CAS No.: 7631-99-4

Molecular Formula: NaNO₃

Other Names: Soda niter, Chile saltpeter

Characteristics: Colorless transparent or slightly yellowish rhombic crystals, slightly bitter taste, hygroscopic.

Melting Point: 306 °C

Boiling Point: 380 °C (decomposes)

Application Fields: Used as a fluxing agent and oxidizer in the enamel industry and as a raw material for preparing enamel powder. Serves as a clarifying and defoaming agent in high-end electronic glass production; used as a chemical strengthening reagent for glass windows (mobile phone panel glass, electric vehicle display glass, home appliance touch display glass); employed in high-end molten salts, heat-conducting salts, and related fields. Also utilized in inorganic chemical industry, food industry, fertilizer industry, dye industry, metallurgical industry, machinery industry, pharmaceutical industry, tobacco industry, and analytical chemistry as a chemical reagent. Additionally, used in the production of explosives.