Common Name: VITRIFIED BONDED ABRASIVE PRODUCTS
Manufacturer: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES
SDS Revision Date: 7/30/2007
SDS Format: No Format Specified
   
Item Number(s): 1H922, 1H924, 1H925, 1H939, 1H950, 1H951, 1H961, 1H963, 1H985, 1H996, 1H997, 1HYA1, 1HYA2, 1HYA3, 1HYA4, 1HYA5, 1HYA6, 1HYA7, 1HYA8, 1HYA9, 1HYB1, 1HYB2, 1HYB3, 1HYB4, 1HYB5, 1HYB6, 1HYD2, 1HYD3, 1HYD4, 1HYD5, 1HYD6, 1HYD7, 1HYD8, 1HYD9, 1HYE1, 1HYE2, 1HYE3, 1HYE4, 1HYE5, 1HYE6, 1HYE7, 1HYE8, 1HYE9, 1HYF1, 1HYF2, 1HYF3, 1HYF4, 1HYF5, 1HYF6, 1HYF7, 1HYF8, 1HYF9, 1HYG1, 1HYG2, 1HYG3, 1HYG4, 1HYG5, 1HYG6, 1HYG7, 1HYG8, 1HYG9, 1HYH1, 1HYH2, 1HYH3, 1HYH4, 1HYH5, 1HYH6, 1HYH7, 1HYH9, 1HYJ2, 1HYJ4, 1HYJ6, 1HYJ8, 1HYK1, 1HYK3, 1HYK5, 1HYK7, 1HYK9, 1HYL1, 1HYL3, 1HYL5, 1HYL7, 1HYL9, 1HYN2, 1HYN4, 1HYN6, 1HYN8, 1HYP1, 1HYP3, 1HYP5, 1HYP7, 1HYP9, 1HYR2, 1HYR4, 1HYR6, 1HYR8, 1HYT1, 1HYT3, 1HYT5, 1HYT6, 1HYT8, 1HYU1, 1HYU3, 1HYU5, 1HYU7, 1HYU9, 1HYV2, 1HYV4, 1HYV6, 1HYV8, 1HYV9, 1HYX1, 1HYX2, 1HYX3, 1HYX4, 1HYX5, 1HYX6, 1HYX7, 1HYX8, 1HYX9, 1HYY1, 1HYY2, 1HYY4, 1HYY7, 1HYY9, 1HYZ2, 1HYZ4, 1HYZ6, 1HYZ8, 1HZL1, 1HZL3, 1HZL4, 1HZL5, 1HZL6, 1HZL7, 1HZL8, 1JAA1, 1JAA3, 1JAA5, 1JAA7, 1JAA9, 1JAD2, 1JAD4, 1JAD6, 1JAD8, 1JAE1, 1JAE2, 1JAE3, 1JAE5, 1JAE7, 1JAE9, 1JAF2, 1JAF4, 1JAF6, 1JAF8, 1JAH1, 1JAH3, 1JAH5, 1JAH6, 1JAH7, 1JAH8, 1JAJ1, 1JAJ3, 1JAJ5, 1JAJ7, 1JAJ9, 1JAK2, 1JAK4, 1JAK6, 1JAK8, 1JAK9, 1JAL1, 1JAL2, 1JAL3, 1JAL4, 1JAL5, 1JAL6, 1JAL7, 1JAL8, 1JAL9, 1JAT1, 1JAT2, 1JAT3, 1JAT4, 1JAT5, 1JAT6, 1JAT7, 1JAT8, 1JAT9, 1JAU1, 1JAU2, 1JAU3, 1JAU4, 1JAU5, 1JAU6, 1JAU7, 1JAU8, 1JAU9, 1JAV1, 1JAV2, 1JAV3, 1JAV4, 1JAV5, 1JAV6, 1JAV7, 1JAV8, 1JAV9, 1JAW1, 