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Data Sheet
Stearic Acid

TYPICAL CHEMICAL ANAYSIS
Product Code 19-5010
Grit None
Moisture 0.10%
Ash 0.28%
Granulation- 100 Mesh 99.0%
-200 Mesh 96.0%
-325 Mesh 95.0%

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS: MIL-S-271B


PACKAGING: 100-110 lb. Polylined Fiber Drum


USES: Stearic acid, also called octadecanoic acid, is used in lubricants, pyrotechnics, soaps, dispersing agents, shoe and metal polishes and accelerator activators.


HANDLING: Avoid inhalation and ingestion. Avoid bases, oxidizing agents, and reducing agents. Since no exposure limits have been established by OSHA and ACGIH, we recommend that our product be treated as a nuisance dust 10mg/m3. See SDS for more information.


PROPER SHIPPING NAME: Stearic Acid


SHIPPING INFORMATION: UN# N/A, Class N/A


PRODUCT INFORMATION
Stearic Acid

CAS Number 57-11-4
RTEC Number WI 2800000
Melting point 69-70 ° C
EINEC Number 2003134
Molecular Wt. 284.47
Molecular Formula CH3(CH2)16COOH

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