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EC number: 209-790-3 | CAS number: 593-45-3
Density
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- density, other
- Remarks:
- density
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: standard test method without detailed documentation
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: ASTM D4052
- Deviations:
- not specified
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Remarks:
- However, the laboratory was compliant with ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/IEC 17025:2005.
- Type of method:
- other: digital density meter
- Key result
- Type:
- density
- Density:
- 762 kg/m³
- Temp.:
- 50 °C
- Remarks on result:
- other: arithmetic mean of tenfold determination
- Conclusions:
- density = 762 kg/m3 (at 50°C)
- Executive summary:
- The density of the test substance Octadecane is 762 kg/m3 (arithmetic mean of tenfold determination), using ASTM method D4052.
- Endpoint:
- density, other
- Remarks:
- density
- Type of information:
- other: data from handbook
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: peer-reviewed handbook
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: no data
- Deviations:
- not specified
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Type of method:
- other: data from handbook
- Key result
- Type:
- density
- Density:
- 0.777 g/cm³
- Temp.:
- 20 °C
- Conclusions:
- density (at 20°C) = 0.7768 g/mL
- Executive summary:
According to the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, the density of Octadecane is 0.7768 (at 20°C).
No further details are reported in the handbooks on the determination. Reported value is assumed to have been determined at STP (20°C, 101.3 kPa)
- Endpoint:
- density, other
- Remarks:
- density
- Type of information:
- other: data from publication
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: peer reviewed data
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: no data
- Deviations:
- not specified
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Remarks:
- Not specified
- Type of method:
- other: no data
- Key result
- Type:
- density
- Density:
- 0.782 g/cm³
- Temp.:
- 15 °C
- Conclusions:
- The reported density of Octadecane is 0.7818 g/cm3 at 15°C.
- Executive summary:
The density of the substance Octadecane, reported from the American Petroleum Institute, is 0.7818 g/cm3 at 15°C.
Referenceopen allclose all
Description of key information
1) 0.762 g/mL at 50°C (Shell, 2014)
2) 0.7768 g/mL at 20°C (CRC Handbook, 2005)
3) 0.7818 g/mL at 15°C (API, 1961)
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Relative density at 20C:
- 0.78
Additional information
An experimentally derived value is available for Octadecane, using ASTM method D4052 (Shell, 2014). Further two values obtained are from literature sources with no specific details of methodology.
The available information is consistent and provides sufficient data to allow a reliable result to be determined.
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