From: Richard Sullivan (richsul@earthlink.net)
Date: 08/03/03-11:20:53 AM Z
That is the pure gaseous form. As I understand it is is a gaseous form of
silicon. I guess it would sort of be like breathing rocks! The forms we are
using are compounds of silane like amino silane.
These are safe and don't go boom!
--Dick
At 11:07 AM 8/3/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>I am a bit late in replying!
>
>The Silane I know of is used as a starting liquid for rockets. It has
>the ability to combust in contact with air - - even at very high
>altitudes (above 100,000 ft).
>
>My old Kodak Lab Chem cat. lists Silane as
>(3-Methacryloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane and notes it is packaged under
>argon.
>
>Alex Sim
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