Zinc phosphate
Agent Name
Zinc phosphate
CAS Number
7779-90-0
Formula
H3-O4-P.3/2Zn
Major Category
Metals
Synonyms
Zinc phosphate cement; 704TVM; Bonderite 181; Bonderite 40; Bonderite 880; C.I. 77964; C.I. Pigment White 32; Delaphos; Delaphos 2M; Fleck's Extraordinary; Fleck's Extraordinary Cement; Granodine 16NC; Granodine 80; Heucophos ZP 10; J 0852; LF Bowsei PW 2; LF-PW 2; Man-Gill 51339; Man-Gill 51355; Microphos 90; Neutral zinc phosphate; Phosphinox PZ 06; Pigment White 32; Sicor ZNP/M; Sicor ZNP/S; Tribasic zinc phosphate; Trizinc diphosphate; Trizinc phosphate; Virchem 931; Weather coat 1000; ZP-DL; ZP-SB; ZPF; Zinc acid phosphate; Zinc orthophosphate; Zinc phosphate (3:2); Phosphoric acid, zinc salt (2:3); Trizinc bis(orthophosphate); Zinc ortho-phosphate; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Phosphates, Metallic Salts
Description
White solid; [Hawley] White odorless powder; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used in dental cements, phosphors, and coatings of steel and aluminum; [Hawley] The most important phosphate-containing pigment--reacts with iron to produce a protective film; [Ullmann]
Comments
Powder may cause eye irritation; [MSDSonline] Oral LD50 (rat) >5000 mg/kg; [Ullmann] See "Zinc."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
MAK
0.1 mg/m3 (respirable fraction), 2 mg/m3 (inhalable fraction)-for Zn inorg. compds
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: