Characteristics of Cryogenic and Low Temperature Fluids

FluidBoiling PointVolume Expansiona to Gas*Comments
°K°R°C°F
1,1-Difluoroethylene190342-83-117.4352 Flammable
Acetylene189.1340.4-84-119.3663**Flammable
Argon87.4157.3-185.7-302.4842  
Boron Trifluoride172.7310.9-100.3-148.8560** 
Carbon Dioxide194.6350.3-78.5-109.4845** 
Carbon Monoxide81.1146-192-313.7674**Flammable
Chlorotrifluoromethane191.6334.9-81.4-114.8346** 
Ethane184.8332.6-88.3-127546**Flammable
Ethylene169.3304.7-103.8-154.9482**Flammable
Fluorine86154.8-187.2-304.9888** 
Fluoroform189.1340.4-84-119.3313** 
Helium-33.25.8-269.9-453.9745  
Helium-44.27.6-268.9-452.1745  
Hydrogen20.436.7-252.7-423850 Flammable
Deuterium23.642.5-249.5-417.2974**Flammable
Tritium25.145.2-248-414.5... Flammable
Hydrogen Chloride188338.4-85-121.3774** 
Krypton121.3218.3-151.8-241.3700** 
Methane111.7201.1-161.4-258.6625 Flammable
Neon27.249-245.9-410.71438** 
Nitrogen77.3139.1-195.8-320.5696  
Nitrous oxide183.6330.5-89.5-129.2622** 
Oxygen90.1162.2-183-297.5860  
Ozone161.3290.3-111.9-169.3631** 
Tetrafluoromethane145261-128-198.7431** 
Xenon164295.2-109.1-164.5559  

a Expansion from liquid (boiling point) to room temperature (multiply by 1/28.3 to convert from liters to cubic feet) at one atmosphere
* Table 2-1, "Handbook of Compressed Gases (4th Edition)", Compressed Gas Association, Inc (1999)
** Gas Encyclopedia, Air Liquide