Name of Gas |
Chemical Formula |
Molecular Weight |
Major Hazards |
Odour |
Dot Label |
Dot Hazard Class |
Acetylene |
C2H2 |
26.038 |
Fire |
Garlic-Like |
FG |
Flammable Gas |
Air |
|
28.975 |
High Pressure |
None |
NFG |
Nonflammable Gas |
Allene |
C3H4 |
40.065 |
Fire |
Sweet |
FG |
Flammable Gas |
Ammonia |
NH3 |
17.03 |
Inhalation and Bodily Contact |
Pungent, Irritating |
NFG |
Nonflammable Gas |
Argon |
| Ar |
| 39.95 |
High Pressure and Suffocation |
| None |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Arsine |
| AsH3 |
| 77.95 |
Inhalation and Fire |
| Garlic-Like |
| PG&FG |
| Poison A |
Boron Tichloride |
| BCl3 |
| 117.17 |
Inhalation and Bodily Contact |
| Pungent, Irritating |
| CORR |
| Corrosive Material |
Boron 11 Tifluoride |
| B11F3 |
| 67.81 |
Inhalation and Bodily Contact |
| Pungent, Suffocating |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Boron Tifluoride |
| BF3 |
| 67.31 |
Inhalation and Bodily Contact |
| Pungent, Suffocating |
| NFG&P |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Bromine Trifluoride |
| BrF3 |
| 136.90 |
Inhalation and Bodily Contact |
| - |
| OX&P |
| Oxidiser |
1.3-Butadiene |
| C4H6 |
| 54.092 |
Fire and Reactivity |
| Mild Aromatic |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
n-Butane |
| C4H10 |
| 58.12 |
Fire |
| Faintly Disagreeable |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
1-Butene |
| C4H8 |
| 56.11 |
Fire |
| Slightly Aromatic |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
cis-2-Butene |
| C4H8 |
| 56.11 |
Fire |
| Slightly Aromatic |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
trans-2-Butene |
| C4H8 |
| 56.11 |
Fire |
| Slightly Aromatic |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Carbon Dioxide |
| CO2 |
| 44.01 |
High Pressure and Inhalation |
| None |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Carbon Monoxide |
| CO |
| 28.01 |
Fire and Inhalation |
| None |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Carbonyl Sulfide |
| COS |
| 60.075 |
Fire and Inhalation |
| Rotten Eggs |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Chlorine |
| Cl2 |
| 70.91 |
Inhalation and Bodily Contact |
| Purgent, Irritating |
| NFG&P |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Chlorine Trifluoride |
| ClF3 |
| 92.45 |
Inhalation and Bodily Contact |
| Sweet, Irritating |
| OX&P |
| Oxidiser |
Cyanogen |
| CNCN |
| 52.036 |
Inhalation |
| Pungent, Almond-Like |
| PG&FG |
| Poison A |
Cyanogen Chloride |
| CNCl |
| 61.47 |
Inhalation |
| Irritating Odour |
| PG&FG |
| Poison A |
Cyclopropane |
| C3H6 |
| 42.08 |
Asphyxiant |
| Petroleum Ether |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Deuterium |
| D2 |
| 4.032 |
Fire |
| None |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Diborane |
| B2H6 |
| 27.67 |
Inhalation, Bodily Contact and Fire |
| Sickly Sweet |
| FG&P |
| Flammable Gas |
Dichlorosilane |
| SiH2Cl2 |
| 100.99 |
Inhalation, Bodily Contact and Fire |
| Pungent, Suffocating |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Diethylamine |
| (CH3)2NH |
| 45.08 |
Fire and Inhalation |
| Fishy |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Dimethyl Ether |
| (CH3)2O |
| <font 46.07 |
Fire and Inahalation |
| Slightly Ethereal |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
2,2-Dimethylpropane |
| C5H12 |
| 72.15 |
Asphyxiany and Flammable |
| None |
| FL |
| Flammable Liquid |
Disilane |
| Si2H6 |
| 62.22 |
Inhalation and Fire |
| None |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Ethane |
| C2H6 |
| 30.07 |
Fire |
| None |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Ethylacetylene |
| C4H6 |
| 54.09 |
Fire |
| Garlic-Like |
| FL |
| Flammable Liquid |
