Aluminium oxide
Al2O3101.961 g/mol Calculated
Also called Abramant, Abramax, Abrarex and Abrasit.
Alumina: the grit on sandpaper and grinding wheels, the ceramic in spark plugs, and, as a single crystal with a trace of chromium, a ruby.
Sources and notes
- The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
- Other namesfrom sourceWikidataIts English label and aliases on Wikidata.
- Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
- 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
Where you encounter it
A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product. Aluminium oxide on the product labels we hold.
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Sources and notes
- The product labels and their strengthsfrom sourceDailyMed (FDA label)Each label lists the molecule as an ingredient, and an active ingredient at the strength shown.
- How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
- The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- Al2O3
- Molecular weight
- 101.961 g/mol
- Polar surface areatopological
- 3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
- Complexity
- 0
Measured LD50, HSDB via PubChem
5,000 mg/kg pure aluminium oxide, rat, oral
An LD50 is an animal study measurement, not a dose for a person.
Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem
Warning Irritant pictogram (GHS07); hazard statements H335
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Element & material
- Family
- Hard mineral solids
- Elements
- Aluminium
- Hazard classes
- Irritant, GHS Warning
SMILES
[O-2].[O-2].[O-2].[Al+3].[Al+3]PubChem CID 9989226 · Wikidata Q177342 · InChIKey PNEYBMLMFCGWSK-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed
Questions
- What is Aluminium oxide?
- Alumina: the grit on sandpaper and grinding wheels, the ceramic in spark plugs, and, as a single crystal with a trace of chromium, a ruby.
- How toxic is Aluminium oxide?
- The reported LD50 of Aluminium oxide is 5,000 mg/kg (rat, oral). An LD50 is an animal study measurement, not a dose for a person. Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Warning and the hazard pictogram Irritant. from sourcefrom source
- What kind of molecule is Aluminium oxide?
- Aluminium oxide has the formula Al2O3 and a molecular weight of 101.961 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under hard mineral solids, in the element & material group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
- What else is Aluminium oxide called?
- Aluminium oxide is also called Abramant, Abramax, Abrarex and Abrasit. from source
Sources and notes
- Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
- LD50from sourceHSDB via PubChem
- Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
- ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
- Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09