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Lithium aluminum hydride

HMT May 2026

UN / ID: UN 1410
Hazard class: 4.3
Packing group: I
ERG guide: ERG 138
Special provisions: SP A19, SP W31
Source: 49 CFR §172 (2026/05)

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Lithium aluminum hydride

Substance Data

Source: PubChem (HSDB, 04.12.2019)

CAS-Number

16853-85-3

Flash Point

n/a

Boiling Point

n/a

Emergency Response Guide No. 138

Hazardous Materials Table

Source: 49 CFR §172 (2026/05)

(3) Hazard Class

4.3
Dangerous when wet materials

(7) Special Provisions (§172.102)

×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.

A19	Combination packagings consisting of outer fiber drums or plywood drums, with inner plastic packagings, are not authorized for transportation by aircraft. Browse special provision A19
W31	Non-bulk packagings must be hermetically sealed. Browse special provision W31

(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***)

(8A) Exceptions	None
(8B) Non-bulk	211	see 49 CFR §173.211
(8C) Bulk	242	see 49 CFR §173.242

(9) Quantity Limits

(9A) Passenger aircraft/rail	Forbidden
(9B) Cargo aircraft only	15 kg

(10) Vessel stowage

(10A) Location

Stowage category “E” means the material may be stowed “on deck” or “under deck” on a cargo vessel or on a passenger vessel carrying a number of passengers limited to not more than the larger of 25 passengers, or one passenger per each 3 m of overall vessel length, but is prohibited from carriage on a passenger vessel in which the limiting number of passengers is exceeded.

Source: 49 CFR §172.101(k)

(10B) Other

13	see 49 CFR §176.84
52	see 49 CFR §176.84
148	see 49 CFR §176.84

Source: 49 CFR §176.84

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.

Hazard class	8	7	6.1	5.2	5.1	4.3	4.2	4.1	3	2.3B	2.3A	2.2	2.1	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.1/1.2
1.1/1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
2.1
2.2
2.3A
2.3B
3
4.1
4.2
4.3
5.1
5.2
6.1
7
8

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

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