| General Characteristics |
Silane is a noncorrsive, colorless, toxic gas that is normally pyrophoric (data has shown that Silane will not spontaneously ignite under all conditions). Silane is shipped as a compressed gas in high pressure steel cylinders. |
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| Physical Properties |
| Molecular Weight |
32.12 |
| Flammability Limits in air |
Pyrophoric |
Specific Gravity,
Gas @ 70°F(21.1°C), 1 atm(Air=1) |
1.2 |
Density,
Gas @ 70°F(21.1°C), 1 atm |
0.0824lb/ft^3 (1.32g/l) |
Specific Volume,
Gas @ 70°F(21.1°C), 1 atm |
12.14ft^3/lb (0.758l/g) |
| Melting Point @ 75.1 psia (518 kPa) |
-303.5°F (-186.4°C) |
| Boiling Point @ 1 atm |
-168.5°F (-111.4°C) |
| Critical Temperature |
25.8°F (-3.4°C) |
| Critical Pressure |
702.5 psia (48.4 bar) |
| Toxicity |
| PEL/TLV |
5 ppm |
| LC50 |
19000 ppm |
