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EC number: 203-615-4 | CAS number: 108-78-1
Additional physico-chemical information
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- other: safety relevant data.
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 4 (not assignable)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Very short and old statement of a producer of melamine without any details and partly concerning methods and data, not being an endpoint of REACH.
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- other company data
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 1 974
- Report date:
- 1974
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: outdated methods.
- Deviations:
- not applicable
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Tests for self-ignition, exothermic reactions, dust explosivity and explosivity were performed.
- GLP compliance:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Melamine
- EC Number:
- 203-615-4
- EC Name:
- Melamine
- Cas Number:
- 108-78-1
- Molecular formula:
- C3H6N6
- IUPAC Name:
- 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine
- Details on test material:
- Melamine.Impurities: <0.1 %.Melting point 354 °C.
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
Any other information on results incl. tables
The flash point is >535 °C. Combustible vapours develop at >280 °C. No exothermic reactions in the Grewer oven until 275 °C. No exothermic reaction by the Geigy-Kühner method at 280 °C at an induction time of 8 h. Exothermic reaction at 290 °C at a temperature rise of 2 °C and at 330 °C at a temperature rise of 5 °C. No exothermic reaction by the Dewar container method at 250 °C at an induction time of 80 h. Dust explosion category St 0. Not sensitive to an impact. |
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Executive summary:
The flash point is >535 °C.
Combustible vapours develop at >280 °C.
No exothermic reactions in the Grewer oven until 275 °C.
No exothermic reaction by the Geigy-Kühner method at 280 °C at an induction time of 8 h. Exothermic reaction at 290 °C at a temperature rise of 2 °C and at 330 °C at a temperature rise of 5 °C.
No exothermic reaction by the Dewar container method at 250 °C at an induction time of 80 h.
Dust explosion category St 0.
Not sensitive to an impact.
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