Foamed carbon

Flash points and autoignition temperatures are given in Table 11. The vapor can travel along the ground to an ignition source. In the event of fire, foam, carbon dioxide, and dry chemical are preferred extinguishers. The lower and upper explosion limits are 1% and 7%. 

When heated to about 60°C, nickel carbonyl explodes. Eor both iron and nickel carbonyl, suitable fire extinguishers are water, foam, carbon dioxide, or dry chemical. Large amounts of iron pentacarbonyl also have been reported to ignite spontaneously (189). Solutions of molybdenum carbonyl have been reported to be capable of spontaneous detonation (190). The toxicity of industrial chemicals including metal carbonyls may be found in references 191-194. 

Fire Hazards - Flash Point (deg. F) 148 CC, 163 OC Flammable Limits in Air (%) No data Fire Extinguishing Agents Water spray, foam, carbon dioxide, or dry chemical Fire Extinguishing Agents Not To Be Used Not pertinent Special Hazards of Combustion Products Not pertinent Behavior in Fire Not pertinent Ignition Temperature (deg. F) 378 Electrical Hazard Not pertinent Burning Rate 3.8 mm/min. 

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