Calcium Carbide

Calcium Carbide (CaC2) is a grayish-black, crystalline chemical compound that reacts vigorously with water to produce acetylene gas (C2H2), a fuel used in welding. Industrially, it is manufactured in electric-arc furnaces and used for cutting steel, producing calcium cyanamide (fertilizer) and in chemical synthesis. It is often yielding a garlic-like odor.

Applications of Calcium Carbide:

• Acetylene Production: It reacts with water to produce acetylene, a fuel gas used in oxy-acetylene welding and cutting.

• Steel Industry: It is used as a desulfurizing agent to remove sulfur from iron and steel.

• Chemical Synthesis: It serves as a raw material for producing calcium cyanamide (fertilizer) and in organic chemistry, including the production of acetylene derivatives and various chemical substrates.

• Other Applications:

• Signal Flares: It is utilized in floating, self-igniting naval signals.

• Soil Testing: It is used to determine moisture content in soil.

• Toy Cannons: It is used in "carbide cannons" to create noise.

Calcium Carbide – Product Specifications:

• Chemical Name: Calcium Carbide

• Chemical Formula: CaC₂

• Molecular Weight: 64.10 g/mol

• CAS Number: 75-20-7

• HSN Code: 28491000

• Appearance: Grey to black solid lumps

• Odor: Garlic-like odor when reacting with moisture

• Solubility: Reacts with water to produce acetylene gas

• Density: Approx. 2.22 g/cm³

• Reactivity: Highly reactive with water

• Calcium Carbide Content (CaC₂): 80 – 85% Min

• Gas Yield: 280 – 300 L/kg

• Moisture: 0.5% Max

• Phosphine (PH₃): 0.08% Max

• Hydrogen Sulfide (H₂S): 0.10% Max

• Grades Available: Industrial Grade & Technical Grade

Packaging: 100 Kg. Drum

MOQ: 100 Kg.

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