Antimony
- CAS No.
- 7440-36-0
- Chemical Name:
- Antimony
- Synonyms
- Stibium;ANTIMONY METAL;antimony ingot;ANTIMONY POWDER;ci77050;Antymon;ANTIMONY;SB000070;SB007906;SB004700
- CBNumber:
- CB0432706
- Molecular Formula:
- Sb
- Molecular Weight:
- 121.76
- MOL File:
- 7440-36-0.mol
- MSDS File:
- SDS
- Modify Date:
- 2024/5/29 11:35:50
| Melting point | 630 °C (lit.) |
|---|---|
| Boiling point | 1635 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 6.69 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Flash point | 1380°C |
| storage temp. | Store at +15°C to +25°C. |
| solubility | H2O: soluble |
| form | powder |
| color | Silver-gray |
| Specific Gravity | 6.684 |
| Water Solubility | INSOLUBLE |
| Merck | 13,698 |
| Exposure limits |
ACGIH: TWA 2 ppm; STEL 4 ppm OSHA: TWA 2 ppm(5 mg/m3) NIOSH: IDLH 25 ppm; TWA 2 ppm(5 mg/m3); STEL 4 ppm(10 mg/m3) |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 7440-36-0(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference | Antimony(7440-36-0) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Antimony (7440-36-0) |
| Modulus of Elasticity | 77.759 GPa |
|---|---|
| Shear Modulus | 19.0 GPa |
| Hardness, Vickers | 30 - 60 |
| Hardness, Brinell | 30 - 58 |
SAFETY
Risk and Safety Statements
| Symbol(GHS) |  GHS08 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signal word | Warning | |||||||||
| Hazard statements | H351-H373 | |||||||||
| Precautionary statements | P202-P260-P280-P308+P313-P405-P501 | |||||||||
| Hazard Codes | N,Xn,Xi,F | |||||||||
| Risk Statements | 34-51/53-20/22-36/37/38-36/38-22-11-53 | |||||||||
| Safety Statements | 60-61-36/37/39-26-16 | |||||||||
| RIDADR | UN 3264 8/PG 2 | |||||||||
| OEB | C | |||||||||
| OEL | TWA: 0.5 mg/m3 [*Note: The REL also applies to other antimony compounds (as Sb).] | |||||||||
| WGK Germany | 2 | |||||||||
| RTECS | CC4025000 | |||||||||
| TSCA | Yes | |||||||||
| HazardClass | 6.1 | |||||||||
| PackingGroup | III | |||||||||
| HS Code | 81101000 | |||||||||
| Toxicity | LD50 in rats, guinea pigs (mg Sb/100 g): 10.0, 15.0 i.p. (Bradley, Fredrick) | |||||||||
| IDLA | 50 mg Sb/m3 | |||||||||
| NFPA 704 |
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Antimony price More Price(50)
| Manufacturer | Product number | Product description | CAS number | Packaging | Price | Updated | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich(India) | 1.70204 | Antimony standard solution traceable to SRM from NIST Sb?O? in HCl 2 mol/l 1000 mg/l Sb Certipur? | 7440-36-0 | 100ML | ₹4779.99 | 2022-06-14 | Buy |
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Antimony Chemical Properties,Uses,Production
Description
Antimony (Sb) has been known since antiquity, and its early use as a cosmetic continues even today. Often mixed with lead or other heavy metals, this mascara-type cosmetic is known as kohl. Believed to possess powers to shield the eye from the sun and disease, it served purposes in both cosmetics and mysticism. Antimony has been found in many artifacts in the Middle East, and seems to have been used in the creation of small personal ornamentation or vessels.
Chemical Properties
Antimony is a silvery-white metal found in the earth’s crust. It is insoluble in hot or cold water, but soluble in hot concentrated sulfuric acid and hot nitric acid, and reacts with oxidizing acids and halogens (fl uorine, chlorine, or bromine). It does not react with water at room temperature, but will ignite and burn in air at higher temperatures. Ores of antimony are mined and later mixed with other metals to form antimony alloys, which are used in lead storage batteries, solder, sheet and pipe metal, bearings, castings, and pewter. Antimony oxide is added to textiles and plastics to prevent them from catching fi re. It is also used in paints, ceramics, and fi reworks, and as enamels for plastics, metal, and glass. Antimony is alloyed with other metals, such as lead, to increase its hardness and strength; its primary use is in antimonial lead, which is used in grid metal for lead acid storage batteries. Antimony salts are used in the treatment of leishmaniasis and schistosomiasis.
