• Silicon Dioxide / Silica / Quartz Powder Synonyms:

silica dioxide powder, silicon dioxide, crystalline silica, quartz, food grade silica, crystalline silica CAS# 14808-60-7, amorphous silica CAS# 7631-86-9, amorphous fused silica, precipitated amorphous silica, microcrystalline silica, soft silica, condensed silica fume, cristobalite, tridymite, synthetic fused silica, hydrated precipitated silica, colloidal silica, silica dispersion, flint, amorphous fumed silica, hydrophobic fumed silica, treated fumed silica, untreated fumed silica,

• Silicon Dioxide / Silica / Quartz Powder Designations:

Chemical Name: Silicon dioxide

Chemical Formula: SiO₂

• Silicon Dioxide / Silica / Quartz Powder Description:

Silica is noncombustible, colorless or white, tasteless "crystals". It occurs naturally in the crystalline and amorphous forms. The specific gravity and melting point depend on the crystalline form. Silica is known to occur in 17 crystalline phases or modes and five amorphous phases.

• Silicon Dioxide / Silica Types Available:

a) Aerogel
b) Amorphous
c) Colloidal
d) Crystalline
e) Diatomaceous
f) Food grade
g) Fumed
h) Fused
i) Hydrophilic
j) Hydrophobic
k) Novaculite
l) Precipitated
m) Quartz
n) Synthetic
o) Traction sand
p) MIL-S-14760 (AR) specification (milspec. cancelled on 4 FEB 03)
q) SAE- AMS3755B (fumed, white & amorphous powder)

• Silicon Dioxide / Silica Powder Technical Comment:
  
  a) Fused silica is amorphous
  
  b) Silica sand is crystalline
  
• Silicon Dioxide / Silica Powder Physical Properties Available:

Coarse powder, Fine powder, Sand, Crystals, Fibers, Gel, and Rod

• Silicon Dioxide / Silica Powder Typical Applications:

Filler for paints, plastic, epoxy, glassmaking, papers, seed germination, cosmetics, automotive, storage, wood & metal primer, water retardation, powder coating, structural concrete forms, masonry treatment, chromatographic column treatment, wood treatment, powder metal molding, etc.

• Silicon Dioxide / Silica Powder Packaging:

Jars, pails, drums, multiply paper bags, bulk bags and fiberboard containers. For further information on packaging options Contact READE

• Silicon Dioxide / Silica Powder TSCA (SARA Title III) Status:

Listed. For further information please call the E.P.A. at +1.202.554.1404 or the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at 1.800.35-NIOSH.

• Silica Powder Safety Information:

Please visit these two respected websites OSHA & NIOSH for valuable health & safety information

• Silicon Dioxide / Silica Powder CAS Numbers:

a) Crystalline silica=CAS# 14808-60-7

b) Amorphous silica= CAS# 7631-86-9

• Silicon Dioxide / Silica Powder HTS Number:

28112250