1JAW2, 1JAW3, 1JAW4, 1JAW5, 1JAW6, 1JAW7, 1JAW8, 1JAW9, 1JAX1, 1JAX2, 1JAX3, 1JAX4, 1JAX5, 1JAX6, 1JAX7, 1JAX8, 1JAX9, 1NW97, 1NW98, 1NW99, 1NX10, 1NX11, 1NX12, 1NX13, 1NX14, 1NX15, 1NX16, 1NX17, 1NX18, 1NX19, 1NX21, 1NX22, 1NX23, 1NX24, 1NX45, 1NX46, 1NX47, 1NX48, 1NX49, 1NX50, 1NX51, 1NX52, 1NX53, 1NX54, 1NX55, 1NX56, 1NX57, 1NX58, 1NX59, 1NX87, 1NX88, 1NX89, 1NX90, 1NX91, 1NX92, 1NX93, 1NX94, 1NX95, 1NX96, 1NX97, 1NX98, 1NX99, 1NZ10, 1NZ11, 1NZ12, 1NZ13, 1NZ14, 1NZ15, 1NZ16, 1NZ17, 1PMY8, 1PMY9, 1PMZ1, 1PMZ2, 1PMZ3, 1PMZ4, 1PMZ5, 1PMZ6, 1PMZ7, 1PMZ8, 1PMZ9, 1PNA1, 1PNA2, 1PNA3, 1PNA4, 1PNA5, 1PNA6, 1PNA7, 1PNA8, 1PNA9, 1PNB1, 1PNB2, 1PNB3, 1PNB4, 1PNB5, 1PNB6, 1PNB7, 1PNB8, 1PNB9, 1PNC1, 1PNC2, 1PNC3, 1PNC4, 1PNC5, 1PNC6, 1PNC7, 1PNC8, 1PNC9, 1PND1, 1PND2, 1PND3, 1PND4, 1PND5, 1PND6, 1PND7, 1PND8, 1PND9, 1PNE1, 1PNE2, 1PNE3, 1PNE4, 1PNE5, 1PNE6, 1PNE7, 1PNE8, 1PNE9, 1PNF1, 1PNF2, 1PNF3, 1PNF4, 1PNF5, 1PNF6, 1PNF7, 1PNF8, 1PNF9, 1PNG1, 1PNG2, 1PNG3, 1PNG4, 1PNG5, 1PNG6, 1PNG7, 1PNG8, 1PNG9, 1PNH1, 1PNH2, 1PNH3, 1PNH4, 1PNH5, 1PNH6, 1PNH7, 1PNH8, 1PNH9, 1PNJ1, 1PNJ2, 1PNJ3, 1PNJ4, 1PNJ5, 1PNJ6, 1PNJ7, 1PTB5, 1PTB6, 1PTB7, 1PTB8, 1PTB9, 1PTC5, 1PTC6, 1PTC7, 1PTC8, 1PTC9, 1PTD1, 1PTD2, 1PTD3, 1PTD4, 1PW54, 1PW55, 1PW64, 1PW65, 1PW66, 1PW96, 1PW97, 1PW98, 1PW99, 1VTV4, 1VTV5, 1VTV6, 1VTV7, 1VTV8, 1VTV9, 1VTW1, 1VTW2, 1VTW3, 1VTW4, 1VTW5, 1VTW6, 1VTW7, 1VTW8, 1VTW9, 1VTX1, 1VTX2, 1VTX3, 1VTX4, 1VTX5, 1VUD4, 1VUD5, 1VUD6, 1VUD7, 1VUD8, 1VUD9, 1VUE1, 1VUE2, 1VUE3, 1VUE4, 1VUE5, 1VUE6, 1VUE7, 1VUE8, 1VUE9, 1VUF1, 1VUF2, 1VUF3, 1VUF4, 1VUF5, 1VUF6, 1VUF7, 1VUF8, 1VUF9, 1VUG1, 1VUG2, 1VUG3, 1VUG4, 1VUG5, 1VUG6, 1VUG7, 1VUG8, 1VUG9, 