Calcium Formate
Calcium Formate
Calcium Formate is an odorless, free-flowing white crystalline solid. It is a convenient source of calcium and formate ions for aqueous solutions.
As an additive to grouts and cement, calcium formate imparts a number of properties desirable in the final product, e.g. increased hardness and decreased setting time in comparison to ordinary cement. The addition of calcium formate is desirable for work at low temperatures and for the inhibition of corrosion of metal substrates. It is also effective in the prevention of efflorescence. When used in gypsum board, calcium formate functions as a flame retardant.
Properties
| Specifications | Value |
| Calcium Formate, wt% | 98.0 min |
| Moisture, wt% | 0.5 max |
| Water Insolubles, wt% | 0.05 max |
| Typical Properties | Value |
| Molecular Weight | 130.12 |
| Melting Point | Decomposes |
| pH of 10% Water Solution | 7.5 |
| Bulk Density lbs/ft3 | 72.6 |
| Solubility | Value |
| Grams/100g Water | |
|    at 0°C | 16.2 |
|    at 100°C | 1840.00% |
| Grams/100g of Methanol | |
|    at 15°C | 0.27 |
|    at 66°C | 0.23 |
