CAS 74-82-8

Methane safety data sheets

Methane appears in 30 products from 1 manufacturers in our library, most often as a gas.

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Reported hazards

6 hazard classes

Health hazards

  • Simple asphyxiantCan displace oxygen and cause rapid suffocation.
  • Reproductive toxicityMay damage fertility or an unborn child.
  • Specific target organ toxicityMay damage organs through single or repeated exposure.
  • Acute toxicityHarmful or fatal if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through skin.

Physical hazards

  • Gas under pressureGas stored under pressure. May explode if heated.
  • FlammableCan catch fire.

These are the hazards most often listed across the 30 products that contain Methane. They describe each product as a whole, so they may not apply to Methane by itself or to every product. Check the sheet for the product you use.

At a glance

CAS number
74-82-8
Products
30
Manufacturers
1
Physical state
gas

Manufacturers

  • Praxair, Inc.

Products containing Methane

  • AI - 14 Component Mixture (Range)
  • AI-Methane .1ppm - 4%
  • AR - Carbon dioxide 1%-12%, Carbon monoxide 9.5%-12%, Helium 0.1ppm-12%, Hydrogen 0.1ppm-12%, Methane 0.1ppm-24%, Nitrogen 0.1ppm-24%
  • Balance Air - Carbon Dioxide 0.000001% - 0.1%, Carbon Monoxide 0.000001% - 0.0999%, Methane 0.000001% - 0.1% (5 Component Range)
  • Carbon dioxide balance - Methane 12.51% - 24.9%
  • Ethane 0.1 ppm - 28%
  • Flammable Gas(es) (HY and/or ME) - Hydrogen Sulfide 0.1 ppm - 1.77%
  • Flammable Gas(es) (HY and/or ME) - Hydrogen Sulfide 1.78% - 14.23%
  • HE - Carbon dioxide 0.1 ppm-1%, Carbon monoxide 0.1%-0.99999%, Hydrogen 0.1 ppm-1%, Methane 0.1 ppm-1%, Nitrogen 0.1 ppm-99.99994, Oxygen 0.1 ppm - 21%
  • HE-Methane 0.1ppm-7.8%

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