F2Mg
62.302 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalWarning
Afluon
CAS7783-40-6EC231-995-1
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
Optical material and metallurgical flux
Afluon is the common name for magnesium fluoride, a chemical compound used primarily in optical and metallurgical applications. It is valued in industry for its use in optical materials and as a flux in metallurgy.
optical material for lenses and windowsflux in metallurgyceramics manufacturing
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
magnesium difluoride
InChIKey
ORUIBWPALBXDOA-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES
[F-].[F-].[Mg+2]
Synonyms (18)
- Afluon
- Irtran 1
- Magnesia Fluorata
- Magnesium difluoride
- Magnesium fluoride
- Magnesium fluoride (MgF2)
- Magnesium fluoride, anhydrous
- Magnesium fluorure
- Magnesium fluorure [French]
- Sellaite