SDS Table of Contents Click the desired link below to jump directly to that section in the SDS. UNIWELD(R*) SAFETY DATA SHEET SDS DATE: 10/14/2014 MSDS NAME: HIGH TEMPERATURE SOLDER FOR CASTED ALUMINUM AND WHITE METALS MSDS NUMBER: UNIWELD 4200
PRODUCT NAME: HIGH TEMPERATURE SOLDER FOR CASTED ALUMINUM AND WHITE METALS CAS NUMBER: COMPONENT CAS NO. COMPONENT CAS NO. ZINC (Zn) 7440-66-6 COPPER (CU) 7440-50-8 ALUMINUM (Al) 7429-90-5 MAGNESIUM (MG) 7439-95-4 COMPANY IDENTIFICATION: UNIWELD PRODUCTS, INC. 2850 RAVENWOOD RD., FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33312 CONTACT: CHEMTREC DAY OR NIGHT WITHIN USA AND CANADA: 1-800-424-9300 CCN23404, OR +1 703-527-3887 (COLLECT CALLS ACCEPTED)
PRIMARY ROUTES OF ENTRY: INHALATION: FUMES INGESTION: SOLID METALS - NOT EDIBLE; HIGHLY UNLIKELY SKIN ABSORPTION: N/A SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE: FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS (NAUSEA, CONSTIPATION, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS) - SELF-LIMITING, USUALLY DISAPPEAR WITHIN 24 HOURS
*(HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS 1% OR GREATER; CARCINOGENS 0.1% OR GREATER) COMPONENT CAS OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV OTHER % (OPTIO- NUMBER NAL) ZINC (Zn) 7440-66-6 5MG/M3 (OXIDE 5MG/M3 (OXIDE STEL OF & FUME) & FUME) 10.0 MG/M3 ALUMINUM 7429-90-5 10 MG/M3 (Al) COPPER (Cu) 7440-50-8 2 MG/M3 MAGNESIUM 7439-95-4 NEGLIGIBLE> (Mg) SEE % PEL = PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT TLV = THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE NA = NOT APPLICABLE NE = NOT ESTABLISHED
INGESTION: DRINK LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER - INDUCE VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN AT ONCE; ADVISE OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (SECTION III). SKIN: WASH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER TO REMOVE ANY RESIDUE. IF A RASH DEVELOPS, CALL A PHYSICIAN. INHALATION: TERMINATE EXPOSURE AND REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. CALL PHYSICIAN; ADVISE OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (SECTION III). EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES TO REMOVE IRRITANT. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN.
FLASH POINT & METHODS USED: N/A AUTO IGNITION TEMPERATURE: N/A FLAMMABILITY LIMITS: (IN AIR, % BY VOLUME) LEL: N/A AND UEL: N/A EXTINGUISHER MEDIA: CO2 OR DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER. DO NOT USE WATER ON MOLTEN METAL: LARGE FIRES MAY BE FLOODED WITH WATER FROM A DISTANCE SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: USE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING IF INVOLVED IN FIRE. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: FINELY DIVIDED DUST MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WITH AIR. NEVER DROP WATER OR LIQUIDS INTO MOLTEN SOLDER. *DO NOT PLUNGE DAMP OR WET SOLDER BARS/PIECES INTO MOLTEN SOLDER FLAME WILL TRACE FINE ZINC DUST. PRODUCT OF COMBUSTION IS ZNO
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IF MATERIAL IS SPILLED OR RELEASED: SOLDER IS SOLID / RECYCLABLE VACUUMING IS RECOMMENDED FOR ACCUMULATED METAL DUST FROM SAW/GRIND OPERATIONS.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORAGE: DRY STORAGE; AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OTHER PRECAUTION / SPECIAL HANDLING: WET OR MOIST INGOT(S) WILL PRESENT AN EXPLOSION HAZARD WHEN SUBMERGED IN MOLTEN SOLDER. *AVOID FIRE/EXPLOSION RISKS. ALWAYS PREHEAT INGOT BEFORE CHARGING INTO FURNACE.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: USE NIOSH-APPROVED BREATHING APPARATUS TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO DUSTS AND FUMES. EYE PROTECTION: APPROVED SAFETY GLASSES OR WELDING GOGGLES, APPROPRIATE TO YOUR PROCEDURE, SHOULD BE WORN. VENTILATION: LOCAL EXHAUST: YES MECHANICAL: YES SPECIAL: CONFORM TO YOUR REGULATORY STATUTES. OTHER: STANDARD PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT USED IN SOLDERING (/APPLICABLE) OPERATIONS. *PROTECTIVE GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS TO PREVENT BURNS. *CONFORM TO ALL LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
BOILING POINT: 2400 DEG. F / 1314 DEG. C MELTING POINT: 728 DEG. F / 387 DEG. C VAPOR PRESSURE (MM Hg.): N/A VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 6.68 SOLUBILITY IN WATER: 0 (SOLID) EVAPORATION RATE (BUTYL ACETATE = 1): N/A APPEARANCE AND ODOR: SILVER-WHITE-BLUISH METAL; ODORLESS / VARIOUS SHAPES AND SIZES.
STABILITY: STABLE CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID): STRONG ACIDS, STRONG ALKALIS HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: NONE; HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION WILL NOT OCCUR
ZINC (Zn): EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF ZINC OXIDE FUMES MAY PRODUCE SYMPTOMS KNOWN AS "ZINC SHAKES" WHICH ARE FLU-LIKE AND USUALLY CEASE WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL IS REMOVED FROM THE SOURCE. COPPER (Cu): EXCESSIVE INHALATION OF FUMES FROM MANY METALS CAN PRODUCE AN ACUTE REACTION KNOWN AS "METAL FUME FEVER". SYMPTOMS CONSIST OF CHILLS AND FEVER WHICH COME ON A FEW HOURS AFTER A LARGE EXPOSURE. LONG-TERM AFFECTS OF METAL FUME FEVER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTED. PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS: INDUSTRIAL EXPOSURE TO COPPER FUMES, DUSTS, OR MISTS RESULTS IN METAL FUME FEVER WITH ATROPHIC CHANGES IN NASAL MUCOUS MEMBRANES. CHRONIC POISONING RESULTS IN WILSON'S DISEASE, CHARACTERIZED BY A HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS, BRAIN DAMAGE, DEMYELINATION, RENAL DISEASE, AND COPPER DEPOSITION IN THE CORNEA. ALUMINUM (Al): INHALATION OF FINELY DIVIDED POWDER HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A CAUSE OF PULMONARY FIBROSIS. MAY BE IMPLICATED IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. *NOTE: IT IS UNLIKELY THAT NORMAL EXPOSURE (USING APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT) TO THIS SOLDER WOULD RESULT IN ILLNESS. *0 = INSIGNIFICANT 1 = SLIGHT 2 = MODERATE 3 = HIGH 4 = EXTREME HEALTH FLAMMABILITY REACTIVITY SPECIAL NFPA RATING 1 0 0 0 HMIS RATING 1 0 0 0
THIS PRODUCT WILL NOT BIODEGRADE. IT WILL OXIDIZE IF LEFT OUT IN THE ELEMENTS, BUT WILL NOT AFFECT THE SURROUNDING ECOLOGY.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND OSHA REGULATIONS.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: PROPER SHIPPING NAME: SOLDER ALLOY - NOT REGULATED HAZARD CLASS: NAIF ID & PACKING GROUP NUMBER: NAIF ERG GUIDE NUMBER: NAIF
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