Zinc phosphate

Zinc phosphate
Zinc phosphate
Names
IUPAC name
Zinc phosphate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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RTECS number
  • TD0590000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2H3O4P.3Zn/c2*1-5(2,3)4;;;/h2*(H3,1,2,3,4);;;/q;;3*+2/p-6 checkY
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  • InChI=1/2H3O4P.3Zn/c2*1-5(2,3)4;;;/h2*(H3,1,2,3,4);;;/q;;3*+2/p-6
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  • [Zn+2].[Zn+2].[Zn+2].[O-]P([O-])(=O)[O-].[O-]P([O-])([O-])=O
Properties
H4O12P2Zn3
Molar mass 454.11 g·mol−1
Appearance white solid
Density 3.998 g/cm3
Melting point 900 °C (1,650 °F; 1,170 K)
Boiling point 158 °C (316 °F; 431 K)
insoluble
−141.0·10−6

cm3/mol

1.595
Structure
monoclinic
Thermochemistry
− 2891.2 ± 3.3
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroformFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
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0
Flash point Non-flammable
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Zinc phosphate is an inorganic compound with the formula Zn3(PO4)2. This white powder is widely used as a corrosion resistant coating on metal surfaces either as part of an electroplating process or applied as a primer pigment (see also red lead). It has largely displaced toxic materials based on lead or chromium, and by 2006 it had become the most commonly used corrosion inhibitor.[1][2] Zinc phosphate coats better on a crystalline structure than bare metal, so a seeding agent is often used as a pre-treatment. One common agent is sodium pyrophosphate.[3]

  1. ^ Kalendov´a, A.; Kalenda, P.; Vesel´y, D. (2006). "Comparison of the efficiency of inorganic nonmetal pigments with zinc powder in anticorrosion paints". Progress in Organic Coatings. 57. Elsevier: 1–10. doi:10.1016/j.porgcoat.2006.05.015.
  2. ^ Etzrodt, G. (2012). "Pigments, Inorganic 5. Anticorrosive Pigments". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.n20_n04. ISBN 978-3527306732.
  3. ^ Menke, Joseph T. "Zinc Phosphate Coatings on NonFerrous Substrates -- Part I". PFOnline. Retrieved 2006-08-07.