Properties of butane

Thermophysical properties for butane (CAS: 106-97-8). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 4, H: 10
  • CAS
    106-97-8
  • Formula
    C4H10
  • ID
    106-97-8
  • InChI
    C4H10/c1-3-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3
  • InChI Key
    IJDNQMDRQITEOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    butane
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    58.1222
  • Phase
    g
  • PubChem ID
    7843
  • SMILES
    CCCC
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.201
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    37.96
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    151.975
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.254922
  • Dipole moment
    0
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -138.1
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    -0.490099

State-dependent Properties

  • Compressibility factor
    1
  • Density (kg/m³)
    2.37569
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.00737549
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    361.477
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    2.1010e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    8.8928e-14
  • Kinematic viscosity
    3.1046e-6
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    98.4797
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    24.4654
  • Parachor
  • Poynting correction factor
  • Prandtl number
    0.754463
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    2.43292
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    -0.490105
  • Solubility parameter
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    2.00575
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.69436
  • Surface tension
    0.011921
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.0165637
  • Thermal diffusivity
    4.1149e-6

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    372
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -60
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.014
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.093

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
    0.022
  • Ozone depletion potential

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