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Methyl chloride or Refrigerant gas R 40

HMT May 2026

UN / ID: UN 1063
Hazard class: 2.1
Packing group: —
ERG guide: ERG 115
Special provisions: SP N86, SP T50
Source: 49 CFR §172 (2026/05)

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Methyl chloride or Refrigerant gas R 40

Substance Data

Source: PubChem (HSDB, 04.12.2019)

CAS-Number

74-87-3

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

(7) Special Provisions (§172.102)

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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.

N86	UN pressure receptacles made of aluminum alloy are not authorized. Browse special provision N86
T50	When portable tank instruction T50 is indicated in Column (7) of the §172.101 Hazardous Materials Table, the applicable liquefied compressed gas and chemical under pressure descriptions are authorized to be transported in portable tanks in accordance with the requirements of §173.313. Browse special provision T50

(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***)

(8A) Exceptions	306	see 49 CFR §173.306
(8B) Non-bulk	304	see 49 CFR §173.304
(8C) Bulk	314, 315	see 49 CFR §173.314, 315

(9) Quantity Limits

(9A) Passenger aircraft/rail	5 kg
(9B) Cargo aircraft only	100 kg

(10) Vessel stowage

(10A) Location

Stowage category “D” means the material must be stowed “on deck only” 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 the material is prohibited on a passenger vessel in which the limiting number of passengers is exceeded.

Source: 49 CFR §172.101(k)

(10B) Other

40	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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