SF6 – an excellent insulating and quenching gas
Substantial properties at a glance
- Colourless and odourless
- 5 times heavier than air
- Temperature-resistant up to 500 °C
- Chemically stable
- Non-toxic
- Excellent dielectric properties
- Non-inflammable
- Outstanding arc quenching properties
![DILO-SF6-Gas-Molecule](/fileadmin/dilo_de/2._SF6-Gas/4._Wissenswertes_zu_SF6/1._Eigenschaften_von_SF6/1._Bilder/SF6-Gas-Molekuel.png)
SF6 molecule: It consists
of fluorine and sulphur – six fluorinated atoms
and one sulphur atom