1VUH1, 1VUH2, 1VUH3, 1VUH4, 1VUH5, 1VUH6, 1VUH7, 1VUH8, 1VUH9, 1VUK1, 1VUK2, 1VUK3, 1VUK4, 1VUK5, 1VUK6, 1VUK7, 1VUK8, 1VUK9, 1VUL1, 1VUL2, 1VUL3, 1VUL4, 1VUL5, 1VUL6, 1VUL7, 1VUL8, 1VUL9, 1VUN1, 1VUN2, 1VUN3, 1VUN4, 1VUN5, 1VUN6, 1VUN7, 1VUN8, 1VUN9, 1VUP1, 1VUP2, 1VUP3, 1VUP4, 1VUP5, 1VUP7, 1VUP9, 1VUR2, 1VUR4, 1VUR6, 1VUR8, 1VUT1, 1VUT3, 1VUT9, 1VUV2, 1VUV4, 1VUV6, 1VUV8, 1VUW1, 1VUW3, 1VUW5, 1VUW6, 1VUW7, 1VUX9, 1VUY1, 1VUY2, 1VUY3, 1VUY4, 1VUY5, 1VUY6, 1VUY8, 2D091, 2D109, 2D120, 2D149, 2D164, 2D171, 2D184, 2D213, 2D232, 2D242, 2D246, 2D256, 2D259, 2D260, 2D263, 2D264, 2D270, 2D280, 2D282, 2D285, 2D286, 2D300, 2D305, 2D306, 2D308, 2D311, 2D318, 2D322, 2D353, 2D363, 2D416, 2D428, 2D431, 2D855, 2D864, 2D865, 2D866, 2D867, 2D868, 2D869, 2D870, 2D871, 2D872, 2D873, 2D874, 2D875, 2D876, 2D877, 2D878, 2D879, 2D880, 2D881, 2D882, 2D883, 2D884, 2D885, 2D886, 2D887, 2D888, 2D889, 2D890, 2D891, 2D892, 2D893, 2D894, 2D895, 2D896, 2D897, 2D898, 2D899, 2D900, 2D901, 2D902, 2D903, 2D904, 2D905, 2D906, 2KMU1, 2KMU2, 2KMU3, 2KMU4, 2KMU5, 2KMU6, 2KMU7, 2KMU8, 2KMU9, 2KMV1, 2KMV2, 2KMV3, 2KMV4, 2KMV5, 2KMV6, 3UN79, 3UN80, 3UN81, 3UN82, 3UN83, 3UN89, 3UN93, 3UP04, 3WD09, 3WD10, 3WD11, 3WD12, 3WD13, 3WD14, 3WD15, 3WD16, 3WD17, 3WD18, 3WD19, 3WD21, 3WD22, 3WD23, 3WD25, 3WD26, 3WD28, 3WD29, 3WD32, 3WD33, 3WD34, 3WD35, 3WD36, 3WD37, 3WD38, 3WD40, 3WD41, 3WD42, 3WD43, 3WD44, 3WD45, 3WD48, 3WD50, 3WD51, 3WD52, 3WD53, 3WD54, 3WD55, 3WD56, 3WD57, 3WD58, 3WD59, 3WD60, 3WD61, 3WD62, 3WD63, 3WD64, 3WD65, 3WD66, 3WD67, 3WD68, 3WH15, 3WM68, 3WN53, 3WP30, 3WR36, 3WX06, 4F780, 4F781, 4F782, 4F783, 4F785, 6MR92, 6PC97
Manufacturer Model Number(s):