Physical properties
Energy gap Eg=0.11 eV (β-Sb) and Hall coefficient 2.55×10-8 (m3 /C) are reported for the film with the thickness 570 nm on the glass substrate.
Physical properties
Physically, antimony's properties are related to sulfur and some of the nonmetals, butchemically, its properties are related to metals. It behaves like a metal and is often found innature along with other metals. In its pure form it is rather hard and brittle with a grayishcrystal structure.
Roughly 1/20th of the thermal conductivity
of copper. The thermal conductivity of antimony
depends on the grain size and the direction in the
crystal. Electrical resistivity at 0℃: 30.0×10-6Ω cm; Molar susceptibility at 20℃: -99.0×10-6.
Isotopes
There are 53 isotopes of antimony. They range from Sb-103 to Sb-139 (a fewhave two forms). Their half-lives range from 150 nanoseconds to 2.7 years. The twostable isotopes of antimony and their contribution to the natural abundance of antimonyon Earth are as follows: Sb-121 = 57.21% and Sb-123 = 42.79%.
Origin of Name
The element’s name comes from the Greek words anti and minos, which mean “not alone,” and antimony’s symbol (Sb) is derived from the name for its ancient source mineral, stibnium.
Occurrence
Although antimony is not a rare metal, it is not well known, despite having been knownand used for many centuries. It is the 63rd most abundant element on Earth, and it occursmainly as sulfide ores or in combination with the ores of other metals. The ore that is theprimary source of antimony is the mineral stibnite (antimony sulfide, Sb2S3). Antimony is alsofound in copper, silver, and lead ores. Breithauptite (NiSb) and ullmanite (NiSbS) are twoores containing nickel. Dicrasite (Ag2Sb) and pyrargyrite (Ag3SbS3) are silver ores containingsome antimony.
Characteristics
There are two allotropes of antimony. The native metallic form is one allotrope, and theother allotrope is an amorphous grayish form. Antimony is a true metalloid that is brittle witha low melting point. And similar to nonmetals, it is a poor conductor of heat and electricity.
Antimony is unique in that when it solidifies from a molten liquid state to a solid state, itexpands, which is just the opposite of most metals. This is useful in making some typesettingcastings in which the expansion assures an accurate reproduction of the letter mold.
Uses
Antimony is used to make alloys such asBabbit metal, white metal, and hard lead; inbullets and fireworks; and for coating metals.
Also, it is used in lead storage batteries,solder bearings, castings and pewter. Antimonyoxide has numerous applications. It isused in paints, ceramics and fireworks andis added to textiles. The average concentrationof antimony in the urban air in USA isestimates as 0.001μg/m3.
Definition
antimony: Symbol Sb. An elementbelonging to group 15 (formerly VB)of the periodic table; a.n. 51; r.a.m.121.75; r.d. 6.68; m.p. 630.5°C; b.p.1750°C. Antimony has several allotropes.The stable form is a bluishwhitemetal. Yellow antimony andblack antimony are unstable nonmetallicallotropes made at low temperatures.The main source isstibnite (Sb2S3), from which antimonyis extracted by reduction withiron metal or by roasting (to give theoxide) followed by reduction withcarbon and sodium carbonate. Themain use of the metal is as an alloyingagent in lead-accumulator plates,type metals, bearing alloys, solders,Britannia metal, and pewter. It is alsoan agent for producing pearlitic castiron. Its compounds are used inflame-proofing, paints, ceramics,enamels, glass dyestuffs, and rubbertechnology. The element will burn inair but is unaffected by water or diluteacids. It is attacked by oxidizingacids and by halogens. It was first reportedby Tholden in 1450.
Application
It is important as wire materials of the thermocouples for spectroscopic measurements. The alloy with other metal is used because the material is fragile.
Manufacturing Process
Antimony metal is recovered from ore primarily by pyrometallurgical techniques. Either antimony(III) sulfide is converted into the oxide, which is then reduced, or the ore is partially roasted and allowed to react with sulfide to form the metal and sulfur dioxide. Sulfide ores with antimony contents between 5 and 25% are roasted to give volatile Sb2O3, which is reduced directly to the metal. In many smelters mixed oxide – sulfide ores are processed in water-jacketed furnaces together with recycled material and byproducts containing antimony. Reverberatory furnaces are used mostly for reducing rich oxide materials.
