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Ethylene, refrigerated liquid (cryogenic liquid)

HMT May 2026
UN / ID
UN 1038
Hazard class
2.1
Packing group
ERG guide
ERG 115
Special provisions
SP T75, SP TP5
Source
49 CFR §172 (2026/05)

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Ethylene, refrigerated liquid (cryogenic liquid)


Ethylene (IUPAC name: ethene) is a hydrocarbon which has the formula C2H4 or H2C=CH2. It is a colourless, flammable gas with a faint "sweet and musky" odour when pure. It is the simplest alkene (a hydrocarbon with carbon–carbon double bonds). Ethylene is widely used in the chemical industry, and its worldwide production (over 225 million tonnes in 2022) exceeds that of any other organic compound. Much of this production goes toward creating polyethylene, which is a widely used plastic containing polymer chains of ethylene units in various chain lengths. Wikipedia

Substance Data

Source: PubChem (HSDB, 06.12.2019)

CAS-Number

74-85-1

Flash Point

n/a

Boiling Point

n/a

Emergency Response Guide No. 115

Hazardous Materials Table

Source: 49 CFR §172 (2026/05)

(3) Hazard Class

2.1
Flammable gases

(4) Identification number Help

UN 1038

(5) Packing Group Help

n/a

(6) Labels Help

Flammable gases (2.1)

(7) Special Provisions (§172.102) Help

×Note:
Special provisions may be very complex. The extracts are taken from 49 CFR §172.102. Please be careful with the information, as necessary, additional conditions may be applied that are not written here. Please check the original source and report bugs.
T75
TP5

(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***) Help

(8A) ExceptionsNone
(8B) Non-bulk316see 49 CFR §173.316
(8C) Bulk318, 319see 49 CFR §173.318, 319

(9) Quantity Limits Help

(9A) Passenger aircraft/railForbidden
(9B) Cargo aircraft onlyForbidden

(10) Vessel stowage Help

(10A) Location
(10B) Other

Segregation chart for load, transport, and storage

This chart shows whether loading, transport, or storage with other hazard classes is permitted, prohibited, or restricted. Based on 49 CFR §177.848.

Prohibited Must not be loaded, transported, or stored together in the same vehicle or facility.
Permitted May be loaded, transported, or stored together.
Restricted May be loaded, transported, or stored together only with restrictions.