Onemineral Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate

VG-ORTH Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate Powdery is a naturally occurring sulfate rock used as a mineral raw material in industrial applications.

Chemical Name: Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate

CAS Number: 7778-18-9

Chemical Family: Calcium Salts, Sulfates

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Application Information

Naturally occurring sulphate rock as a mineral raw material for use in industrial applications:

  • as a sulphate carrier in the production of cements
  • as a sulphate carrier in the manufacture of aerated concrete building products
  • as a sulphate carrier in the production of cement-based binders for building chemical products, e.g. fillers, levelling compounds, adhesive mortars
  • as a filler material in the production of building chemical products
  • as a filler and/or reinforcing material in the compounding and production of plastics (thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers)
  • as an input material of inorganic origin, extracted from domestic mineral deposits, crushed, dry ground and produced in Germany without additives

Properties

Physical Form
Appearance
Solid Powder
SDS Physical and Chemical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Relative Density2.3 - 3g/cm³
Physical StatePowder
ColorWhite, white grey--
OdorOdorless--
pH (Solubility in water)7--
Flammability (Solid form, gas)Not Flammable--
Solubility in Water (at 20°C)approx. 8.8g/l-
Thermal Decomposition Temperature (CaSO₄ x 1/2 H₂O and H₂O (gypsum))approx. 140°C-
Thermal Decomposition Temperature (CaO and SO₃ (gypsum))approx. 1000°C-
Particle Size Distribution
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Particle Size (0.09 mm)max. 0.11wt.%-
Particle Size (0.04 mm)max. 5wt%
Specifications
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Bulk Density800kg/m³-
FinenessGround--
Free Moisture (mass fraction)max. 0.2%-
Solubility in Water (at 20°C)2.0g/l-
pH6 - 8--
Content (anhydrous basis)min. 96.5%-
Water of Crystallization Contentmin. 18%-
Loss on Drying (at 250°C)15 - 21%-

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12 months