Sulfur hexafluoride sf6
Specialty gases
Cas no.: 2551-62-4
Einecs no.: 219-854-2
Un no.: un1080
Purity: 99.995%-99.999%
Dot class: 2.2
Appearance: colorless
Grade standard: electronic grade, industrial grade
Dielectric medium:
Sf6 is used in the electrical industry as a gaseous dielectric medium for high-voltage circuit breakers, switchgear, and other electrical equipment, often replacing oil filled circuit breakers (ocbs) that can contain harmful pcbs.
Medical use:
Sf6 is used to provide a tamponade or plug of a retinal hole in retinal detachment repair operations in the form of a gas bubble.
Tracer compound.
As an etchant, as inert gas to fill casting forms, as a filler gas in tennis balls and so on.
