| Common Name: | COPPER BASE ALLOY CASTINGS, RODS, BARS, TUBES, SHAPES, FLAT PRODUCTS AND SCRAP M |
| Manufacturer: | AMPCO METAL |
| SDS Revision Date: | 10/10/2005 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
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AMPCO
EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERED ALLOYS
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
NO.: J79-191
REV.: E
DATED: 10/10/2005
| SECTION 1. COMPANY AND PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION |  |
MANUFACTURER'S NAME: AMPCO METAL
E-MAIL: INFO@AMPCOMETAL.COM
WEBSITE: WWW.AMPCOMETAL.COM
MATERIAL NAME:
COPPER BASE ALLOY CASTINGS, RODS, BARS, TUBES, SHAPES, FLAT PRODUCTS AND
SCRAP MATERIALS.
THESE MATERIALS ARE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS HIGH-COPPER ALLOYS, ALUMINUM
BRONZES, SILICON BRONZES, MANGANESE BRONZES AND COPPER-NICKEL ALLOYS.
| SECTION 2. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON COMPONENTS | |
INDIVIDUAL AMPCO ALLOY COMPOSITIONS ARE SHOWN ON THE CERTIFICATION OF
CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, WHEN SUPPLIED, OR MAY BE FOUND IN
AMPCO PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE SUCH AS BULLETINS: G-51, G-100, G-120, ETC.
COMPONENT CAS NUMBER PERCENT OSHA PEL ACGIH-TLV
8-HR TWA 8-HR TWA
MILLIGRAMS PER CUBIC METER
ALUMINUM** 7429-90-5 0-20
METAL DUST 15 10
FUME 5 5
CHROMIUM* 7440-47-3 0-2
METAL 1 0.5
COBALT* 7440-48-4 0-3
METAL DUST & 0.05 0.05
FUME
COPPER* 7440-50-8 50-100
METAL DUST 1 1
FUME 0.1 0.2
IRON 7439-89-6 0-6
IRON OXIDE DUST & 10 5
FUME
LEAD* 7439-92-1 0-11
METAL INORGANIC DUST & 0.05 0.15
FUME
MANGANESE* 7439-96-5 0-14
METAL DUST 5 5
FUME 1 1
NICKEL* 7440-02-0 0-32
METAL & 1 1
INSOLUBLE
COMPOUNDS
NIOBIUM 7440-03-1 0-3
METAL NONE ESTABLISHED
SILICON 7440-21-3 0-4
DUST 10 10
TIN 7440-31-5 0-20
OXIDE & 2 2
INORGANIC
COMPOUNDS
ZINC** 7440-66-6 0-42
OXIDE DUST 10 10
FUME 5 5
ZIRCONIUM 7440-67-7 0-0.5
METAL 5 5
ELEMENTS HAVING A LISTED PERCENTAGE GREATER THAN ZERO WILL BE PRESENT IN
ALL ALLOY GRADES. ELEMENTS HAVING PERCENTAGES STARTING WITH ZERO MAY NOT
BE PRESENT IN CERTAIN ALLOY GRADES.
* THIS CONSTITUENT, A TOXIC CHEMICAL, MAKES THIS PRODUCT SUBJECT TO THE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF TITLE III OF THE SUPERFUND
AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 AND 40 CFR PART 372. QUANTITY
THRESHOLD FOR THIS CHEMICAL, BELOW WHICH REPORTING OF RELEASES IS NOT
REQUIRED, IS 25,000 POUNDS.
** THIS CONSTITUENT IS REPORTABLE ONLY IF IN THE FORM OF DUST OR FUME.
NOTE:
CHROMIUM, LEAD AND NICKEL HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIAL HUMAN
CARCINOGENS.
