Silicon Hydride, Silane: SiH4
Molecular weight g/mol: 32.117
Purity: 99.9995%
CAS: 7803-62-5 EC: 232-263-4 UN: 2203
Typical Filling Pressure: 15 °C: 50–100 bar(a)770 °F: 700 psi(g)
Characteristics: Flammable. Colourless gas with repulsive odour. Forms white fumes at leakage.
Mixtures with more than 3% silane ignites spontaneously in air.
| Liquid State | |
| Density at b.p. 1 atm kg/l: | 0.5826 |
| Density 20 °C kg/l: | |
| Vapor pressure 20 °C bar: | |
| Specific heat kJ/kg*K: | |
| Rel.Spec.wgt, air=1 (15 °C.1 bar): | 1.12 |
| Density 15 °C 1 atm kg/m3: | 1.37 |
| Gaseous state | |
| Specific heat (15 °C) kJ/kg* K: | 1.307 |
| Thermal conductivity µW/cm• K: | |
| Solubility in water at P=1 bar l/kg: | |
| Boiling point (1 atm) | |
| Temp. °C: | -112.2 |
| Heat of vaporization kJ/kg | 387.8 |
| Critical point | |
| Temp. °C: | 3.5 |
| Pressure bar: | 48.43 |
| Density kg/l: | 0.2420 |
| Flammability in air | |
| Lower limit % volume: | 1.0 |
| Upper limit % volume: | 100 |