BARIUM CARBONATE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 513-77-9

BARIUM CARBONATE
EINECS NO. 208-167-3
FORMULA BaCO3
MOL WT. 197.34

HS CODE

 2836.60
TOXICITY Oral, rat: LD50 = 418 mg/kg.
SYNONYMS Carbonic acid, barium salt (1:1)
DERIVATION  

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE White powder
MELTING POINT

811 C
BOILING POINT 1300 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 4.29
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Almost insoluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY  

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

 Health: 2 Flammability: 0 Reactivity: 0

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 
FLASH POINT Not considered to be a fire hazard
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

Manufacturing of other Barium Compounds, Glass industry, kinescope shell,, Brick Industry, Ceramics in Electrical Engineering, Fine Ceramics, Sanitary Ceramics, Chemical / Pharmaceutical Industry, Hard Ferrites, water purifying, building material.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

White amorphous Powde or Granule
BaCO3
99.00% min
MOISTURE

0.25% max
HCl Insoluble Matter

0.15% max

Total Sulfur (As SO4 )

0.20% max
Iron (as Fe2O3 )

0.04% max

Bulk Density (Powder )

1.48g/cm3 min (Dense) , 1.21 g/cm3 max (Light)

Particle Size (Granule )

> 850micron : 1% max,  150micron >: 75% min
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 25kgs, 50kgs in Bag
HAZARD CLASS 6.1 (Packing Group: III)
UN NO. 1564
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XN, Risk Phrases: 22, Safety Phrases: 24/25