THIS MATERIAL IS CLASSIFIED AS NOT HAZARDOUS UNDER OSHA REGULATIONS.
| SECTION 3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
THERE ARE NO CHEMICAL HAZARDS FROM THESE ALLOY GRADES IN THE SOLID FORM.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS:
MACHINING, GRINDING, FLAME-CUTTING OR WELDING OF THESE ALLOY PRODUCTS WILL
PUT CONTAMINANTS, PRIMARILY COPPER, IN THE AIR. ALUMINUM, COBALT,
MANGANESE, NICKEL OR ZINC MAY BE PRESENT IF PART OF THE SPECIFIC ALLOY
GRADE. IF COPPER DUST AND FUMES ARE ADEQUATELY CONTROLLED, THE OTHER NAMED
METALS AND ANY UNNAMED METALS WHICH MAY BE PRESENT IN THE ALLOY WILL NOT
REPRESENT A HAZARD.
COPPER FUMES AND DUST IRRITATE THE NOSE AND THROAT. IF TOO MUCH FUME IS
INHALED, IT WILL CAUSE A SWEET OR METALLIC TASTE IN THE MOUTH. HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS OF THE FUMES CAN CAUSE METAL FUME FEVER, WHICH RESEMBLES
THE FLU. INHALING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF COPPER DUST AND FUME OVER A LONG
PERIOD OF TIME CAN CAUSE ANEMIA. THE DUST MAY ALSO CAUSE SKIN AND EYE
IRRITATION AFTER SHORT EXPOSURE.
SOME FORMS OF NICKEL HAVE BEEN FOUND TO CAUSE CANCER IN ANIMALS. ONE FORM,
NICKEL SUBSULFIDE, WHICH WAS PRESENT IN AN OLD SMELTING PROCESS NO LONGER
USED, WAS THE APPARENT CAUSE OF LUNG AND NASAL CANCER IN HUMANS. SINCE
THEN, STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR ORDINARY FORMS OF NICKEL
AND ITS OXIDES TO CAUSE CANCER IN HUMANS IS VERY WEAK, IF IT EXISTS AT
ALL.
LONG, CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO MANGANESE DUST OR FUME CAUSES A NUMBER OF
SYMPTOMS WHICH CAN GET QUITE SERIOUS. ON THE OTHER HAND, MANGANESE IS AN
ESSENTIAL TRACE ELEMENT FOR HUMAN METABOLISM AND AN AVERAGE DAILY INTAKE
OF 2 TO 5 MG, MOSTLY IN FOOD, IS NECESSARY FOR HEALTH. THIS INTAKE IS
ABOUT 20 TO 50% OF THE INTAKE RESULTING FROM THE PEL AND TLV OF 1 MG/CU.M
AIR.
EXCESSIVE MANGANESE EFFECTS THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, WITH THE FOLLOWING
SYMPTOMS IN ORDER OF INCREASING EXPOSURE:
APATHY, LOSS OF APPETITE, UNCONTROLLED LAUGHTER, INSOMNIA FOLLOWED BY
SLEEPINESS, HEADACHE, LEG CRAMPS, SPEECH DISTURBANCES, MASK-LIKE FACIAL
APPEARANCE, CLUMSY MOVEMENT, DIFFICULT WALKING, FREQUENT FALLING, TREMORS,
SALIVATION, SWEATING, MENTAL DETACHMENT.
HIGH PRODUCTION MACHINING, GRINDING AND WELDING OPERATIONS, ETC.
FREQUENTLY REQUIRE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION. IF VENTILATION IS NOT
ADEQUATE, WEAR A NIOSH APPROVED DUST AND FUME RESPIRATOR.
GRINDING ON CASTINGS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN CLEANED OR THAT CONTAIN EMBEDDED
SAND MAY GENERATE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF DUST CONTAINING FREE SILICA,
WHICH CAN CAUSE SILICOSIS. IARC HAS LISTED CRYSTALLINE SILICA AS CLASS 2A,
PROBABLY CAN CAUSE LUNG CANCER.
CARCINOGEN CLASSIFICATION:
INGREDIENT OSHA NTP IARC TARGET ORGAN
CHROMIUM N Y 3 LUNG
HEXAVALENT Cr N Y 1 LUNG
LEAD N N 2B LUNG, STOMACH
NICKEL N Y 1 LUNG, STOMACH
N = NOT LISTED AS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN
Y = LISTED AS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN
CODE FOR IARC EVIDENCE OF HUMAN CARCINOGENICITY:
1 = POSITIVE
2A = PROBABLE
2B = POSSIBLE
3 = NOT CLASSIFIED
4 = PROBABLY NEGATIVE.
| SECTION 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
EYE CONTACT:
FLUSH WELL WITH RUNNING WATER TO REMOVE PARTICULATE. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.
