SDS Table of Contents Click the desired link below to jump directly to that section in the SDS. NORTON MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET DATE PRINTED: JUL 31, 2007 MSDS NO.: VIT000 OUTBOUND VITRIFIED BONDED ABRASIVE PRODUCTS
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
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.
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.
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.
FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: NOT APPLICABLE HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS/COMBUSTION: NONE. HAZARD RATING SOURCE: NFPA: HEALTH 1 FLAMMABILITY 0 REACTIVITY 0 OTHER
CLEAN-UP: FOLLOW NORMAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURES.
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
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).
APPEARANCE & ODOR: SOLID ARTICLE. ODORLESS.
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.
CARCINOGENICITY: SILICA, AMORPHOUS, FUSED - IARC-3, NIOSH-X COBALT-IARC 2B, CHROME (III) - IARC-3 LD50/LC50: VALUES ARE NOT APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE.
CHEMICAL FATE: VITRIFIED PRODUCTS DO NOT APPRECIABLY DECAY,
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.
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)
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.
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 |