Helium
Helium (He) is a colorless, odorless, nonflammable
gas.
Applications
Used in various analytical instrument applications,
most commonly as a carrier gas in gas chromatography.
Used as a heat transfer material; used in the manufacturing
of calibration mixtures; component in laser gas mixtures.
Used in the semiconductor industry as a carrier/purge
gas; blanket gas to exclude air from certain fabrication
processes.
Molecular Weight
4.0
Specific Gravity (Air = 1)
0.138
Specific Volume
6.06m3/kg@21.1ºC, 101.325kPa
MSDS Reference
MSDS
Odor
Odorless
CAS Registry No.
7440-59-7
Specs Sheet
Helium
6N |