Alumimium Chloride / Aluminium trichloride / 7446-70-0

Description

Density:- 2.48 g/cm3 (anhydrous), 2.398 g/cm3 (hexahydrate) Melting Point:- 192.6°C (anhydrous) 100°C (hexahydrate, dec.) Boiling Point:- 180°C Solubility in Water:- 439 g/l (0 °C) 449 g/l (10 °C); 458 g/l (20 °C) 466 g/l (30 °C); 473 g/l (40 °C) 481 g/l (60 °C); 486 g/l (80 °C) 490 g/l (100 °C) Vapour Pressure:- 133.3 Pa (99 °C), 13.3 kPa (151 °C) Viscosity:- 0.35 cP (197 °C); 0.26 cP (237 °C) Odour:- Pungent Aluminium chloride is used widely in manufacturing rubber, lubricants, wood preservatives, paints, pesticides and pharmaceuticals.Aluminium Chloride is used as an antiperspirant and in manufacturing petrochemicals like ethyl benzene and alkylbenzene. Aluminium chloride is also sometimes referred to as aluminium trichloride or aluminium (III) chloride. The compound is formed when aluminium and chlorine are reacted together.Aluminium chloride has a very low melting and boiling point in a molten state is a poor conductor of electricity.Aluminium chloride is white, but often it is contaminated with iron trichloride, which makes it yellow. Aluminium Chloride is a non-explosive, non-flammable but corrosive solid.