Ethyl Chloride |
| C2H5Cl |
| 64.52 |
Fire |
| Pungent, Ether-Like |
| FL |
| Flammable Liquid |
Ethylene |
| C2H4 |
| 28.054 |
Fire and High Pressure |
| Sweet |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Fluorine |
| F2 |
| 37.997 |
Inhalation and Bodily Contact |
| Sharp, Penetrating |
| OX&P |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Germane |
| GeH4 |
| 76.62 |
Inhalation and Fire |
| Pungent Odour |
| PG&FG |
| Poison A |
Halocarbon 11 |
| CCl3F |
| 137.7 |
Heating to Decomposition |
| Slightly Ethereal |
| Non |
| Non |
Halocarbon 12 |
| CCl2F2 |
| 120.91 |
Heating to Decomposition |
| Slightly Ethereal |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Halocarbon 13 |
| CClF3 |
| 104.46 |
Heating to Decomposition |
| Slightly Ethereal |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable |
Halocarbon 13 B1 |
| CBrF3 |
| 148.91 |
Heating to Decomposition |
| None |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Halocarbon 14 |
| CF4 |
| 88.00 |
High Pressure and Suffocation |
| None |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Halocarbon 21 |
| CHCl2F |
| 102.92 |
Heating to Decomposition |
| Slightly Ethereal |
| None |
| None |
Halocarbon 22 |
| CHClF2 |
| 86.47 |
Heating to Decomposition |
| Slightly Ethereal |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Halocarbon 23 |
| CHF3 |
| 70.01 |
High Pressure and Suffocation |
| Slightly Ethereal |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Halocarbon 113 |
| CCl2F-CCl2F |
| 187.38 |
Heating to Decomposition |
| Slightly Ethereal |
| None |
| None |
Halocarbon 114 |
| C2Cl2F4 |
| 170.93 |
Heating to Decomposition |
| Slightly Ethereal |
| None |
| None |
Halocarbon 115 |
| C2ClF5 |
| 154.45 |
Heating to Decomposition and Suffocation |
| Slightly Ethereal |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Halocarbon 116 |
| C2F6 |
| 138.01 |
Heating to Decomposition and Suffocation |
| None |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Halocarbon 142B |
| CH3CClF2 |
| 100.50 |
Fire |
| Slightly Ethereal |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Halocarbon 152A |
| C2H4F2 |
| 66.05 |
Fire |
| Slightly Ethereal |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Halocarbon C-318 |
| C4F8 |
| 200.03 |
Heating to Decomposition |
| None |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Halocarbon 1132A |
| C2H2F2 |
| 64.04 |
Fire and Heating to Decomposition |
| Slightly Ethereal |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Helium |
| He |
| 4.003 |
High Pressure and Suffocation |
| None |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Hexafluoropropylene |
| C3F6 |
| 150.03 |
Inhalation (Mildly Toxic) |
| None |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Hydrogen |
| H2 |
| 2.016 |
Fire and high Pressure |
| None |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Hydrogen Bromide |
| HBr |
| 80.92 |
Inhalation and Bodily Contact |
| Irritating |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Hydrogen Chloride |
| HCl |
| 36.46 |
Inhalation and Bodily Contact |
| Pungent, Suffocating |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Hydrogen Fluoride |
| HF |
| 20.01 |
Inhalation, Bodily Contact, Reactivity |
| Sharp, Penetrating |
| CORR |
| Corrosive Material |
Hydrogen Selenide |
| H2Se |
| 80.976 |
Inhalation, Bodily Contact and Fire |
| Disagreeable |
| FG&P |
| Flammable Gas |
Hydrogen Sulfide |
| H2S |
| 34.08 |
Inhalation and Fire |
| Rotten Eggs |
| FG&P |
| Flammable Gas |
Iodine Pentafluoride |
| IF5 |
| 221.9 |
Inhalation and Bodily Contact |
| Irritating |
| OX&P |
| Oxidiser |
Isobutane |
| i-C4H10 |
| 58.12 |
Fire |
| Faintly Sweet |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Isobutylene |
