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Calcium chloride hexahydrate

≥95%

• Synonym(s): Calcium dichloride hexahydrate
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CaCl₂ · 6H₂O
• CAS Number: 7774-34-7
• Molecular Weight: 219.08
• NACRES: NA.23
• PubChem Substance ID: 24868038
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• MDL number: MFCD00149616
• Assay: ≥95%
• Form: solid
• Solubility: 219.1 g/L at 20 °C

Properties

• assay: ≥95%
• form: solid
• reaction suitability: core: calcium
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• mp: 30 °C
• solubility: 219.1 g/L at 20 °C
• density: 1.71 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• greener alternative category: Enabling, Enabling
• shipped in: wet ice
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: O.O.O.O.O.O.Cl[Ca]Cl
• InChI: 1S/Ca.2ClH.6H2O/h;2*1H;6*1H2/q+2;;;;;;;;/p-2
• InChI key: QHFQAJHNDKBRBO-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Description

General description

We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one of the four categories of Greener Alternatives. This is an enabling product and can be used as a precursor to make perovskite oxides, which promote thermoelectric heat-to-electricity conversion, improving energy efficiency. Click here for more information.

Calcium chloride hexahydrate is a non-toxic salt hydrate that can be used in phase change heat storage of low temperature heat. It has a latent heat of fusion as high as 170-190 kJ/Kg and a melting temperature of 29-30°C.

Application

Calcium chloride hexahydrate is a phase changing material (PCM) that is widely used in solar energy storage and building applications.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H319
• pcodes: P264 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P337 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids