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Calcium carbide

Catalog No. AA14308D9
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Description

CAS: 75-20-7 | C2Ca

Calcium carbide is used as a desulfurizer, dehydrant of steel, fuel in steel making, powerful deoxidizer and as a source of acetylene gas. It is used as a starting material for the preparation of calcium cyanamide, ethylene, chloroprene rubber, acetic acid, dicyandiamide and cyanide acetate. It is used in carbide lamps, toy cannons such as the big-bang cannon and bamboo cannon. It is associated with calcium phosphide and used in floating, self-igniting naval signal flares. Further, it is involved in the reduction of copper sulfide to metallic copper.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

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Chemical Identifiers

CAS 75-20-7
Molecular Formula C2Ca
MDL Number MFCD00010905
Synonym calcium carbide, 3-phenoxypropylene di acetate, glycerol phenyl ether diacetate, 3-phenoxy-1,2-propanediol diacetate, phenylglyceryl ether diacetate, 1-phenyl ether-2,3-diacetate glycerol, 1,2-propanediol, 3-phenoxy-, diacetate, 1-acetyloxy-3-phenoxypropan-2-yl acetate, quartz crystal, 3-phenoxypropane-1,2-diyl diacetate

Specifications

Melting Point 2300°C
Color Gray to Black
Physical Form Lump
Quantity 5 x 1 kg
Beilstein 3909011
Formula Weight 64.09
Sensitivity Moisture sensitive
Appearance Grayish black lump
Density 2.22
Chemical Name or Material Calcium carbide

Safety and Handling

Hazard Category H260-H315-H318-H335
Precautionary Statement P223-P231+P232-P261-P264b-P271-P280-P302+P352-P304+P340-P305+P351+P338-P310-P312-P332+P313-P335+P334-P362-P370-P378aa-P378ac-P501c
DOTInformation DOT Class: 4.3; Packaging Group: I
EINECSNumber 200-848-3
TSCA Yes
Recommended Storage Ambient temperatures
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RUO – Research Use Only

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