Nomenclature
CAS number: 1304-40-1
BaSi
2; mol wt 193.50.
Ba 70.97%, Si 29.03%.
Description and references
Prepn: Gmelins, Barium (8th ed) 30, 330 (1932) and supplement, 486 (1960).
Properties
Metal-like, gray lumps; quite permanent in dry
air, but dec by moisture with evolution of H2. Melts at
white heat.Use
Deoxidizing and desulfurizing steel and for other
metallurgical purposes.