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Potassium aluminum fluoride

Potassium aluminum fluoride structure

Potassium aluminum fluoride 

structure
  • CAS No:

    14484-69-6

  • Formula:

    AlF4.K

  • Chemical Name:

    Potassium aluminum fluoride

  • Synonyms:

    Aluminate(1-),tetrafluoro-,potassium (1:1),(T-4)-;Aluminate(1-),tetrafluoro-,potassium;Aluminate(1-),tetrafluoro-,potassium,(T-4)-;Potassium tetrafluoroaluminate;Potassium tetrafluoroaluminate(1-);Potassium tetrafluoroaluminate (KAlF4);Aluminum potassium fluoride (AlKF4);Potassium aluminum fluoride;Potassium aluminum fluoride (KAlF4);FL 20;FL 20 (flux);Kalfren PAF;678983-34-1;1272665-95-8

  • Categories:

    Inorganic Chemistry  >  Inorganic Salts

Potassium aluminum fluoride Basic Attributes

142.07300

141.93900

238-485-8

Characteristics

0

1.68080

solid

546 °C

Safety Information

1

R31

S22; S26; S36/37/39; S45

Xi

Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. May be moisture sensitive.

P201, P260, P261, P263, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P302+P352, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P308+P313, P312, P314, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501

H315

|Danger|H315 (21.43%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]|P201, P260, P261, P263, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P302+P352, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P308+P313, P312, P314, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, and P501|Aggregated GHS information provided by 16 companies from 6 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

Drug Information

KAlF4

Potassium aluminum fluoride Use and Manufacturing

Uses

Potassium aluminium fluoride (KAlF4) is an inorganic compound.This compound is used as flux in the smelting of secondary aluminium, to reduce or remove the magnesium content of the melt. The main environmental issue that arises from using PAF is the production of fluoride gases. Calcium hydroxide is widely used to suppress the fluorides produced but in most cases fails to remove it sufficiently.PAF is also present in a wide range of products for the metals industry as a fluxing agent within additives to help its dispersion within a charge.It is also used as an insecticide.

Aluminate(1-), tetrafluoro-, potassium (1:1), (T-4)-: ACTIVE

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:142.0735
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:5
Exact Mass:141.9388575
Monoisotopic Mass:141.9388575
Heavy Atom Count:6
Complexity:19.1
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:2
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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