SKIN CONTACT:
VACUUM OFF EXCESS DUST. WASH WELL WITH SOAP AND WATER. AVOID BLOWING
PARTICULATE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. CONTACT WITH THESE ALLOY GRADES IN THE
MOLTEN CONDITION WILL CAUSE SEVERE BURNS. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION:
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF LARGE QUANTITIES OF MATERIAL HAVE BEEN INGESTED.
| SECTION 5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE
METHODS USED:
LFL: NOT APPLICABLE
UFL: NOT APPLICABLE
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: SEE BELOW
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
SOLID, MASSIVE FORM IS NOT COMBUSTIBLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. USE FIRE
FIGHTING METHODS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
SMALL CHIPS, FINE TURNINGS AND DUST MAY IGNITE READILY. USE COARSE WATER
SPRAY ON CHIPS, TURNINGS, ETC. USE CLASS D EXTINGUISHING AGENTS OR DRY
SAND ON FINES. DO NOT USE HALOGENATED AGENTS ON SMALL CHIPS OR FINES. DUST
CLOUDS MAY BE EXPLOSIVE. PREVENT FORMATION OF A DUST CLOUD.
MOLTEN METAL ALLOYS MAY EXPLODE ON CONTACT WITH WATER. THEY MAY ALSO REACT
VIOLENTLY WITH WATER, RUST AND CERTAIN OTHER METAL OXIDES (E.G. OXIDES OF
COPPER, IRON AND LEAD).
| SECTION 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
THERE ARE NO HAZARDS FROM THESE ALLOY GRADES IN SOLID FORM.
VACUUM OR SWEEP MATERIAL AND PLACE IN A DISPOSAL CONTAINER. WEAR
PROTECTIVE GLOVES TO AVOID CUTS FROM BURRS OR SHARP EDGES WHEN HANDLING
LARGER PIECES FOR DISPOSAL.
| SECTION 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR BULK MATERIALS. STORE MATERIAL
AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS AND KEEP DUST OR FINES AWAY FROM SOURCES
OF IGNITION.
| SECTION 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
IF EXPOSURE ABOVE THE PEL OR TLV, NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR FOR FUME OR
DUST, DEPENDENT UPON THE SOURCE OF AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT.
VENTILATION:
REQUIRED IF DUST OR FUME CREATED IN HANDLING OR WORKING ON THIS MATERIAL.
LOCAL EXHAUST:
REQUIRED IF DUST OR FUME CREATED IN HANDLING OR WORKING ON THIS MATERIAL.
MECHANICAL (GENERAL): AS ABOVE TO REDUCE AIRBORNE DUST OR FUME.
PROTECTIVE GLOVES:
REQUIRED FOR MELTING, GRINDING, CUTTING OR WELDING OPERATIONS. SELECT
GLOVE APPROVED FOR THE SPECIFIC OPERATION.
EYE PROTECTION:
REQUIRED FOR MELTING, GRINDING, CUTTING OR WELDING OPERATIONS. MINIMUM
REQUIREMENT OF SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS FOR THESE OPERATIONS.
MELTING AND WELDING MAY REQUIRE SPECIAL EYE PROTECTION INCLUDING FACE
SHIELDS AND SPECIALLY TINTED GLASS AND/OR WELDER'S HELMET. GRINDING
OPERATIONS MAY REQUIRE FACE SHIELDS.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT:
USE LEATHER OR EQUAL PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND BODY CLOTHING WHILE WELDING. AS
REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER OPERATIONS PERFORMED ON THE PRODUCT.
WORK/HYGIENE PRACTICES:
USE EAR MUFFS OR PLUGS IF THE NOISE LEVEL IS ABOVE 90 DBA WHEN PERFORMING
OPERATIONS ON THE PRODUCT. ALWAYS EVALUATE THE OPERATIONS DONE ON THIS
PRODUCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA OR RELEVANT STATE, FEDERAL OR LOCAL
STANDARDS.
| SECTION 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: SILVER/GREY, YELLOW OR REDDISH COLOR WITH NO ODOR.
