At a Glance
Material Family
Specialty Additives
Record Type
Compound
Primary Role
Synthesis Intermediate · Flame Retardancy
Functional Roles
Industries Served
Applications & Use Cases
- ▸ Reacted with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine-formaldehyde (MF) resins used in decorative laminates, particleboard, and surface-coating crosslinkers.
- ▸ Functions as a crosslinking and curing agent in amino-resin coil and can coatings, where it builds hardness, chemical resistance, and stain resistance.
- ▸ Serves as a nitrogen-rich, halogen-free flame retardant and char former in intumescent coatings, flexible polyurethane foams, and engineering thermoplastics.
- ▸ Used as a feedstock to produce melamine cyanurate and melamine polyphosphate flame-retardant additives for nylon and polyolefin compounds.
- ▸ Acts as a synthesis intermediate for adhesives, tanning agents, superplasticizers (melamine sulfonate) in concrete, and specialty triazine chemistry.
Physical Properties
appearance
White crystalline powder
molecular_weight
126.12 g/mol
melting_point
decomposes/sublimes >345 C
density
1.573 g/cm3
water_solubility
3.2 g/L at 20 C (slightly soluble)
physical_form
Solid
Safety & Handling
Full SDS available on request
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Chemical Identity
CAS Number
108-78-1
Molecular Formula
C3H6N6
Molecular Weight
126.12 g/mol
IUPAC Name
1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine
PubChem CID
InChI Key
JDSHMPZPIAZGSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Synonyms & Trade Names
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