BARIUM FLUORIDE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO.

7787-32-8

BARIUM FLUORIDE 

EINECS NO. 232-108-0
FORMULA

BaF2

MOL WT. 175.34
H.S. CODE

2826.19

TOXICITY

Oral rat LD50: 250 mg/kg
SYNONYMS Baryum fluorure; BaF2;

RAW MATERIALS

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

white powder

MELTING POINT 1290 C
BOILING POINT 2260 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 4.89
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Slightly soluble
pH 6 - 7
VAPOR DENSITY  
AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS  

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 
FLASH POINT  
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

Barium Fluoride is used as a molten bath component in aluminum raffination, as flux and preopacifying agent and as component of welding rod coatings and welding powders

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white powder

BaF2

99.0% min

Fe2O3

0.02% max

SO4

0.3% max

SiO2

0.2% max

Cl

0.02% max

HEAVY METAL

5ppm max

WATER

1.0% max

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING

50kg in bag

HAZARD CLASS 6.1 (Packing group:III)
UN NO.

1564

PRICES