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Sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate mixtures

HMT 15 June 2026

UN / ID: UN 1499
Hazard class: 5.1
Packing group: III
ERG guide: ERG 140
Special provisions: SP A1, SP A29, SP B120, SP IB8, SP IP3, SP T1, SP TP33, SP W1
Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

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Sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate mixtures

Emergency Response Guide No. 140

Hazardous Materials Table

Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

(3) Hazard class

5.1
Oxidizers

(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.

Single packagings are not permitted on passenger aircraft.

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A29

Combination packagings consisting of outer expanded plastic boxes with inner plastic bags are not authorized for transportation by aircraft.

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B120

The use of flexible bulk containers conforming to the requirements in subpart R and subpart S of part 178 of this subchapter is permitted.

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IB8

_{Authorized IBCs:} Metal (11A, 11B, 11N, 21A, 21B, 21N, 31A, 31B and 31N); Rigid plastics (11H1, 11H2, 21H1, 21H2, 31H1 and 31H2 ); Composite (11HZ1, 11HZ2, 21HZ1, 21HZ2 and 31HZ1); Fiberboard (11G); Wooden (11C, 11D and 11F); Flexible (13H1, 13H2, 13H3, 13H4, 13H5, 13L1, 13L2, 13L3, 13L4, 13M1 or 13M2).

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IP3

Flexible IBCs must be sift-proof and water-resistant or must be fitted with a sift-proof and water-resistant liner.

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Minimum test pressure (bar)	1.5
Minimum shell thickness	§ 178.274(d)(2)
Pressure-relief requirements	Normal
Bottom opening requirements	§ 178.275(d)(2)

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TP33

The portable tank instruction assigned for this substance applies for granular and powdered solids and for solids which are filled and discharged at temperatures above their melting point which are cooled and transported as a solid mass. Solid substances transported or offered for transport above their melting point are authorized for transportation in portable tanks conforming to the provisions of portable tank instruction T4 for solid substances of packing group III or T7 for solid substances of packing group II, unless a tank with more stringent requirements for minimum shell thickness, maximum allowable working pressure, pressure-relief devices or bottom outlets are assigned in which case the more stringent tank instruction and special provisions shall apply. Filling limits must be in accordance with portable tank special provision TP3. Solids meeting the definition of an elevated temperature material must be transported in accordance with the applicable requirements of this subchapter.

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This substance in a non friable prill or granule form is not subject to the requirements of this subchapter when tested in accordance with the UN Manual of Test and Criteria (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter) and is found to not meet the definition or criteria for inclusion in Division 5.1.

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(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***)

(8A) Exceptions	152	see 49 CFR §173.152
(8B) Non-bulk	213	see 49 CFR §173.213
(8C) Bulk	240	see 49 CFR §173.240

(9) Quantity Limits

(9A) Passenger aircraft/rail	25 kg
(9B) Cargo aircraft only	100 kg

(10) Vessel stowage

(10A) Location	A Stowage category “A” means the material may be stowed “on deck” or “under deck” on a cargo vessel or on a passenger vessel. Source: 49 CFR §172.101(k)
(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.

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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UN / ID	Proper shipping name	Hazard class
UN 1382	Potassium sulfide, anhydrous or Potassium sulfide with less than 30 percent water of crystallization	4.2
UN 1847	Potassium sulfide, hydrated with not less than 30 percent water of crystallization	8
UN 3028	Batteries, dry, containing potassium hydroxide solid, electric storage	8
UN 1420	Potassium, metal alloys, liquid	4.3
UN 3403	Potassium, metal alloys, solid	4.3
UN 2427	Potassium chlorate, aqueous solution	5.1
	Potassium dichloro isocyanurate or Potassium dichloro-s-triazinetrione, see Dichloroisocyanuric acid, dry or Dichloroisocyanuric acid salts etc
UN 1929	Potassium dithionite or Potassium hydrosulfite	4.2
UN 1551	Antimony potassium tartrate	6.1
UN 1626	Mercuric potassium cyanide	6.1
UN 1643	Mercury potassium iodide	6.1
UN 3413	Potassium cyanide solution	6.1
UN 1680	Potassium cyanide, solid	6.1
UN 3422	Potassium fluoride solution	6.1
UN 1812	Potassium fluoride, solid	6.1