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Physical & Chemical properties

Appearance / physical state / colour

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
appearance / physical state / colour
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
2009-11-02
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2009
Report date:
2009

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: Sn320-4.19.01 SEM – Scanning Electron Microscope Joel 5900
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Diamond
EC Number:
231-953-2
EC Name:
Diamond
Cas Number:
7782-40-3
Molecular formula:
C
IUPAC Name:
carbon
Details on test material:
Materials : Synthetic Diamond Grade2 (2micron) Powder.
Batch Number : 135-200-0125-99 E634%Cu33%WT33% REACH
Physical State: solid
Density: 3.52 g/cm3
Purity: > 95 %

Results and discussion

Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
solid
Form / colour / odour
Form:
crystalline
Colour:
The diamond powder is normally yellow but will vary due to the coating on the diamond. If coated with nickel the powder will be grey powder. If coated with copper the powder will be a salmon pink colour.
Odour:
odourless
Substance type:
inorganic

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
The test item consists of uniformly sized, angular/globular particles.
No whiskers have been identified in the test item (whiskers are short, discontinuous, rod- or needle-shaped single crystals in the size range 0.1-5µm in diameter and >5µm in length (Definition from: T.N. Tiegs, S.C. Weaver, Whiskers and Platelet Synthesis Processes. Carbide, Nitride and Boride Materials Synthesis and Processing, chapter 16, A.W. Weimer (ed.), Chapman & Hall, London, 1997))