General Description
A silvery or gray solid in the form of dust. Denser than water and insoluble in water. Toxic by inhalation and by ingestion. May burn and emit toxic fumes if heated or exposed to flames. Used to make electric storage batteries and semiconductors.
Reactivity Profile
ANTIMONY is spontaneously flammable in fluorine, chlorine, and bromine. With iodine, the reaction produces heat, which can cause flame or even an explosion if the quantities are great enough [Mellor 9:379 1946-47]. Even at 10° C. bromine trifluoride reacts with antimony incandescently. Bromine trifluoride reacts similarly with arsenic, boron, bromine, iodine, phosphorus, and sulfur [Mellor 2:113 1946-47]. Bromoazide explodes on contact with antimony, arsenic, phosphorus, silver foil, or sodium. Antimony is very shock sensitive. Explosions of chloric acid have been due to the formation of unstable compounds with antimony, bismuth, ammonia, and organic matter [Chem. Abst. 46:2805e 1952]. The reaction of finely divided antimony and nitric acid can be violent [Pascal 10:504 1931-34]. Powdered antimony mixed with potassium nitrate explodes when heated [Mellor 9:282 1946-47]. When antimony or arsenic and solid potassium permanganate are ground together, the metals ignite [Mellor 12:322 1946-47]. Sodium peroxide oxidizes antimony, arsenic, copper, potassium, tin, and zinc with incandescence [Mellor 2:490-93 1946-47].
Hazard
The powder and dust of antimony are toxic and can cause damage to the lungs. The fumesof antimony halogens (chlorides and fluorides) are especially dangerous when inhaled or incontact the skin.
Many of the salts of antimony are carcinogenic and can cause lung cancer if inhaled, as wellas other cancers if ingested. This is a major hazard with the radioisotopes of antimony used inindustry. Some of its sulfide compounds are explosive.
Health Hazard
The toxicity of antimony is of low order,much less poisonous than arsenic. The symptoms of acute poisoning include weightloss, loss of hair, eosinophilia, and congestionof heart, liver, and kidney. GI disorder(vomiting and diarrhea) and respiratory distressmay arise from high doses. Chronic oralexposure may cause disorder in blood andliver. The toxic routes are primarily inhalationof its dusts or fumes, skin absorption oringestion of contaminated food.
Fire Hazard
May react violently or explosively on contact with water. Some are transported in flammable liquids. May be ignited by friction, heat, sparks or flames. Some of these materials will burn with intense heat. Dusts or fumes may form explosive mixtures in air. Containers may explode when heated. May re-ignite after fire is extinguished.
Pharmaceutical Applications
Antimony presents itself in a metallic grey form. Antimony is obtained from stibnite (Sb2S3) after reduction with iron.
Industrial uses
Antimony is a bluish-white metal, symbol Sb,with a crystalline scalelike structure that exhibitspoor electrical and heat conductivity. It isbrittle and easily reduced to powder. It is neithermalleable nor ductile and is used only in alloysor in its chemical compounds. Like arsenic andbismuth, it is sometimes referred to as a metalloid,but in mineralogy it is called a semimetal.The element is available commercially in99.999+% purity and is finding increasing usein semiconductor technology.
Antimony is produced either by roasting thesulfide with iron, or by roasting the sulfide andreducing the sublimate of Sb4O6 thus producedwith carbon; high-purity antimony is producedby electrolytic refining. Antimony is one of thefew elements that exhibits the unique propertyof expanding on solidification. Antimony isordinarily stable and not readily attacked by airor moisture. Under controlled conditions it willreact with O2 to form oxides. The chief uses ofantimony are in alloys, particularly for hardeninglead-base alloys.
Antimony imparts hardness and a smoothsurface to soft-metal alloys, and alloys containingantimony expand on cooling, thus reproducingthe fine details of the mold. This propertymakes it valuable for type metals. When alloyedwith lead, tin, and copper, it forms the babbittmetals used for machinery bearings. It is alsomuch used in white alloys for pewter utensils.Its compounds are used widely for pigments.
