| Common Name: | ALL CARBIDE GRADES, TUBE RODS, BRAZED TOOLS, AND SLUDGES |
| Manufacturer: | METAL REMOVAL |
| SDS Revision Date: | 2/1/2009 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
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METAL REMOVAL
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
MSDS #: 902
DATE OF ISSUE: 2/09
SUPERSEDES: 6/07
| SECTION 1 - CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT NAME:
ALL METAL REMOVAL CARBIDE GRADES, TUBE RODS, BRAZED TOOLS, AND SLUDGES
CHEMICAL NAME:
TUNGSTEN CARBIDE PRODUCT WITH COBALT/NICKEL BINDER AND BRAZED CARBIDE
PRODUCTS
SYNONYMS: HARD METAL, CEMENTED WC, TUNGSTEN CARBIDE
PRODUCT USE:
METALWORKING TOOLS, METALLURGICAL PRODUCTS, POWDERS AND INSERTS
MANUFACTURER:
METAL REMOVAL
P.O. BOX 9
ROGERS, AR, 72757-0009
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER:
CHEMTREC:
FOR DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS: 1-800-424-9300
FOR SHIPMENTS OUTSIDE THE US: 703-527-3887
| SECTION 2 - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
MATERIAL CAS NUMBER % BY WEIGHT
CEMENTED CARBIDE; COBALT BINDER:
**TUNGSTEN CARBIDE (WC) 12070-12-1 40-97
*COBALT (Co) 7440-48-4 3-30
**TANTALUM CARBIDE (TaC) 12070-06-3 0-30
**TITANIUM CARBIDE (TiC) 12070-08-5 0-15
*,**CHROMIUM CARBIDE (CrC) 12012-35-0 0-3
**VANADIUM CARBIDE (VC) 12070-10-9 0-0.6
**NIOBIUM CARBIDE (NbC) 12069-94-2 0-5
CEMENTED CARBIDE; NICKEL BINDER MAY CONTAIN ANY OF THE ABOVE, EXCEPT
COBALT, PLUS:
*NICKEL (Ni) 7440-02-0 0.5-20
CEMENTED CARBIDE; COATED MAY CONTAIN ANY OF THE ABOVE, PLUS:
ALUMINUM OXIDE (AlO) 1344-28-1 0-0.5
**TITANIUM NITRIDE (TiN) 25583-20-4 0-0.5
CEMENTED CARBIDE; BRAZED PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN ANY OF THE ABOVE, EXCEPT
THE COATINGS, PLUS:
*SILVER (Ag) 7440-22-4 1-70
*COPPER (Cu) 7440-50-8 1-50
ZINC (Zn) 7440-66-6 1-25
CEMENTED CARBIDE; TUBE ROD SAME AS CEMENTED CARBIDE WITH COBALT BINDER,
PLUS:
IRON (Fe) 7439-89-6 0-50
*SILICOMANGANESE (SiMn) 12743-28-1 1-6
MATERIAL OSHA PEL ACGIH TLV NFPA HAZARD RATING
TWA TWA SCALE 0-4
(MG/M3) (MG/M3) HEALTH FIRE REACTIVITY
CEMENTED CARBIDE; COBALT BINDER:
**TUNGSTEN CARBIDE (WC) 15 10 1 0 0
*COBALT (Co) 0.1 *** 0.02 2 3 0
**TANTALUM CARBIDE (TaC) 15 10 NO 0 0
RATING
**TITANIUM CARBIDE (TiC) 15 10 NO 0 0
RATING
*,**CHROMIUM CARBIDE (CrC) 0.5 0.5 NO 0 0
RATING
**VANADIUM CARBIDE (VC) 15 10 NO 0 0
RATING
**NIOBIUM CARBIDE (NBC) 15 10 NO 0 0
RATING
CEMENTED CARBIDE; NICKEL BINDER MAY CONTAIN ANY OF THE ABOVE, EXCEPT
COBALT, PLUS:
*NICKEL (Ni) 1 1.5 2 0 0
CEMENTED CARBIDE; COATED MAY CONTAIN ANY OF THE ABOVE, PLUS:
ALUMINUM OXIDE (AlO) 5 10 1 0 0
**TITANIUM NITRIDE (TiN) 15 10 NO 0 0
RATING
CEMENTED CARBIDE; BRAZED PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN ANY OF THE ABOVE, EXCEPT
THE COATINGS, PLUS:
*SILVER (Ag) 0.01 0.1 1 3 3
*COPPER (Cu) 1 1 2 3 0
ZINC (Zn) 5 NONE 0 1 1
EST.
CEMENTED CARBIDE; TUBE ROD SAME AS CEMENTED CARBIDE WITH COBALT BINDER,
PLUS:
IRON (Fe) 10 NONE 0 3 0
EST.