MELTING POINT (F):
APPROXIMATELY 1600-2100 DEPENDING ON SPECIFIC ALLOY GRADE. ALLOYS HAVE A
RANGE OF TEMPERATURE OVER WHICH MELTING OCCURS.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: APPROXIMATELY 8.1-8.9 DEPENDING ON SPECIFIC ALLOY GRADE.
VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT APPLICABLE.
VAPOR DENSITY: NOT APPLICABLE.
% VOLATILE BY VOLUME: NOT APPLICABLE.
EVAPORATION RATE: NOT APPLICABLE.
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: INSOLUBLE.
| SECTION 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
CHEMICAL STABILITY:
STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE, STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
MOLTEN METAL MAY REACT VIOLENTLY WITH WATER. AVOID CONTACT OF FINELY
DIVIDED MATERIAL WITH HEAT, OXIDIZERS, ACIDS, ALKALIES, MOLTEN LITHIUM AND
HALOGENATED COMPOUNDS.
INCOMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER MATERIALS: AVOID ACIDS, BASES AND OXIDIZERS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: METAL FUME.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR.
| SECTION 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS AND THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES: SEE SECTION 2.
ROUTE(S) OF ENTRY:
INHALATION: YES
SKIN: YES
INGESTION: YES
EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE:
ALUMINUM:
ALUMINUM DUST/FINES AND FUMES ARE A LOW HEALTH RISK BY INHALATION AND ARE
NORMALLY TREATED AS A NUISANCE DUST IN NORMAL OPERATIONS (E.G. MILLING,
CUTTING AND GRINDING). THE AIHA HYGIENE GUIDE LISTS TOXICITY BY INGESTION
AS "NONE EXPECTED." CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE PULMONARY FIBROSIS
CHARACTERIZED BY BREATHING DIFFICULTY, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
WHEEZING AND OTHER RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTIES. ALUMINUM HAS BEEN IMPLICATED
IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
CHROMIUM:
IN SOME WORKERS, CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS ACT AS ALLERGENS, MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS
AND MAY ALSO PRODUCE PULMONARY SENSITIZATION. CHROMIC ACID AND CHROMATES
HAVE A DIRECT CORROSIVE EFFECT ON THE SKIN AND THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF THE
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. ALTHOUGH RARE, THERE MAY BE THE POSSIBILITY OF
SKIN AND PULMONARY SENSITIZATION. IARC HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS
SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF INCREASED LUNG CANCER AMONG WORKERS IN THE
CHROMATE-PRODUCING INDUSTRY AND POSSIBLE AMONG CHROMIUM ALLOY WORKERS.
THIS DETERMINATION IS SUPPORTED BY SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR CARCINOGENICITY
TO ANIMALS AND POSSIBLE MUTAGENICITY TESTING OF Cr VI COMPOUNDS.
COBALT:
COBALT HAS BEEN REPORTED AS CAUSING HYPERSENSITIZATION TYPE DERMATITIS IN
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE. ANIMAL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT
PARTICULATE COBALT IS AN ACUTELY IRRITATING SUBSTANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
EXPOSURES, POSSIBLY COMBINED WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF SILICA, ARE REPORTED
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SERIOUS PNEUMOCONIOSIS WHICH IS INITIALLY OF AN
INSIDIOUS NATURE.
COPPER:
MELTING, GRINDING AND CUTTING OF COPPER MAY PRODUCE FUMES OR DUST EXPOSURE
AND BREATHING THESE FUMES OR DUST MAY PRESENT POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT
HEALTH HAZARDS. FUMES OF COPPER MAY CAUSE METAL FUME FEVER WITH FLU-LIKE
SYMPTOMS AND SKIN AND HAIR DISCOLORATION. WHILE INDUSTRIAL DERMATITIS HAS
NOT BEEN REPORTED, KERATINIZATION OF THE HANDS AND THE SOLES OF THE FEET
HAS BEEN REPORTED. SYSTEMICALLY AS WELL, COPPER DUST AND FUME CAUSE
IRRITATION OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, METALLIC TASTE IN THE MOUTH AND
NAUSEA. CHRONIC POISONING MAY RESULT IN WILSON'S DISEASE, CHARACTERIZED BY
DAMAGE TO THE BLOOD CELLS, BRAIN, KIDNEYS, LIVER AND PANCREAS. SYMPTOMS
INCLUDE WEAKNESS, ANEMIA, ABDOMINAL PAIN AND YELLOWING OF THE SKIN.
