CaF2
78.07 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalWarning
CALCIUM FLUORIDE
CAS7789-75-5EC232-188-7
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
steel flux and fluorine source
Calcium fluoride is an inorganic compound that serves as the primary industrial source of fluorine and fluorine compounds. It is widely used as a flux in steelmaking and in the production of glass, ceramics, and welding materials.
Flux for basic oxygen furnace, electric furnace, and hearth furnace steelmakingChemical intermediate for hydrofluoric acid productionIngredient in glass and fiberglass manufacturing
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
calcium difluoride
InChIKey
WUKWITHWXAAZEY-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES
[F-].[F-].[Ca+2]
Synonyms (44)
- D-121
- Amethyst 8104
- CALCAREA FLOUR
- CALCAREA FLUOR
- CALCAREA FLUORICA 6X
- CALCII FLUORIDUM
- CALCIUM FLUORIDE
- CALCIUM FLUORIDE [MART.]
- CALCIUM FLUORITE
- Calc Fluor
- Calc Fluor 12X
- Calc Fluor 200X
- Calc Fluor 30X
- Calc Fluor 6X
- Calcarea Fluorica 8001
- Calcarea fluorica
- Calcium difluoride
- Calcium fluoratum
- Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
- Fluoride, Calcium
- Fluorite 8118
- Fluorspar
- Fluorure de calcium
- Irtran 3
- Kalziumdifluorid
- Kalziumfluorid
- Liparite
- Natural fluorite
- PURPLE STONE RADIANCE
- TONICPET 1
- ZI SHI YING
- calcium(2+) fluoride