Basic introduction of Cadmium Sulfide

Cadmium sulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula CdS. Cadmium sulfide is a yellow solid.

Molar mass：144.47 g·mol−1

Density：4.826 g/cm3, solid.

Melting point：1,750 °C (3,180 °F; 2,020 K) 10 MPa

Boiling point：980 °C (1,800 °F; 1,250 K) (sublimation)

Solubility in water：insoluble

Solubility：soluble in acid; very slightly soluble in ammonium hydroxide

Used for enamel, glass, ceramic, plastic, paint coloring.

    Cadmium yellow is widely used in the coloring of enamel, glass and ceramics.It is also used in coatings, plastics and electronic fluorescent materials.Cadmium yellow is suitable for the coloration of almost all resins and is semi-transparent in plastics.Light color cadmium yellow containing zinc sulfide used in polyethylene should be minimized, because zinc sulfide will promote the decomposition of polyethylene plastic and green.Cadmium yellow in the stability of the chamber than cadmium red, more used in indoor plastic products.Cadmium yellow is not suitable with the pigment containing copper or copper salt, so as not to produce black copper sulfide or green copper sulfate.