IRON:
THE INHALATION OF IRON OXIDE FUMES MAY CAUSE BENIGN PNEUMOCONIOSIS WHICH
IS CALLED SIDEROSIS. THIS DISEASE IS REPORTED NOT TO BE DISABLING, BUT
MAKES X-RAY DETERMINATION OF OTHER LUNG CONDITIONS DIFFICULT OR
IMPOSSIBLE.
LEAD:
SHORT TERM EXPOSURE:
LEAD IS AN ACCUMULATIVE POISON. INHALATION EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO FUMES OR
DUST OF INORGANIC LEAD MAY DEVELOP QUICKLY. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE DECREASED
PHYSICAL FITNESS, FATIGUE, SLEEP DISTURBANCE, HEADACHE, ACHING BONES AND
MUSCLES, CONSTIPATION, ABDOMINAL PAINS AND DECREASING APPETITE. THE
EFFECTS ARE REVERSIBLE AND COMPLETE RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE. INHALATION OF
LARGE AMOUNTS OF LEAD MAY LEAD TO SEIZURES, COMA AND DEATH.
LONG TERM EXPOSURE:
LONG TERM EXPOSURE CAN RESULT IN A BUILDUP OF LEAD IN THE BODY AND MORE
SEVERE SYMPTOMS. THESE MAY INCLUDE ANEMIA, PALE SKIN, A BLUE LINE AT THE
GUM MARGIN, DECREASED HAND-GRIP STRENGTH, ABDOMINAL PAIN, SEVERE
CONSTIPATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING AND PARALYSIS OF THE WRIST JOINT. PROLONGED
EXPOSURE MAY ALSO RESULT IN KIDNEY DAMAGE. IF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM IS
AFFECTED, USUALLY DUE TO VERY HIGH EXPOSURES, THE RESULTING EFFECTS
INCLUDE SEVERE HEADACHE, CONVULSIONS, COMA, DELERIUM AND DEATH. INGESTING
ALCOHOL AND PHYSICAL EXERTION MAY BRING ON SYMPTOMS. CONTINUED EXPOSURE
CAN RESULT IN DECREASED FERTILITY AND/OR INCREASED CHANCES OF MISCARRIAGE
OR BIRTH DEFECTS.
MANGANESE:
CHRONIC MANGANESE POISONING MAY RESULT FROM INHALATION OF DUST OR FUME.
THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IS THE CHIEF SITE OF THE INJURY. CHRONIC
MANGANESE POISONING IS NOT A FATAL DISEASE ALTHOUGH IT IS EXTREMELY
DISABLING. SOME INDIVIDUALS MAY BE HYPERSUSCEPTIBLE TO MANGANESE. FRESHLY
FORMED MANGANESE FUME HAS CAUSED FEVER AND CHILL SIMILAR TO METAL FUME
FEVER.
NICKEL:
THE MOST COMMON AILMENT ARISING FROM CONTACT WITH NICKEL OR ITS COMPOUNDS
IS AN ALLERGIC DERMATITIS KNOWN AS "NICKEL ITCH" WHICH USUALLY OCCURS WHEN
THE SKIN IS MOIST. GENERALLY NICKEL AND MOST SALTS OF NICKEL DO NOT CAUSE
SYSTEMIC POISONING. IARC HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS AT LEAST LIMITED
EVIDENCE THAT NICKEL AND CERTAIN NICKEL COMPOUNDS MAY BE HUMAN
CARCINOGENS. SEVERAL NICKEL COMPOUNDS ARE CARCINOGENIC TO LABORATORY
ANIMALS BY VARIOUS ROUTES OF ENTRY.
