Properties of sulfur

Thermophysical properties for sulfur (CAS: 7704-34-9). 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
    S: 1
  • CAS
    7704-34-9
  • Formula
    S
  • ID
    7704-34-9
  • InChI
    S
  • InChI Key
    NINIDFKCEFEMDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    sulfur
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    32.065
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    402
  • SMILES
    [S]
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.2463
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    117.537
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    1040.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0568182
  • Dipole moment
    0
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    13.255
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    444.61

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -52.6121
  • Compressibility factor
    7.3141e-4
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1791.92
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.278358
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    345.026
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    1.1063e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -7.7966e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    1.5534e-7
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    22.9515
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0178942
  • Parachor
    9.3508e-6
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00073
  • Prandtl number
    2.16396
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    7.1226e-8
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    444.197
  • Solubility parameter
    2.1903e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.79368
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    0.715782
  • Surface tension
    0.0743491
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.0920738
  • Thermal diffusivity
    7.1786e-8

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.130864
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.216691

Environmental Properties

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