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SECTION 1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY INFORMATION 
SECTION 2. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS 
SECTION 3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION 
SECTION 4. FIRST AID MEASURES 
SECTION 5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES 
SECTION 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES 
SECTION 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE 
SECTION 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION 
SECTION 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 
SECTION 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY 
SECTION 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION 
SECTION 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION 
SECTION 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS 
SECTION 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION 
SECTION 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION 
SECTION 16. OTHER INFORMATION 



NORTON

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

DATE PRINTED: JUL 31, 2007

MSDS NO.: VIT000 OUTBOUND

VITRIFIED BONDED ABRASIVE PRODUCTS


SECTION 1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY INFORMATION 


PRODUCT NAME: VITRIFIED BONDED ABRASIVE PRODUCTS

TRADE NAME: ALUNDUM, CRYSTOLON, SEEDED GEL

MANUFACTURER(4):
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.
ONE NEW BOND STREET
WORCESTER, MA, 01606
(508) 795-5000

REVISION DATE: 7/30/2007

MSDS PRINT FORMAT: NUSA


SECTION 2. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS 


SUBSTANCE DESCRIPTION           PERCENT           CAS#

ALUMINUM OXIDE, NON-FIBROUS    30.000 - 95.000     1344-28-1

CHROME OXIDE(*)                 1.000 - 2.000      1308-38-9

COBALT ALUMINATE (*)            0.100 - 2.000      1345-16-0

AMORPHOUS SILICA, FUSED         2.000 - 30.000    60676-86-0

SILICON CARBIDE                30.000 - 95.000      409-21-2

SULFUR                         15.000 - 40.000     7704-34-9

OTHER

(*)THIS SUBSTANCE IS REGULATED UNDER SECTION 313 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING
AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 AND THE CANADIAN NATIONAL POLLUTION
REDUCTION INITIATIVE (NPRI). THE GRINDING WHEEL MAY BE COMPRISED OF ONLY
SOME OF THE ABOVE.


SECTION 3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION 


INHALATION ACUTE EXPOSURE EFFECTS:
DUST MAY BE SLIGHTLY IRRITATING TO EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT AT HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS.

INHALATION CHRONIC EXPOSURE EFFECTS:
MAY AFFECT BREATHING CAPACITY. FOR PRODUCTS CONTAINING AMORPHOUS SILICA,
FUSED, THERE IS LIMITED EVIDENCE IN ANIMALS THAT EXCESSIVE AND PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THIS CHEMICAL MAY CAUSE PULMONARY FIBROSIS THE CHROME AND COBALT
ARE FUSED INTO THE GLASS MATRIX AND ARE EXPECTED TO POSE LITTLE RISK.

EYE CONTACT ACUTE EXPOSURE EFFECTS: DUST MAY IRRITATE EYES.

SKIN CONTACT ACUTE EXPOSURE EFFECTS:
SOME MAY EXPERIENCE SKIN IRRITATION FROM DUST.

INGESTION ACUTE EXPOSURE EFFECTS:
NO KNOWN ADVERSE EFFECTS, BUT INGESTION NOT RECOMMENDED.


SECTION 4. FIRST AID MEASURES 


INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION.
GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.

SKIN CONTACT:
WASH AFFECTED AREAS WITH SOAP AND WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

EYE CONTACT:
WASH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. OBTAIN FIRST AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE,
IF NEEDED.

INGESTION:
CALL POISON CONTROL CENTER, HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM OR PHYSICIAN
IMMEDIATELY.


SECTION 5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES 


FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: NOT APPLICABLE

HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS/COMBUSTION: NONE.

HAZARD RATING SOURCE:

NFPA:
HEALTH       1
FLAMMABILITY 0
REACTIVITY   0
OTHER


SECTION 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES 


CLEAN-UP: FOLLOW NORMAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURES.


SECTION 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE 


HANDLING:
ALWAYS HANDLE AND STORE WHEELS IN A CAREFUL MANNER.

ALWAYS VISUALLY INSPECT ALL WHEELS BEFORE MOUNTING.

ALWAYS CHECK MACHINE SPEED AGAINST THE ESTABLISHED MAXIMUM SAFE OPERATING
SPEED MARKED ON THE WHEEL.

ALWAYS CHECK MOUNTING FLANGES FOR EQUAL AND CORRECT DIAMETER.

ALWAYS USE MOUNTING BLOTTERS.

ALWAYS BE SURE WORK REST IS PROPERLY ADJUSTED.

ALWAYS USE A SAFETY GUARD COVERING AT LEAST ONE-HALF OF THE GRINDING WHEEL.

ALWAYS ALLOW NEWLY MOUNTED WHEELS TO RUN AT OPERATING SPEED, WITH GUARD IN
PLACE, FOR AT LEAST ONE MINUTE BEFORE GRINDING.

ALWAYS TURN OFF COOLANT BEFORE STOPPING WHEEL TO AVOID CREATING AN
OUT-OF-BALANCE WHEEL


SECTION 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION 


VENTILATION PROTECTION:
HANDLE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. SEE OSHA 29 CFR 1910.94 (VENTILATION) AND
29 CFR 1910.1000 (AIR CONTAMINANTS).

