Methyl Chloride (CH3Cl)
DESCRIPTION (Methyl Chloride):
Methyl Chloride is a colorless, flammable gas with a
sweet odor. It is shipped in liquid form under its own vapor pressure. Typically used as a
refrigerant and in the production of silicone and Butyl rubber..
PHYSICAL CONSTANTS (Methyl
Chloride):
| Molecular Weight: |
50.49 |
| Vapor Pressure @ 70° F: |
58.7 psia |
| Specific Volume @ 70° F., 1
atm.: |
7.6 cu.ft/lb |
| Boiling Point @ 1.0 atm. : |
-11.6° F |
| Freezing Point @ 0.0695 atm: |
-143.5° F |
| Specific Gravity, Gas @ 0°
C., 1 atm. (Air = 1): |
1.74 |
| Density, Gas @ 0° C., 1 atm.: |
2.3075 g/L |
| Density, Liquid @ -24° C. |
0.997 g/L |
| Critical Temperature: |
289.6° F |
| Critical Pressure: |
968.7 psia |
| Critical Density: |
0.363 g/ml |
| Latent Heat of Vaporization @
b.p.: |
101.3 cal/g |
| Latent Heat of Fusion @ m.p.: |
31.0 cal/g |
| Flammable Limits in Air: |
8.1-17.2 % by volume |
| Autoignition Temperature: |
1170° F |
| Specific Heat, Liquid @ 20°
C.: |
0.381 cal/(g)(° C) |
| Specific Heat, Gas @ 25° C.,
1 atm. Cp: |
0.1926 cal/(g)(° C) |
| Specific Heat, Gas @ 25° C.,
1 atm. Cv: |
0.150 cal/(g)(° C) |
| Specific Heat Ratio, Gas @
25° C., 1 atm., Cp/Cv: |
1.284 |
| Thermal Conductivity, Gas @
0° C. : |
0.00537 BTU/(hr)(ft2 )(° F/ft) |
| Viscosity, Gas @ 20° C., 1
atm. : |
0.106 centipoise |
| Solubility in Water @ 0° C.,
1 atm. : |
340 cc/100 cc H2O |
CYLINDER CONNECTIONS (Methyl
Chloride):
Standard CGA V-1 Cylinder Connection: CGA 510
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