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Methane Properties: Erty Value Unit Value Unit Value Unit

This document lists various physical and chemical properties of methane including: - Methane's critical temperature is -82.59°C, critical pressure is 4.5992 MPa, and critical density is 162.7 kg/m3. - It is flammable as a gas and liquid, with an autoignition temperature of 537°C and flash point of -188°C. - Methane has a molecular weight of 16.042 g/mol and solubility of 0.022 mg/ml in water.

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Methane Properties: Erty Value Unit Value Unit Value Unit

This document lists various physical and chemical properties of methane including: - Methane's critical temperature is -82.59°C, critical pressure is 4.5992 MPa, and critical density is 162.7 kg/m3. - It is flammable as a gas and liquid, with an autoignition temperature of 537°C and flash point of -188°C. - Methane has a molecular weight of 16.042 g/mol and solubility of 0.022 mg/ml in water.

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Methane Properties

erty Value Unit Value Unit Value Unit

Autoignition
temperatur 810 K 537 °C 999 °F
e

Boiling
111.51 K -161.6 °C -259 °F
Point
Critical
10.139 mol/dm3 162.7 kg/m3 0.3156 slug/ft3
density
Critical MPa=MN/
4.5992 45.99 bar 45.39 atm
Pressure m2
Critical
Temperatur 190.56 K -82.59 °C -116.66 °F
e
Critical
98.63 cm3/mol 0.00615 m3/kg 3.169 ft3/slug
Volume
Density,
41 mol/m3 0.657 kg/m3 0.00127 slug/ft3
gas

Density,
gas at STP;
44.7 mol/m3 0.7168 kg/m3 0.00139 slug/ft3
32°F/0°C 1
atm

Density,
liquid at
26429 mol/m3 422.6 kg/m3 0.82 slug/ft3
-260 °F/-
162°C

Flammable,
gas and yes
liquid

Flash point 85 K -188 °C -306 °F

Gas
[ft lbf/slug
constant - 518.28 J/kg K 0.144 Wh/(kg K) 3099
°R]
R
Gibbs free
energy of -51 kJ/mol -3179 kJ/kg -1367 Btu/lb
formation
Heat
(latent) of 8.19 kJ/mol 511 kJ/kg 219.48 Btu/lb
vaporation
Specific Btu/lb°F or
35.8 J/mol K 2.232 kJ/kg K 0.533
heat, Cp cal/g K
Specific Btu/lb°F or
27.4 J/mol K 1.709 kJ/kg K 0.408
Heat, Cv cal/g K

Heat of
-890.8 kJ/mol -55528 kJ/kg -23.9 Btu/lb
combustion

Heat(enthal
py) of -75 kJ/mol -4675 kJ/kg -2010 Btu/lb
formation
log KOW
(Octanol/W
ater 1.09
Partition
Coefficient)

Melting
90.55 K -182.6 °C -296.7 °F
point
Molecular
16.042 g/mol 0.03537 lb/mol
Weight
Solubility in
0.022 mg/ml
water
Sound
446 m/s
velocity

Specific
Gravity
(density
0.554
relativ to
air),
0°C/32°F

Specific
Heat Ratio 1.31
- Cp/Cv

Specific
0.0244 m3/mol 1.52 m3/kg 784.44 ft3/slug
Volume

Standard
molar 186 J/mol K 11.59 kJ/kg K 2.77 Btu/lb °F
entropy, S°

Surface
tension at
14 dynes/cm 0.014 N/m
-161 °C /
-258 °F

Thermal
Conductivit 0.0339 W/m°C 0.019587 Btu/hr ft °F
y

Triple point MPa=MN/


0.011696 0.117 bar 0.115 atm
pressure m2

Triple point
temperatur 90.69 K -182.456 °C -296.42 °F
e

Vapor
MPa=MN/
(saturation) 62.12 466000 mm Hg 613.07 atm
m2
pressure

Vapor
(saturation)
MPa=MN/
pressure at 34.47 258574 mm Hg 340.18 atm
m2
38 °C /100
°F
Viscosity, [lbm /ft s*10- [lbf s/ft2 *10-
dynamic 0.01107 cP 7.44 0.23
(absolute)
6
] 6
]

Viscosity,
17.08 cSt 183.8 [ft2/s*10-6]
kinematic
Value Unit

10.15 lb/ft3

667.1 psi=lbf/in2

0.0985 ft3/lb

0.041 lb/ft3

0.0447 lb/ft3

26.38 lb/ft3

96.329 [ft lbf/lb °R]


24.38 ft3/lb

1.7 psi=lbf/in2

9010 psi=lbf/in2

4999 psi=lbf/in2

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