Safety Profile
An experimental poison by intraperitoneal route. Questionable carcinogen with experimental carcinogenic data. Moderate fire and explosion hazard in the forms of dust and vapor when exposed to heat or flame. See also POWDERED METALS. When heated or on contact with acid it emits toxic fumes of SbH3. Electrolysis of acid sulfides and stirred Sb halide yields explosive Sb. It can react violently with NH4NO3, halogens, BrN3, BrF3, HClO3, Cl0, ClF3, HNO3, m03, KMn04, K2O2, NaNO3, oxidants.
Potential Exposure
Exposure to antimony may occur during mining, smelting or refining; alloy and abrasive manufacture; and typesetting in printing. Antimony is widely used in the production of alloys, imparting increased hardness, mechanical strength, corrosion resistance, and a low coefficient of friction. Some of the important alloys are Babbitt, pewter, white metal, Britannia metal and bearing metal (which are used in bearing shells), printing-type, metal, storage battery plates, cable sheathing, solder, ornamental castings, and ammunition. Pure antimony compounds are used as abrasives, pigments, flame-proofing compounds, plasticizers, and catalysts in organic synthesis; they are also used in the manufacture of tartar emetic, paints, lacquers, glass, pottery, enamels, glazes, pharmaceuticals, pyrotechnics, matches, and explosives. In addition, they are used in dyeing, for blueing steel; and in coloring aluminum pewter; and zinc. A highly toxic gas, stibine, may be released from the metal under certain conditions.
Carcinogenicity
Existing experimental data suggest that antimony may be an animal carcinogen, but there is lack of data on the possible carcinogenic properties of antimony and antimony compounds for human exposures. The ACGIH refers to unpublished data on a large antimony smelter in the United Kingdom in the 1960s where workers were exposed to antimony trioxide ranging from 0.5 to 40mg/m3. The data may indicate increased mortality in lung cancer among the heavily exposed workers, but the workers were also exposed to zirconium making the data cited dif?cult to interpret.
Environmental Fate
The toxicity of Sb is a function of the water solubility and the oxidation state of the Sb species under consideration. Antimony( III) is generallymore toxic than antimony(V) and inorganic forms are thought to be more toxic than organic forms. Stibane gas (SbH3) when inhaled is the most toxic. Antimony toxicity often parallels that of arsenic, although antimony salts are less readily absorbed than arsenic. It is presumed that antimony, like arsenic, complexes with sulfhydryl groups of essential enzymes and other proteins. By analogy, antimony can uncouple oxidative phosphorylation, which would inhibit the production of energy necessary for cellular functions. Antimony’s trivalent compounds are more toxic than its pentavalent compounds.
Shipping
UN2871 Antimony powder, Hazard Class: 6.1; Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials.
Structure and conformation
The space lattice of most stable metallic antimony (often called gray antimony) belongs to the hexagonal system, and its arsenic type structure (two atoms within a unit cell) has a lattice constant of a=0.449762 nm, a=57°6.6', u=0.233. Black antimony and yellow antimony are known, but these are unstable and transform to metallic antimony
Incompatibilities
Pyrophoric. Finely dispersed powder may form explosive mixture in air. Strong oxidizers; strong acids , produce a violent reaction, and deadly stibine gas (antimony hydride). Heat forms stibine gas. Mixtures with nitrates or halogenated compounds may cause combustion. Forms an explosive mixture with chloric and perchloric acid. Note: Stibine is formed when antimony is exposed to nascent (freshly formed) hydrogen.
Waste Disposal
Recovery and recycling is an option to disposal which should be considered for scrap antimony and spent catalysts containing antimony. Dissolve spilled material in minimum amount of concentrated HCl. Add water, until white precipitate appears. Then acidify to dissolve again. Saturate with H2S. Filter, wash and dry the precipitate and return to supplier. Consult with environmental regulatory agencies for guidance on acceptable disposal practices. Generators of waste containing this contaminant (≥100 kg/mo) must conform with EPA regulations governing storage, transportation, treatment, and waste disposal.
Precautions
Antimony trioxide is incompatible with bromine trifl uoride, strong acids, strong bases, reducing agents, perchloric acid, and chlorinated rubber. The release of the deadly gas, stibine, and its inhalation cause adverse effects on the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular systems. Workers must wear impervious protective clothing, including boots, gloves, laboratory coat, apron or coveralls, as appropriate, to prevent skin contact.
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