*SILICOMANGANESE (SiMn) 5 0.2 3 3 0
(CEILING)
*IDENTIFIES SUBSTANCES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313
OF TITLE III OF SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 AND
40 CFR PART 372.
**THIS SUBSTANCE IS REGULATED BY OSHA AS A PARTICULATE NOT OTHERWISE
REGULATED (PNOR). THE EXPOSURE LIMITS LISTED FOR BOTH OSHA AND ACGIH
REFER TO TOTAL DUST; THE OSHA PEL FOR THE RESPIRABLE FRACTION IS 5 MG/M3.
*** THE ADOPTED EXPOSURE LIMIT FOR COBALT IN BRITISH COLUMBIA IS
0.02 MG/M3.
| SECTION 3 - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
IN THE FORM OF A POWDER, THIS ODORLESS, COLORLESS, GRAY MATERIAL MAY BE
FLAMMABLE AND MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY AND/OR SKIN IRRITATION. OVEREXPOSURE
TO THIS MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF METALLURGICAL POWDER, DUST OR MIST FROM
GRINDING OR SWEEPING IS HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH. COBALT IS AN EYE, SKIN, AND
MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITANT AND MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT RESPIRATORY
DISEASE. PERMANENT RESPIRATORY DISEASE CAN LEAD TO DISABILITY OR DEATH.
PREEXISTING PULMONARY AND SKIN CONDITIONS SUCH AS EMPHYSEMA, ASTHMA,
BRONCHITIS AND DERMATITIS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS MATERIAL.
NOTE:
HEALTH EFFECTS LISTED ARE FOR EXPOSURE TO METALLURGICAL POWDERS, DUST, OR
MIST FROM GRINDING. NO HEALTH EFFECTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR EXPOSURE TO
THIS MATERIAL IN SOLID FORM.
INHALATION:
IRRITANT/SENSITIZER:
10 MG (Ni)/M3, 20 MG (Co)/M3 IS IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE AND HEALTH.
ACUTE OVEREXPOSURE:
MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRITATION WITH WHEEZING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
AND FITS OF COUGHING WHICH MAY PRODUCE BLOOD AND SORENESS IN THE CHEST.
MAY ALSO CAUSE WEIGHT LOSS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, AND INFLAMMATION OF OR
DAMAGE TO LUNG TISSUE.
CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE:
MAY CAUSE BUILD-UP OF DUST IN THE LUNGS, ALLERGIC RESPIRATORY REACTION,
OBSTRUCTED AIRWAYS, AND LUNG DAMAGE OR DISEASE, WITH SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED
IN ACUTE EXPOSURE. PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED INDIVIDUALS MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK.
SKIN CONTACT:
IRRITANT/SENSITIZER:
IN THE FORM OF METALLURGICAL POWDER, DUST, OR MIST FROM GRINDING.
ACUTE OVEREXPOSURE:
MAY CAUSE IRRITATION WITH INFLAMMATION, RASH AND ITCHING. MAY ALSO CAUSE
ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION IF PREVIOUSLY EXPOSED. A RASH MAY DEVELOP, USUALLY
IN THE FLEXOR AREAS OF THE ELBOW, NECK AND FACE.
CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE:
MAY CAUSE INFLAMMATION AND/OR RASH (IRRITANT OR ALLERGIC CONTACT
(DERMATITIS).
EYE CONTACT: IRRITANT.
ACUTE OVEREXPOSURE: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION WITH REDNESS, PAIN AND ITCHING.
CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE: MAY CAUSE CONJUNCTIVITIS.
INGESTION:
IRRITANT: IN THE FORM OF METALLURGICAL POWDER, DUST, OR MIST FROM GRINDING.
ACUTE OVEREXPOSURE:
MAY CAUSE ABNORMALLY LOW BLOOD PRESSURE AND GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION
WITH PAIN, VOMITING, AND SENSATIONS OF HOTNESS OR NAUSEA. LARGE DOSES MAY
CAUSE DIARRHEA. SEVERE EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE HEART DAMAGE, CONVULSIONS, OR
ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID.
CHRONIC OVEREXPOSURE:
MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PANCREAS, THYROID GLAND, HEART, OR BONE MARROW.
| SECTION 4 - FIRST AID MEASURES | |
INHALATION:
IF SYMPTOMS OF PULMONARY INVOLVEMENT DEVELOP (COUGHING, WHEEZING, SHORTNESS
OF BREATH), REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY. IF
BREATHING HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. KEEP AFFECTED PERSON
WARM AND AT REST. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
SKIN CONTACT:
IF IRRITATION OR RASH OCCURS, REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES
IMMEDIATELY. WASH AFFECTED AREA WITH SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT AND LARGE
AMOUNTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF MATERIAL REMAINS (APPROXIMATELY
15-20 MINUTES). GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EYE CONTACT:
IF IRRITATION OCCURS, WASH EYES IMMEDIATELY WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER,
OCCASIONALLY LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO EVIDENCE OF MATERIAL
REMAINS (APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES). GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
INGESTION:
IF THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN SWALLOWED AND PERSON IS CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY
GIVE PERSON LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN UNCONSCIOUS
PERSON DRINK OR VOMIT. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. INDUCE VOMITING
ONLY IF SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTED BY A PHYSICIAN.
| SECTION 5 - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
UNDER RARE FAVORING CONDITIONS, FINELY DIVIDED POWDER OR DUST FROM
GRINDING IS EXPECTED TO BE A FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO
HIGH TEMPERATURES OR IGNITION SOURCES.
