Flash point silane

CHLORODIETH YL SILANE (1609-19-4) C4H ClSi Forms explosive mixture with air may self-ignite in air (flash point 90°F/32°C). Reacts with water, steam, forming heat and HCl. Mixtures with ammonia forms a material that can self-ignite. Attacks metals in the presence of moisture. May attack some plastics, mbbers, and coatings. 

TRIMETHOXY SILANE (2487-90-3) Forms explosive mixture with air (flash point 45°F/7°C). Violent reaction with water, steam, alcohols, forming highly corrosive material. Heat, peroxides, or other catalysts may cause explosive polymerization. Violent reaction with strong oxidizers, metallic hexafluorides, ammonia. Aqueous solution incompatible with alkalis, aliphatic amines, alkanolamines, isocyanates, alkylene oxides, epichlorohydrin, halo-genated compounds, nitrogen oxides. Corrodes common metals in the presence of moisture. 

The silanes are almost always tri-alkoxy derivatives. While the alkoxy group is lost during the filler treating process, it s nature plays an important role and needs to be carefully selected. It controls volatility and flash point, affects toxicity, and plays an important role in determining the rate of hydrolysis. The most common groups used are, methoxy-, ethoxy-, and methoxy-ethoxy. 

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