| Common Name: | GORE-TEX GR SHEET GASKETING |
| Manufacturer: | W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES |
| SDS Revision Date: | 7/1/2003 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 4CYR7, 4CYR8, 4CYR9, 4CYT1, 4CYT2, 4CYT3, 4CYT4, 4CYT5, 4CYT6, 4CYT7, 4CYT8 |
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GORE
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES WORLDWIDE
GORE-TEX GR(R*) SHEET GASKETING
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
ISSUE DATE: JULY 1, 2003
SUPERCEDES: AUGUST 20, 1999
| 1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION: GORE-TEX GR(R*) SHEET GASKETING
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION:
MANUFACTURER/DISTRIBUTOR:
W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
201 AIRPORT ROAD
P.O. BOX 1488
ELKTON, MD 21922-1488
PRODUCT INFORMATION: (410-392-3200), 8:00AM- 5:00PM EST
TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY, CHEMTREC (24 HOUR): 800-424-9300 OR 703-527-3887
| 2. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
COMPONENTS:
COMPONENT CAS. NO % TLV (ACGIH) PEL (OSHA)
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE 9002-84-0 100 NOT NOT
ESTABLISHED* ESTABLISHED
*MINIMIZE EXPOSURE TO POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
| 3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
WHITE, SOFT SHEET, ODORLESS.
THE PRODUCT IS A NON-HAZARDOUS SOLID MATERIAL IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM.
DURING A FIRE, IRRITATING AND HIGHLY TOXIC GASES MAY BE GENERATED.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS: THE PRODUCT IS NON-HAZARDOUS IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM.
ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS:
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE:
OVERHEATING (OVER APPROXIMATELY 315 DEG. C OR 600 DEG. F) OF MATERIAL MAY
CREATE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS THAT COULD RESULT IN IRRITATION OF THE
MUCOUS MEMBRANES, EYES, SKIN, RESPIRATORY TRACT, OR POLYMER FUME FEVER.
POLYMER FUME FEVER IS A TEMPORARY FLU-LIKE ILLNESS WITH FEVER, CHILLS, AND
SOMETIMES COUGH, OF APPROXIMATELY 24-48 HOURS DURATION.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-EXISTING DISEASES OF THE LUNGS MAY HAVE INCREASED
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO EXPOSURES OF THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
CARCINOGENICITY INFORMATION:
THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS ARE LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OSHA OR ACGIH AS
CARCINOGENS:
MATERIAL IARC NTP OSHA ACGIH
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE GROUP 3
IARC GROUP 3 = UNCLASSIFIABLE AS TO CARCINOGENICITY IN HUMANS.
| 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
FIRST AID:
INHALATION:
IF INHALATION OF THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS PRODUCES RESPIRATORY
DIFFICULTY, OR INFLUENZA LIKE SYMPTOMS, MOVE INDIVIDUAL TO FRESH AIR.
CONSULT PHYSICIAN IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. IF BREATHING STOPS, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
SKIN CONTACT:
SKIN IRRITATION OR BURNS COULD RESULT IF CONTACT WITH MATERIALS OCCURS
DURING HEATING OR THERMAL DECOMPOSITION. IF MELTED POLYMER GETS ON SKIN,
COOL RAPIDLY WITH COLD WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PEEL POLYMER FROM SKIN.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
EYE CONTACT: FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER. CONSULT MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
INGESTION:
IF MATERIAL IS INGESTED, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING.
| 5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES:
FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE
FLAMMABLE LIMITS: NOT APPLICABLE.
FIRE AND EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS:
DURING A FIRE, IRRITATING AND HIGHLY TOXIC GASES MAY BE PRESENT DUE TO
DECOMPOSITION.
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM OR DRY CHEMICAL. MATERIAL DOES NOT BURN WITHOUT
EXTERNAL FLAME. USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR THE SURROUNDING
FIRE.
FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT/INSTRUCTIONS:
WEAR POSITIVE PRESSURE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA). WEAR FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. THE PRINCIPAL EVOLVED GAS WHEN PTFE IS HEATED IN AIR
AT 400 DEG. C (750 DEG. F) IS CARBONYL FLUORIDE, COF2. THIS COMPOUND THEN
HYDROLYZES TO A SIGNIFICANT EXTENT IN THE 50% RH AIR TO HF AND CO2. HYDROGEN
FLUORIDE FUMES CAN REACT WITH WATER TO FORM HYDROFLUORIC ACID. WEAR NEOPRENE
GLOVES WHEN HANDLING REFUSE FROM FIRE. AVOID BREATHING DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS.
| 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
SPILL CLEAN UP:
COLLECT BY SWEEPING OR VACUUMING ANY LOOSE MATERIAL TO PREVENT ACCUMULATION
OF PRODUCT.
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING (PERSONNEL):
PTFE IS NOT LIKELY TO BE HAZARDOUS BY SKIN CONTACT, BUT CLEANSING AFTER USE
IS ADVISABLE. SMOKING TOBACCO OR CIGARETTES CONTAMINATED WITH PTFE PARTICLES
MAY CAUSE "POLYMER FUME FEVER."
STORAGE: NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY.
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
VENTILATION:
NONE REQUIRED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE. USE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
IF MATERIAL IS OVERHEATED (OVER APPROXIMATELY 315 DEG. C OR 600 DEG. F).