SILICON:
SILICON EXPOSURE POSES LITTLE HEALTH RISK WITH ONLY MINIMAL EFFECTS ON THE
LUNGS. SILICON DIOXIDE, SILICA, FORMED WHEN SILICON IS HEATED IN AIR MAY
CAUSE PULMONARY FIBROSIS AND SILICOSIS ON CHRONIC EXPOSURE. THIS IS A FORM
OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS WHICH IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE FORMATION OF NODULES OF
SCAR TISSUE (FIBROSIS) THROUGHOUT THE LUNGS. SILICOSIS CAN CAUSE DIFFICULT
OR LABORED BREATHING ESPECIALLY ON EXERTION, DECREASED PHYSICAL WORK
CAPACITY AND SOMETIMES AN ENLARGED CHEST.
TIN:
THE INHALATION OF INORGANIC TIN FUMES OR DUST MAY CAUSE AN APPARENT BENIGN
PNEUMOCONIOSIS CALLED STANNOSIS WHICH IS REPORTED NOT TO BE DISABLING.
ZINC:
ZINC IS RELATIVELY LOW IN TOXICITY BUT INHALATION OF FUMES MAY CAUSE
"METAL FUME FEVER." ONSET OF SYMPTOMS MAY BE DELAYED 4-12 HOURS AND
INCLUDE IRRITATION OF THE NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT, COUGH, STOMACH PAIN,
HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, METALLIC TASTE, CHILLS, FEVER, PAINS IN THE
MUSCLES AND JOINTS, THIRST, BRONCHITIS OR PNEUMONIA AND A BLUISH TINT TO
THE SKIN. THESE SYMPTOMS GO AWAY IN 24-48 HOURS AND LEAVE NO EFFECT.
ZIRCONIUM:
A STUDY OF TWENTY-TWO WORKERS EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM A ZIRCONIUM REDUCTION
PROCESS FOR 1-5 YEARS REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES REFERABLE TO THE EXPOSURE.
THERE ARE NO WELL-DOCUMENTED CASES OF TOXIC EFFECTS FROM INDUSTRIAL
EXPOSURE. GRANULATOMATA OF THE HUMAN AXILLARY SKIN HAVE OCCURRED FROM THE
USE OF DEODORANTS CONTAINING ZIRCONIUM, ALTHOUGH THE METAL IS NOT REGARDED
AS A SKIN SENSITIZER IN OTHER TYPES OF EXPOSURE.
| SECTION 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
NO INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
THE ALLOY GRADES COVERED BY THIS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET ARE
RECYCLABLE. THE VALUE OF SOLIDS, TURNINGS, ETC. WILL BE INCREASED WHEN
SEGREGATED BY ALLOY GRADE. RECYCLING IS RECOMMENDED.
ANY DISPOSAL PRACTICE MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
LAWS AND REGULATIONS (CONTACT LOCAL OR STATE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY FOR
SPECIFIC RULES).
| SECTION 14. TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION | |
NOT A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL FOR DOT SHIPPING.
| SECTION 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
SEE SECTION 2 FOR IDENTIFICATION OF ALLOY COMPONENTS WHICH MAY BE SUBJECT
TO SARA 313 REGULATION.
| SECTION 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
REVISED TO FORMAT OF ANSI STANDARD Z400.1-1998. SECTION 2 REVISED.
THE FOLLOWING HAZARD RATINGS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE ALLOY GRADES COVERED
BY THIS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET:
NFPA:
HEALTH 0
FIRE 0
REACTIVITY 0
SPECIFIC HAZARD NONE
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MATERIAL
SAFETY DATA SHEET IS ACCURATE. HOWEVER, NEITHER AMPCO METAL NOR ANY OF ITS
REPRESENTATIVES ASSUMES ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR THE ACCURACY OR
COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. FINAL DETERMINATION OF
SUITABILITY OF ANY MATERIAL IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER. ALL
MATERIALS MAY PRESENT UNKNOWN HAZARDS AND SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION.
ALTHOUGH CERTAIN HAZARDS ARE DESCRIBED HEREIN, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT
THESE ARE THE ONLY HAZARDS WHICH EXIST.
YOUR SOLUTION PROVIDER