Silica
Identifications
- Formula: SiO2
- Elements: Oxygen, Silicon
- CAS Number: 1-17-5
- CAS Number: 112926-00-8
- CAS Number: 14464-46-1
- CAS Number: 14808-60-7
- CAS Number: 15468-32-3
- CAS Number: 37224-34-3
- CAS Number: 37224-35-4
- CAS Number: 55126-05-1
- CAS Number: 60676-86-0
- CAS Number: 63231-67-4
- CAS Number: 7631-86-9
- CAS Number: 7699-41-4
- CCOHS Record Number: 552
- CCOHS Record Number: 553
- RTECS Number: VV7310000
- Synonyms/Related:
- Accusand
- alpha-Quartz
- Amethyst
- Amorphous quartz
- Amorphous silica
- Amorphous silica dust
- Amorphous silica, gel
- Amorphous silica, precipitated
- Borsil P
- Cristobalite
- Cristobalite (SiO2)
- Cristobalite dust
- Cristobalite [Silica, crystalline]
- Cryptocrystalline quartz
- Crystalline silica
- Crystallized silicon dioxide
- Crystoballite
- Denka F 90
- Denka FB 44
- Diatomaceous earth
- Diatomaceous earth, calcined
- Diatomaceous silica
- Diatomite
- EF 10
- F 125
- F 44
- FS 74
- Fused quartz
- Fused Silica
- Fuselex
- Fuselex RD 120
- Fuselex RD 40-60
- Fuselex ZA 30
- Glass
- GP 11I
- GP 7I
- Microcrystalline quartz
- MIN-U-sil alpha quartz
- MR 84
- Nalcast
- Optocil
- Optocil (quartz)
- Particulate silica
- Precipitated amorphous silica
- Precipitated silica
- QG 100
- Quartz
- QUARTZ (SIO2)
- Quartz dust
- Quartz glass
- Quartz sand
- Quartz silica
- Quartz [Silica, crystalline]
- Quarzsand
- Quazo puro [Italian]
- Quso 51
- Quso G 30
- Rancosil
- RD 120
- RD 8
- Rock crystal
- Rose quartz
- S-Col
- Sand
- SGA
- Silica
- Silica (non-specific name)
- Silica (precipitated)
- Silica (SiO2)
- Silica 2482, hydrophobic
- Silica dust
- Silica flour (powdered crystalline silica)
- Silica gel
- Silica gel, pptd., cryst.-free
- Silica glass
- Silica particles
- Silica slurry
- Silica, amorphous
- Silica, amorphous - fused
- Silica, amorphous fused
- Silica, Amorphous Hydrated
- Silica, amorphous, gel
- Silica, amorphous, precipitated
- Silica, amorphous, precipitated and gel
- Silica, amorphous-fused
- Silica, crystalline
- Silica, crystalline - cristobalite
- Silica, crystalline - fused
- Silica, crystalline - quartz
- Silica, crystalline - tridymite
- Silica, crystalline quartz
- Silica, crystalline tridymite
- Silica, crystalline, quartz
- Silica, crystalline: cristobalite
- Silica, crystalline: quartz
- Silica, crystalline: tridymite
- Silica, Fused
- SILICA, VITREOUS
- Silicon dioxide
- Silicon dioxide (amorphous)
- Silicon dioxide, chemically prepared
- Silicon dioxide, fumed
- Silicon oxide
- Silicon oxide, di- (sand)
- Silicon(IV) oxide
- Silicone dioxide
- Siltex
- Spectrosil
- Suprasil
- Suprasil W
- Synthetic fused silica
- Tridymite
- Tripoli
- Vitreosil IR
- Vitreous quartz
- Vitreous silica
- Vitrified silica
- Vulkasil
- Y 40
Properties
- Boiling Point: K °C °F
- Flammability:
- Explosive Limits:
- Lower Explosive Limit: 0%
- Upper Explosive Limit: 0%
- Flammable Limits:
- Lower Flammable Limit: 0%
- Upper Flammable Limit: 0%
- Flash Point K °C °F
- Autoignition Temperature: K °C °F
- Incompatiblities:
- acetylene
- ammonia
- chlorine
- chlorine trifluoride
- fluorine
- hydrogen peroxide
- manganese trioxide
- oxygen difluoride
- powerful oxidizers
- trifluoride
- Melting Point: K °C °F
Health & Regulatory Guidelines
- EPA Regulations:
- NIOSH Guidelines:
- OSHA Regulations:
- TWA: mg/mĀ3
- TWA Vacated: mg/mĀ3
Related Resources
- USDOT Hazardous Materials Table 49 CFR 172.101
An online version of the USDOT's listing of hazardous materials from 49CFR 172.101. This table can be sorted by proper shipping name, UN/NA ID and/or by primary hazard class/division.
- 2008 ERG (Emergency Response Guidebook)
Have you ever wondered what those four digit numbers on the placards on the side of trucks and rail cars mean? Our online 2008 ERG will give you your answer. This is an online version of the guidebook produced by the USDOT for first responders during the initial phase of a Dangerous goods/HazMat incident. ERG data last verified/updated Oct. 2, 2011
- US DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation Placards
Hazardous materials placards (DOT placards) are required when shipping hazardous materials in the United States, Canada and Mexico. These pages provide US DOT definitions for each hazmat placard.
- Guide for Handling Household Chemicals
Things you can do to make your home safer.
- Molarity, Molality and Normality
Introduces stoichiometry and explains the differences between molarity, molality and normality.
- Molar Mass Calculations and Javascript Calculator
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- Periodic Table of Elements
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Editor's note: Some chemicals in this database contain more information than others due to the original reason this information was collected and how the compilation was accomplished.
While working with material safety data sheets (MSDS), I found that manufacturers sometimes used obscure names for constituent chemicals and I didn't always have a good idea of what I was dealing with. To resolve this problem, over the years, I compiled chemical names and identifiers into a personal database, cross referencing regulatory and health safety information when possible. Colleagues and friends eventually started suggesting that I make my data available on this website so that others could benefit from my efforts -- which I finally did in 2004. The more common, regulated and/or hazardous a chemical is, the more information I will have likely collected it.
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Notes about mixtures
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Reference Sources
Data for this database was compiled from: hundreds of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) of common industrial and household products; the Hazardous Materials Table from the United States "Code of Federal Regulations" title 49 section 172.101; the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards; the US DOT 1996, 2000 & 2004 Emergency Response Guidebooks; U.S. National Library of Medicine and many other related resources.
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