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
RESPIRATORS ARE REQUIRED WHEN AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT LEVELS EXCEED THE TLV(S)

EYE PROTECTION:
ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR SOME TYPE OF EYE PROTECTION WHEN GRINDING.

OTHER PROTECTION:
USE OF THIS PRODUCT MAY CREATE ELEVATED SOUND LEVELS. HEARING PROTECTION
SHOULD BE WORN WHERE REQUIRED (SEE OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134 AND OTHER APPLICABLE
REGULATIONS).


SECTION 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 


APPEARANCE & ODOR: SOLID ARTICLE. ODORLESS.


SECTION 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY 


INCOMPATIBILITIES: AVOID ACIDS OF ALL TYPES WITH A pH < 4.0.

DECOMPOSITION:
IN USE, DUSTS AND DECOMPOSING ODORS MAY BE GENERATED. IN MOST CASES, THE
MATERIAL REMOVED FROM THE WORKPIECE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER THAN THE
GRINDING WHEEL COMPONENTS. COOLANTS MAY PRODUCE OTHER DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS.

FOR PRODUCTS CONTAINING PHENOL AND FORMALDEHYDE RESIN, THERMAL DECOMPOSITION
MAY PRODUCE TRACE AMOUNTS OF PHENOL AND FORMALDEHYDE.

FOR PRODUCTS CONTAINING INORGANIC FLUORIDES, THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY
PRODUCE TRACE AMOUNTS OF FLUORIDES.


SECTION 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION 


CARCINOGENICITY:
SILICA, AMORPHOUS, FUSED - IARC-3, NIOSH-X
COBALT-IARC 2B, CHROME (III) - IARC-3

LD50/LC50:
VALUES ARE NOT APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE.


SECTION 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION 


CHEMICAL FATE: VITRIFIED PRODUCTS DO NOT APPRECIABLY DECAY,


SECTION 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS 


WASTE DISPOSAL:
USE STANDARD LANDFILL METHODS CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE,
PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL LAWS.

PRODUCTS WITH LISTED FLOURIDES MAY HAVE SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE FLOURIDE SWARF.


SECTION 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION 


HAZARD CLASS:

THIS PRODUCT IS NOT HAZARDOUS AS DEFINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.(USA)

THIS PRODUCT IS "NOT REGULATED" UNDER THE TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS
ACT. (CAN)


SECTION 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION 


EXPOSURE LIMITS/REGULATORY INFORMATION:

SUBSTANCE DESCRIPTION            UNITS     OSHA      ACGIH      MOL

ALUMINUM OXIDE, NON-FIBROUS      MG/M3     15.0000   10.0000    10.0000

CHROME OXIDE(*)                             0.0000    0.0000     0.0000

COBALT ALUMINATE (*)             MG/M3      0.0500    0.0200     0.0000

AMORPHOUS SILICA, FUSED          MG/M3      0.1000    0.1000     0.0000

SILICON CARBIDE                  MG/M3     10.0000   10.0000    10.0000

SULFUR                           MG/M3      0.0000    0.0000     0.0000

LEGEND:

EXPOSURE LIMIT DESCRIPTIONS:
CA PROP 65: NOT APPLICABLE

TSCA:
SECTION 8(B): INVENTORY STATUS

ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE REGULATIONS OF THE
TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT.

DOMESTIC SUBSTANCE LIST:
ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE FOUND ON THE DOMESTIC SUBSTANCE LIST.


SECTION 16. OTHER INFORMATION 


DISCLAIMER:
THE INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN ARE TAKEN FROM SOURCES
BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE AS OF THE DATE HEREOF; HOWEVER, THE COMPANY MAKES NO
WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION OR THE SUITABILITY
OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY TO ANY USER THEREOF.

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS:
EQ: EQUAL
LT: LESS THAN
GT: GREATER THAN
AP: APPROXIMATELY
TR: TRACE
ND: NO DATA AVAILABLE