Nitrogen constitutes 78% of the atmosphere and is a constituent of all living tissues. Under normal conditions, nitrogen is a colorless, odorless and tasteless inert gas which has no toxic properties and is slightly lighter than air. As a liquid at -320 °F it has a water-white appearance and must be handled with care due to its low temperature.
Features
- Colorless, odorless, nonflammable inert gas
- Nitrogen is utilized as a purge gas with stainless steel tube welding as well as a controlled addition for shielding gases utilized to GMAW (gas metal arc weld) of austenitic and duplex grades of stainless steel
- Widely used in the chemical and plastics industries
- Nitrogen can enhance plasma cutting, food processing, inerting and heat-treating operations
Specifications
Cylinder
- Connection Valve (CGA) : CGA 580
- Cylinder Size : 20
- Cylinder Pressure (psig) : 1800 psig
- Cylinder Material : High Pressure Steel
Technical
- Gas : Nitrogen
- Symbol : N2
- Purity : 99.998
- Chemical Symbol : N2
- Gas Grade : Industrial
- Molecular Mass : 28.01 g/mol
- Specific Volume : 13.8 ft3/lb (.86 m3/kg)
- CAS Number : 7727-37-9
Shipping
- Shipping Name : Nitrogen, Compressed
- Hazard Class : 2.2
- UN Number : 1066
- Label : Nonflammable Gas
Safety
- Physical state : Gas
- Appearance : Colorless gas
- Color : Colorless
- Odor : No odor warning properties
- Melting point : -210 °C
- Boiling point : -195.8 °C
- Critical temperature : -149.9 °C
- Critical pressure : 3390 kPa
- Density : 1.16 kg/m_
- Relative gas density : 0.97
- Solubility : Water: 20 mg/l