EXHAUST VENTILATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES IN
INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION BY THE AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL
HYGIENISTS.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
EYE/FACE PROTECTION:
WEAR SAFETY GLASSES IF HANDLING PRESENTS A PHYSICAL HAZARD OF EYE INJURY.
RESPIRATORS:
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED UNDER ANTICIPATED CONDITIONS
OF USE. IF RESPIRATORS ARE NECESSARY, WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION.
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING:
NONE REQUIRED UNLESS NECESSARY FOR PROTECTION FROM THERMAL BURNS.
| 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
PHYSICAL DATA:
MELTING POINT: 327 DEG. C TO 345 DEG. C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.60
ODOR: ODORLESS
FORM: SHEET
COLOR: WHITE
% VOLATILES: NOT APPLICABLE
pH: NOT APPLICABLE
SATURATION IN WATER (BY VOL): INSOLUBLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NOT APPLICABLE
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: INSOLUBLE
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE AT NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND STORAGE CONDITIONS.
INCOMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER MATERIALS: NONE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
AVOID OVERHEATING THIS MATERIAL. POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE, WHEN HEATED ABOVE
APPROXIMATELY 315 DEG. C (600 DEG. F), CAN EVOLVE TOXIC DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS WHICH CAN CAUSE POLYMER FUME FEVER (SEE ACUTE AND CHRONIC HEALTH
EFFECTS - SECTION 3). TRACE AMOUNTS OF HYDROGEN FLUORIDE AND CARBONYL
FLUORIDE MAY BE EVOLVED AT ABOUT 400 DEG. C (750 DEG. F), WITH LARGER
AMOUNTS AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE PARTICULATE AND GASEOUS PRODUCTS
INCLUDING:
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE AND CARBONYL FLUORIDE.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE:
THE COMPOUND IS NOT A SKIN IRRITANT. THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF HUMAN
SENSITIZATION. EFFECTS IN ANIMALS FROM SINGLE EXPOSURE BY INHALATION TO HIGH
CONCENTRATION OF THE DUST INCLUDE IRRITATION OF THE LUNGS. REPEATED ORAL
DOSES RESULTED IN NO OBSERVABLE TOXIC EFFECTS EXCEPT FOR ALTERATION IN THE
NUMBER OF CIRCULATING WHITE BLOOD CELLS AFTER LONG-TERM DOSING 25% OF DIET
FOR 90 DAYS. TESTS DEMONSTRATE NO DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY IN ANIMALS, AND NO
GENETIC DAMAGE IN ANIMALS OR IN BACTERIAL CELL CULTURES.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION (AQUATIC TOXICITY):
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE IS NOT TOXIC.
| 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
WASTE DISPOSAL:
TREATMENT, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE/PROVINCIAL, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
D.O.T. SHIPPING INFORMATION: NOT REGULATED.
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
US OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH:
THE INTENDED USE OF THE PRODUCT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF AN ARTICLE UNDER 29
CFR 1910.1200.
US TSCA: MEETS THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF AN ARTICLE.
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (CEPA):
MEETS THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF AN ARTICLE.
CANADIAN WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION SYSTEM (WHMIS)
CLASSIFICATION: NONE, THE PRODUCT IS NOT A CONTROLLED PRODUCT.
CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITY: NONE
RCRA STATUS:
IF DISCARDED IN ITS PURCHASED FORM, THIS PRODUCT WOULD NOT BE A HAZARDOUS
WASTE BY LISTING. HOWEVER, UNDER RCRA, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
PRODUCT USER TO DETERMINE AT THE TIME OF DISPOSAL, WHETHER A MATERIAL
CONTAINING THE PRODUCT OR DERIVED FROM THE PRODUCT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A
HAZARDOUS WASTE. (40 CFR 261.20-24)
SARA TITLE III:
SECTION 302 EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: NONE
SECTION 311/312 HAZARD CATEGORIES: NON-HAZARDOUS UNDER SECTION 311/312
SECTION 313 TOXIC CHEMICALS: NONE
STATE REGULATIONS (U.S.):
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65:
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING LEVELS OF LISTED SUBSTANCES WHICH THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS FOUND TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER
REPRODUCTIVE HARM: NONE.
NEW JERSEY RIGHT TO KNOW:
REQUIRES REPORTING THE TOP FIVE COMPONENTS BY PERCENT:
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE 100%
PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT TO KNOW:
LISTED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND SPECIAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WHICH MUST BE
IDENTIFIED WHEN PRESENT IN PRODUCTS AT REPORTABLE LEVELS ARE:
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
CAS. NO.: 9002-84-0
RHODE ISLAND RIGHT TO KNOW:
LISTED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND SPECIAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WHICH MUST BE
IDENTIFIED WHEN PRESENT IN PRODUCTS AT REPORTABLE LEVELS ARE:
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
CAS. NO.: 9002-84-0
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
MSDS STATUS APPROVED BY DATE
FORMAT CHANGES DAVID MILLS 8-20-99
UPDATE CARL JONES 7-1-03
THIS INFORMATION IS FURNISHED WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, EXCEPT
THAT IT IS ACCURATE TO THE BEST KNOWLEDGE OF W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
THE DATA ON THIS MSDS RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIAL DESIGNATED
HEREIN. DATA CONTAINED IS SUPPLIED BY MANUFACTURERS OF INDIVIDUAL
COMPONENTS.
GORE-TEX GR(R*) IS A REGISTERED TRADE MARK OF W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.