• 
• 
• 
• 

R170 refrigerant

Chinese name 乙烷 English name Ethane CAS number 74-84-0 Molecular weight 30.06900 Molecular formula C2H6 ...

Release time：2025-04-26

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Chinese name 乙烷

English name Ethane

CAS number 74-84-0

Molecular weight 30.06900

Molecular formula C2H6

Colorless gas

Density: 0.362 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

Boiling point: −88 °C (lit.)

Melting point: −172 °C (lit.)

Flash point: −211 °F

Stability: Stable. Highly flammable. Easy to form explosive mixture with air. Incompatible with strong oxidants.

Storage conditions: Store in a low-temperature, ventilated and dry warehouse, separated from oxidants

Vapor density: 1.05 (vs air)

Vapor pressure: 37.95 atmospheres (21.1℃)

Use

It is widely used as standard gas, calibration gas, etching gas, online instrument standard gas, catalyst evaluation gas, preparation of certain special mixtures and for certain mechanism research in chemical, metallurgical, electronic, petroleum and other industrial sectors and scientific research, aviation, atomic energy and other fields. In petrochemical industry, it is mainly used as a raw material for the production of ethylene, and can also be used as a refrigerant to produce ethyl chloride and ethyl bromide. It is used to produce ethylene, vinyl chloride, ethyl chloride, and used as a refrigerant, fuel, etc.

• Previous: Ethane R170
• Next: Ethane CAS 74-84-0