss.
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation)
CH4
Purity
≥99.995% (GC)
Safety Information
GHS Pictograms
Gases under pressure
Compressed gases
Liquefied gases
Refrigerated Liquefied gases
Dissolved gases
Flammable gases, category 1
Flammable aerosols, categories 1,2
Flammable liquids, categories 1,2,3
Self-reactive substances and mixtures, Types B,C,D,E,F
Pyrophoric liquids, category 1
Pyrophoric solids, category 1
Self-heating substances and mixtures
Substances and mixtures, which in contact with water, emit flammable gases, categories 1,2,3
Organic peroxides, Types B,C,D,E,F
GHS Hazard statements
H220-H280
GHS Precautionary statements
P210-P410+P403
Personal Protective Equipment
Eyeshields, Faceshields, full-face respirator (US), Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)
European Hazard Symbols
Highly flammable (F+)Hazard Class
2.1
UN Number
1971
RTECS
PA1490000
Explode Limits
15 %
Risk Statements
12
RID/ADR
UN 1971 2.1
MSDS Link
German water hazard class
nwg
GHS Signal Word
Danger
Safety Statements
9-16-33
Physical Property
Flash Point
-188 °C
-306.4 °F
Boiling Point
-161 °C(lit.)
Apperance
gas
Vapor Density
0.55 (vs air)
Density
0.716 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
Auto Ignition Point
998 °F
Melting Point
-183 °C(lit.)
Molecule Details
Features and Benefits
Methane is used as a carbon source for the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of carbide and diamond thin films.
Other Notes
Sales restrictions may apply
Packaging
pressure tin size 1Lfilling pressure at 15°C: 11 bar; content (15°C, 1 bar): 11 l; Recommended valves see section ′Tools/Valves and Adapter for Cylinders′ in the annex of the Fluka-Riedel-Catalog or under www.sigmaaldrich.com/fluka/bulletin/fl_analytix_v5_n7.pdf
Methane is used as a carbon source for the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of carbide and diamond thin films.
Other Notes
Sales restrictions may apply
Packaging
pressure tin size 1Lfilling pressure at 15°C: 11 bar; content (15°C, 1 bar): 11 l; Recommended valves see section ′Tools/Valves and Adapter for Cylinders′ in the annex of the Fluka-Riedel-Catalog or under www.sigmaaldrich.com/fluka/bulletin/fl_analytix_v5_n7.pdf
Molecular Spectra
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