| C4H8 |
| 56.11 |
Fire |
| Coal Gas |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Krypton |
| Kr |
| 83.80 |
High Pressure and Suffocation |
| None |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Methane |
| CH4 |
| 16.04 |
Fire and High Pressure |
| None |
| NFG |
| Nonflammable Gas |
Methylacetylene |
| C3H4 |
| 40.065 |
Fire, moderately toxic by inhalation, narcotic |
| Sweet |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Methyl Bromide |
| CH3Br |
| 94.94 |
Inhalation and Bodily Contact |
| Chloroform-Like |
| P |
| Poison B |
3-Methylbutene-1 |
| C5H10 |
| 70.135 |
Fire and Asphyxiant |
| None |
| FL |
| Flammable Liquid |
Methyl Chloride |
| CH3Cl |
| 50.49 |
Inhalation, Fire and Bodily Contact |
| Faintly Sweet |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Methyl Fluoride |
| CH3F |
| 34.03 |
Asphyxiant and Fire |
| None |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Methyl Mercaptan |
| CH3SH |
| 48.11 |
Inhalation and Fire |
| Extremely |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Monoethylamine |
| C2H5NH2 |
| 45.08 |
Inhalation and Fire |
| Strong Ammoniacal |
| FL |
| Flammable Liquid |
Monomethylamine |
| CH3NH2 |
| 31.058 |
Inhalation and Fire |
| Fishy in Low Concentrations, Ammonical in High Concentrations |
| FG |
| Flammable Gas |
Neon | | Ne | | 20.18 | High Pressure and Suffocation | | None | | NFG | | Nonflammable |
Nitric Oxide | | NO | | 30.01 | Inhalation and Reactivity | | Slightly Irritating | | PG | | Poison A |
Nitrogen | | N2 | | 28.01 | High Pressure and Suffocation | | None | | NFG | | Nonflammable Gas |
Nitrogen Dioxide or Nitrogen Tetroxide | | NO2, N2O4 | | 46.01 | Inhalation and Reactivity | | Slightly Irritating | | PG & OX | | Poison A |
Nitrogen Trifluoride | | NF3 | | 71.00 | Inhalation, Bodily, Contact and Reactivity | | Moldy | | NFG | | Nonflammable Gas |
Nitrogen Trioxide | | N2O3 | | 76.01 | Inhalation, Bodily, Contact | | Slightly Irritating | | PG | | Poison A |
Nitrous Oxide | | N2O | | 44.01 | Support Combustion and Suffocation | | Sweet | | NFG | | Nonflammable Gas |
Oxygen | | O2 | | 32.00 | Fire and High Pressure | | None | | OX | | Nonflammable Gas |
Perfluoropropane | | C3F8 | | 188.02 | Suffocation | | Faintly Sweet | | NFG | | Nonflammable Gas |
Phosgene | | COCl2 | | 98.92 | Inhalation | | Musty Hay | | PG | | Poison A |
Phosphines | | PH3 | | 34.00 | Inhalation and Fire | | Garlic or Onion-Like | | PG&FG | | Poison A |
Propane | | C3H8 | | 44.10 | Fire | | Faintly Disagreeable | | FG | | Flammable Gas |
Propylene | | C3H6 | | 42.08 | Fire | | Faintly Sweet | | FG | | Flammable Gas |
Silane | | SiH4 | | 32.12 | Spontaneous Flammability | | Choking | | FG | | Flammable Gas |
Silicone Tetrafluoride | | SiF4 | | 104.08 | Inhalation and Bodily Contact | | Suffocating | | NFG | | Nonflammable Gas |
Sulfur Dioxide | | SO2 | | 64.06 | Inhalation | | Pungent and Irritating | | NFG | | Nonflammable |
Sulfur Hexafluoride | | SF6 | | 146.05 | Suffocation and High Pressure | | None | | NFG | | Nonflammable |
Sulfur Tetrafluoride | | SF4 | | 108.06 | Inhalation and Bodily Contact | | Pungent and Irritating | | NFG | | Nonflammable Gas |
Tetrafluoroethylene | | C2F4 | | 100.016 | Fire and Reactivity | | None | | FG | | Flammable Gas |
Trimethylamine | | (CH3)3N | | 59.11 | Inhalation and Fire | | Fishy | | FG | | Flammable Gas |
Tungsten Hexafluoride | | WF6 | | 297.84 | Inhalation, Bodily, Contact and Reactivity | | None | | CORR | | Corrosive Material |
Vinyl Chloride | | C2H3Cl | | 62.50 | Fire, Inhalation and Bodily Contact | | Pleasant Sweet | | FG | | Flammable Gas |
Xenon | Xe | 131.30 | High Pressure | None | NFG | Nonflammable Gas |