PARTICLE SIZE AND DISPERSION IN AIR DETERMINE REACTIVITY. THIS PRODUCT,
EXCEPT AS POWDER OR DUST, IS NOT A FIRE HAZARD.
FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE.
FIREFIGHTING MEDIA:
FOR LOCALIZED POWDER FIRES, SMOTHER WITH DRY SAND, DRY DOLOMITE, SODIUM
CHLORIDE OR SODA ASH. USE FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO FIGHT
SURROUNDING FIRE.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES:
MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE. COOL CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO
FLAME WITH WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. FOR MASSIVE FIRE
IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER OR MONITOR NOZZLES, OR WITHDRAW
AND LET FIRE BURN. USE POWDERED SODIUM CHLORIDE, OR SUITABLE DRY POWDER.
AVOID BREATHING FUMES FROM BURNING MATERIAL. FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL MUST
USE PROPER RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AND PROTECTIVE FIRE SUITS.
| SECTION 6 - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IF MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED:
SWEEP UP WITH MINIMUM AMOUNT OF DUST GENERATION AND PLACE IN SUITABLE
CLEAN, DRY CONTAINERS FOR LATER DISPOSAL OR RECLAMATION. RESIDUE SHOULD
BE CLEANED UP USING A HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER VACUUM OR WET
CLEAN UP. USE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INCLUDING
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.
| SECTION 7 - HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING AND STORAGE:
MINIMIZE FREE FALL OF POWDER AND AVOID DISPERSION OF DUST IN AIR. FINELY
DIVIDED PARTICLES, DUST, OR FUMES MAY BE FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE. KEEP AWAY
FROM SPARKS OR IGNITION SOURCES. CONTENTS SHOULD BE STORED IN A CLEAN,
COOL AREA.
OTHER PRECAUTIONS:
WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING, BEFORE EATING OR SMOKING. DO NOT
SHAKE CLOTHING, RAGS OR OTHER ITEMS TO REMOVE DUST. DUST SHOULD BE REMOVED
BY WASHING OR VACUUMING. PERIODIC EXAMINATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR
INDIVIDUALS REGULARLY EXPOSED TO DUST OR MIST.
| SECTION 8 - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
VENTILATION:
PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION OR GENERAL DILUTION TO MAINTAIN EXPOSURE
LEVELS BELOW THE PEL AND TLV.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FOR COBALT:
0.05 MG (Co)/M3 - SINGLE-USE APPROVED DUST AND MIST RESPIRATOR.
0.5 MG (Co)/M3 - DUST MASK, EXCEPT SINGLE-USE RESPIRATOR.
1 MG (Co)/M3 - DUST MASK, EXCEPT SINGLE-USE AND QUARTER-MASK RESPIRATOR.
FUME OR HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR.
5 MG (Co)/M3 - HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE RESPIRATOR WITH A FULL
FACEPIECE. SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR WITH A FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET OR HOOD.
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH A FULL FACEPIECE.
20 MG (Co)/M3 - POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATOR WITH A HIGH EFFICIENCY
FILTER WITH A FULL FACEPIECE. TYPE "C" SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR WITH A FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FOR NICKEL:
>1 MG(Ni)/M3 - SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH A FULL FACEPIECE
OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE. SUPPLIED-AIR
RESPIRATOR WITH A FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER
POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE IN COMBINATION WITH AN AUXILIARY SCBA OPERATED IN
PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE.
FIREFIGHTING:
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH A FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN
PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE-PRESSURE MODE.
CLOTHING:
EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT
REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT WITH THIS SUBSTANCE. SOILED CLOTHING
SHOULD BE LAUNDERED SEPARATELY.
GLOVES:
EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE GLOVES OR BARRIER CREAMS TO
PREVENT CONTACT WITH THIS SUBSTANCE.
