UN/NA 3482 · Alkali metal dispersion, flammable

Material name

3482 on a placard, orange panel or shipping paper

It can stand for either of two ERG 2024 entries: “Alkali metal dispersion, flammable” and “Alkaline earth metal dispersion, flammable”. Both use Guide 138, so the number alone is enough to find the guide. On a numbered orange panel, 3482 is the lower number (how to read an orange panel).

ERG 2024 markings for 3482

3482 is not highlighted in green (no Table 1 entry), and its guide number 138 has no P.

Entries near 3482

By number (yellow pages): before 3482 come UN/NA 3479 Fuel cell cartridges, containing hydrogen in metal hydride (Guide 115); UN/NA 3480 Lithium ion batteries (including lithium ion polymer batteries) (Guide 147) and UN/NA 3481 Lithium ion batteries contained in equipment (including lithium ion polymer batteries) (Guide 147); after it, UN/NA 3483 Motor fuel anti-knock mixture, flammable (Guide 131); UN/NA 3484 Hydrazine aqueous solution, flammable, with more than 37% hydrazine (Guide 132) and UN/NA 3485 Calcium hypochlorite, dry, corrosive, with more than 39% available chlorine (8.8% available oxygen) (Guide 140).

By name (blue pages): “Alkali metal dispersion, flammable” comes after Alkali metal amides (UN/NA 1390, Guide 139) and Alkali metal dispersion (UN/NA 1391, Guide 138) and before Alkaline earth metal alcoholates, n.o.s. (UN/NA 3205, Guide 135) and Alkaline earth metal alloy, n.o.s. (UN/NA 1393, Guide 138).

By name (blue pages): “Alkaline earth metal dispersion, flammable” comes after Alkaline earth metal amalgam, solid (UN/NA 3402, Guide 138) and Alkaline earth metal dispersion (UN/NA 1391, Guide 138) and before Alkaloid salts, liquid, n.o.s. (poisonous) (UN/NA 3140, Guide 151) and Alkaloid salts, solid, n.o.s. (poisonous) (UN/NA 1544, Guide 151).

Other names starting with “Alkali”: Alkali metal alcoholates, self-heating, corrosive, n.o.s. (UN/NA 3206, Guide 136); Alkali metal alloy, liquid, n.o.s. (UN/NA 1421, Guide 138); Alkali metal amalgam, liquid (UN/NA 1389, Guide 138) and Alkali metal amalgam, solid (UN/NA 3401, Guide 138).

Other names starting with “Alkaline”: Alkaline earth metal amalgam, liquid (UN/NA 1392, Guide 138).

Guide 138 · Library

Guide 138 covers 74 UN/NA numbers. The 12 around 3482 in the guide’s number order: UN/NA 1389 Alkali metal amalgam, liquid; UN/NA 1391 Alkali metal dispersion; UN/NA 1392 Alkaline earth metal amalgam, liquid; UN/NA 3400 Organometallic substance, solid, self-heating; UN/NA 3401 Alkali metal amalgam, solid; UN/NA 3402 Alkaline earth metal amalgam, solid; UN/NA 3403 Potassium metal alloys, solid; UN/NA 3404 Potassium sodium alloys, solid; UN/NA 3476 Fuel cell cartridges, containing water-reactive substances; UN/NA 3536 Lithium batteries installed in cargo transport unit (lithium metal batteries); UN/NA 3543 Articles containing a substance which in contact with water emits flammable gases, n.o.s.; UN/NA 3557 Vehicle, lithium metal battery powered.

Sources

• PHMSA · ERG 2024 · EN / ES / FR