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Barium Sulfate

Barium Sulfate

Product Specifications

  • Chemical Name: Barium Sulfate
  • Other Names: Barite, Barytes, API Grade Barite, Drilling-grade barium sulphate
  • CAS No: 7727-43-7

Product Overview

Barium Sulfate (CAS 7727-43-7), also known as Barite, Barytes, API Grade Barite, Drilling-grade barium sulphate. Appearance: off-white to grey powder. Typical uses include: weighting agent for oil and gas drilling fluids (API 13A barite). Also used as a filler/extender in paints, coatings, plastics and rubber. UD Trading supplies Barium Sulfate in 1000 kg Bulk Bag, backed by a controlled product specification and Safety Data Sheet, with a Certificate of Analysis for every batch.

Additional Product Specifications

  • Appearance: Off-white to grey powder (Visual)
  • Specific gravity: ≥ 4.20 (Pycnometer)
  • Water-soluble alkaline earth metals (as Ca): ≤ 250 mg/kg (Titration)
  • Residue > 75 μm: ≤ 3.0 % (Wet sieve)
  • Particles < 6 μm: ≤ 30 % (Sedimentation)
  • Soluble supernatant (Hg/Cd): Hg ≤1; Cd ≤3 mg/kg (ICP-MS)
  • Product code: BARITE
  • Packaging: 1000 kg Bulk Bag
  • Dangerous goods: Not classified as dangerous goods for transport

Typical properties and acceptance criteria per UDT_SPEC_Barite_v01. Refer to the batch Certificate of Analysis for actual results.

Applications of Barium Sulfate

Barium Sulfate is used across a range of applications.

  • Weighting agent for oil and gas drilling fluids (API 13A barite). Also used as a filler/extender in paints, coatings, plastics and rubber
Barium Sulfate

Why Choose UD Trading for Barium Sulfate

UD Trading supplies Barium Sulfate with full quality documentation.

  • Controlled specification and Safety Data Sheet, reviewed under our document control system.
  • Certificate of Analysis supplied with every batch.
  • Brisbane-based team supporting customers across Australia.

Product Documents

Safety Data Sheet available on request. Contact our team.

A Certificate of Analysis (COA) is supplied with every batch.

Contact UD Trading for Barium Sulfate

Contact us for pricing, availability and documentation for Barium Sulfate. Call 07 3040 7298 or email sales@udtrading.com.au.

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UD Trading service locations across Australia