EYE PROTECTION:
SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS OR GOGGLES ARE RECOMMENDED. WHERE THERE
IS ANY POSSIBILITY THAT AN EMPLOYEE'S EYES MAY BE EXPOSED TO THIS
SUBSTANCE, THE EMPLOYER SHOULD PROVIDE AN EYE WASH FOUNTAIN WITHIN THE
IMMEDIATE WORK AREA FOR EMERGENCY USE. CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN
WHEN HANDLING THESE MATERIALS.
| SECTION 9 - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: GRAY POWDER OR SOLID, NO ODOR
BOILING POINT: N/A
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: PRACTICALLY INSOLUBLE
MELTING POINT: N/A
PETROLEUM BASED SOLVENT SOLUBILITY: PRACTICALLY INSOLUBLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O = 1): 11 TO 15.5
| SECTION 10 - STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
STABILITY: STABLE UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURE.
DECOMPOSITION:
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE ACRID SMOKE AND IRRITATING FUMES.
INCOMPATIBILITIES:
CONTACT OF DUST WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE FIRE OR EXPLOSIONS.
| SECTION 11 - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
COBALT:
CARCINOGENIC STATUS: THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC)
LISTS COBALT AND COBALT COMPOUNDS AS CATEGORY 2B CARCINOGENS (POSSIBLY
CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS). COBALT FUMES OR DUST MAY CAUSE PULMONARY, SKIN, OR
EYE IRRITATION. COBALT MAY BE A SENSITIZING AGENT FOR SKIN AND RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM. CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY AFFECT THE HEART, PANCREAS, THYROID GLAND, OR
BONE MARROW.
RAT ORAL LDLO: 1500 MG/KG.
RABBIT ORAL LDLO: 20 MG/KG
RAT INTRAPERITONEAL LDLO: 250 MG/KG
RABBIT INTRATRACHEAL LDLO: 100 MG/KG
RAT INTRAVENOUS LDLO: 100 MG/KG
NICKEL:
CARCINOGENIC STATUS:
THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER (IARC) LISTS METALLIC
NICKEL AND NICKEL COMPOUNDS AS CATEGORY 2B CARCINOGENS (POSSIBLY
CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS). EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES INDICATE AN INCREASED
INCIDENCE OF CANCER OF THE NASAL CAVITY, LUNGS AND POSSIBLY THE LARYNX IN
NICKEL REFINERY WORKERS. NICKEL IS AN EYE, SKIN, AND MUCOUS MEMBRANE
IRRITANT, AND A PULMONARY AND SKIN SENSITIZER.
RAT ORAL LDLO: 5 MG/KG.
DOG INTRAVENOUS LDLO: 10 MG/KG
GUINEA PIG SUBCUTANEOUS LDLO: 500 MG/KG
RAT INTRATRACHEAL LDLO: 12 MG/KG
MOUSE INTRAVENOUS LDLO: 50 MG/KG
CHROMIUM, CHROMIUM CARBIDE:
CARCINOGENIC STATUS:
THERE IS EVIDENCE OF INCREASED INCIDENCE OF LUNG CANCER AMONG CHROMIUM
ALLOY WORKERS. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO IARC, THE CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
RESPONSIBLE CANNOT BE SPECIFIED. NO OTHER DATA ARE AVAILABLE.
COPPER:
COPPER IS A SKIN, EYE, AND MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITANT AND SKIN SENSITIZER.
INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC RESPIRATORY OR SKIN DISORDERS MAY BE AT INCREASED
RISK FROM EXPOSURE.
HUMAN ORAL LDLO: 120 MG/KG.
| SECTION 12 - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
NO DATA ARE AVAILABLE.
| SECTION 13 - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:
THIS IS A VALUABLE MATERIAL THAT SHOULD BE SENT TO AN APPROPRIATE
RECLAMATION FACILITY IF AVAILABLE. IF MATERIAL CANNOT BE SENT TO A
RECLAMATION FACILITY, DISPOSAL SHOULD BE MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL,
PROVINCIAL/STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
| SECTION 14 - TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
SOME FINELY DIVIDED TUNGSTEN CARBIDE POWDER MAY BE CLASSIFIED AS 'FLAMMABLE
SOLID' ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND INTERNATIONAL AIR
TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES. IF A REGULATED POWDER IS RESOLD AND
SHIPPED IN THE SAME PHYSICAL FORM IT WAS RECEIVED, APPROPRIATE LABELING,
MARKING, DOCUMENTING, AND PLACARDING MUST ACCOMPANY THE SHIPMENT.
| SECTION 15 - REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
SOME INGREDIENTS IN CEMENTED TUNGSTEN CARBIDE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING COBALT,
NICKEL, COPPER, CHROMIUM AND CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS, ARE SUBJECT TO THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF TITLE III OF SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND
REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 AND 40 CFR PART 372.
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION: CLASS D. SUBDIVISION B. DIVISION 2.
IN THE FORM OF A PRESSED AND SINTERED ITEM, THIS IS A MANUFACTURED ARTICLE
AND IS NOT A "CONTROLLED PRODUCT" UNDER WHMIS.
| SECTION 16 - OTHER INFORMATION | |
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