Sulfuric acid, fuming with less than 30 percent free sulfur trioxide

Sulfuric acid (American spelling and the preferred IUPAC name) or sulphuric acid (Commonwealth spelling), known in antiquity as oil of vitriol, is a mineral acid composed of the elements sulfur, oxygen, and hydrogen, with the molecular formula H2SO4. It is a colorless, odorless, and viscous liquid that is miscible with water. Pure sulfuric acid does not occur naturally due to its strong affinity to water vapor; it is hygroscopic and readily absorbs water vapor from the air. Concentrated sulfuric acid is highly corrosive towards other materials, from rocks to metals, since it is an oxidant with powerful dehydrating properties. Phosphorus pentoxide is a notable exception in that it is not dehydrated by sulfuric acid but, to the contrary, dehydrates sulfuric acid to sulfur trioxide. Wikipedia

Substance Data

Data from the Hazardous Materials Table

(3) Hazard Class 8 Corrosive liquids	(4) Identification number UN 1831	(5) Packing Group I
(6) Labels
(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. A3 For combination packagings, if glass inner packagings (including ampoules) are used, they must be packed with absorbent material in tightly closed metal receptacles before packing in outer packagings. Browse special provision A3 A7 Steel packagings must be corrosion-resistant or have protection against corrosion. Browse special provision A7 N34 Aluminum construction materials are not authorized for any part of a packaging which is normally in contact with the hazardous material. Browse special provision N34 T20 see 49 CFR §172.102 TP2 a. The maximum degree of filling must not exceed the degree of filling determined by the following: Where: tr is the maximum mean bulk temperature during transport, tf is the temperature in degrees celsius of the liquid during filling, and α is the mean coefficient of cubical expansion of the liquid between the mean temperature of the liquid during filling (tf) and the maximum mean bulk temperature during transportation (tr) both in degrees celsius. b. For liquids transported under ambient conditions α may be calculated using the formula: Where: d15 and d50 are the densities (in units of mass per unit volume) of the liquid at 15 °C (59 °F) and 50 °C (122 °F), respectively. Browse special provision TP2 TP13 Self-contained breathing apparatus must be provided when this hazardous material is transported by sea. Browse special provision TP13
(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***) (8A) Exceptions None (8B) Non-bulk 201 see 49 CFR §173.201 (8C) Bulk 243 see 49 CFR §173.243
(9) Quantity Limits (9A) Passenger aircraft/rail Forbidden (9B) Cargo aircraft only 2.5 L
(10) Vessel stowage (10A) Location C Stowage category “C” means the material must be stowed “on deck only” on a cargo vessel or on a passenger vessel. Source: 49 CFR §172.101(k) (10B) Other 14 For metal drums, stowage permitted under deck on cargo vessels. 40 Stow “clear of living quarters”. Source: 49 CFR §176.84

Segregation Chart for Load, Transport, Storage

In this table a statement is contained for each hazard class whether the loading, transport or storage with other hazard classes is allowed, is not permitted or is restricted. The table is based on U.S.-Code 49 CFR §177.848.

Note: In this segregation and separation chart are HazMat of hazard class 8 considered depending if there are liquid. Currently HazMat Tool is not able to to check if a HazMat is liquid or not. Therefore it is assumed as liquid. See PHMSA Interpretation #09-0252.

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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
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	May not be loaded, transported, or stored together in the same transport vehicle or storage facility.
	Load, transport, storage together is not restricted.
	Load, transport, storage together is allowed under restrictions.