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HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS C.A.S. NUMBER % IRON 7439-89-6 >99 MANGANESE 7439-96-5 <1 ZINC 7440-66-6 * LIME * PERCENTAGES ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF PRODUCT AND MAY VARY DEPENDING ON BATCH COMPOSITION. DUE TO THE VARIANCE IN BATCH COMPOSITION, TRACE QUANTITIES OF ANTIMONY, ARSENIC, BARIUM, BERYLLIUM, CADMIUM, CHROMIUM, COPPER, LEAD, MERCURY, NICKEL, SELENIUM, SILVER, AND THALLIUM MAY BE PRESENT IN AMOUNTS <1%. *A THIN COATING OF OIL, LIME (<0.5% OF TOTAL WEIGHT OF PRODUCT), OR ZINC (<2.4% TOTAL WEIGHT OF PRODUCT) MAY BE ADDED TO THE SURFACE AS A CORROSION INHIBITOR OR PREVENTATIVE.
BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE (MMHg): N/A VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): N/A SOLUBILITY IN WATER: NEGLIGIBLE APPEARANCE AND ODOR: ODORLESS SOLID WITH METALLIC LUSTRE SPECIFIC GRAVITY: APPROX. 8 MELTING POINT: 2800 DEG. F EVAP.RATE (BUTYL ACETATE = 1): N/A
FLASH POINT (METHOD USED): N/A FLAMMABLE LIMITS: N/A EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DRY COMPOUND OR DRY POWDER SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: NIOSH APPROVED POSITIVE PRESSURE, SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: SPRAYING WATER ON MOLTEN METAL MAY CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. USE A DRY TYPE EXTINGUISHER. PRODUCT IS NON-COMBUSTIBLE.
STABILITY: UNSTABLE ( ) STABLE (XX) CONDITIONS TO AVOID: N/A INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID): STRONG ACIDS OR BASES HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BY-PRODUCTS: METAL FUMES AND CERTAIN NOXIOUS GASES SUCH AS CO MAY BE PRODUCED DURING WELDING OR BURNING OPERATIONS.
ROUTE(S) OF ENTRY: INHALATION? (XX) SKIN? (XX) INGESTION? ( ) HEALTH HAZARDS: (ACUTE AND CHRONIC): NO TOXIC EFFECTS ARE EXPECTED FROM ITS INERT FORM. PROLONGED, REPEATED EXPOSURE TO FUMES OR DUSTS GENERATED DURING HEATING, CUTTING, WELDING, OR BRAZING MAY CAUSE THE FOLLOWING HEALTH EFFECTS: INHALATION: IRON (Fe): SIDEROSIS, NO FIBROSIS MANGANESE (Mn): PNEUMONITIS. CNS INVOLVEMENT, INCLUDING IRRITABILITY, DIFFICULTY IN WALKING, SPEECH DISORDERS, COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR, MASKLIKE FACE, AND PARKINSON LIKE SYNDROME. ZINC (Zn): ZINC OXIDE FUMES CAN CAUSE METAL FUME FEVER WITH SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO FLU: CNILLS, FEVER, HEADACHE, COUGH, NAUSEA, DIARRHEA, VOMITING, ETC. SOLUBLE OIL: PULMONARY EFFECTS LIME (CaO): MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SOLUBLE OIL MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. INGESTION: MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO MOUTH AND THROAT, CARCINOGENICITY: NTP?: NO IARC MONOGRAPHS?: NO OSHA REGULATED?: NO SIGN AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: ZINC (Zn): METAL FUME FEVER MANGANESE (Mn): IRRITABILITY, DIFFICULTY IN WALKING, SPEECH DISORDERS, COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR, MASKLIKE FACE, AND PARKINSON LIKE SYNDROME. MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE: NONE FOUND EMERGENCY FIRST AID PROCEDURES: INHALATION: IF INHALED IN LARGE AMOUNTS, REMOVE EXPOSED PERSON TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, INDUCE VOMITING IMMEDIATELY. EXPOSURE LIMITS: INGREDIENT OSHA PEL (MG/M3) ACGIH TLV (MG/M3) IRON (Fe) 10 (AS Fe2O3 FUME) 5 (AS Fe2O3 FUME) MANGANESE (Mn) 5 1.0 (AS FUME) ZINC (Zn) 5-FUME OR RESPIRABLE DUST 5-FUME 10-DUST 10-TOTAL DUST LIME (CaO) 5 5
STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: SWEEP UP SPILL AND PLACE IN A CONTAINER. WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. CAN OFTEN, BE SOLD FOR SCRAP METAL. PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORAGE: N/A OTHER PRECAUTIONS: AVOID BREATHING FUME OR DUST. STORE AWAY FROM STRONG ACIDS AND BASES.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION (SPECIFIC TYPE): NIOSH APPROVED DUST AND FUME CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR OR SUPPLIED AIR IF AIRBORNE DUST OR FUME LEVELS ARE OR MAY BE ABOVE THE PEL. CONSULT RESPIRATOR MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE IN CHOOSING APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR. IF RESPIRATORS ARE USED, EMPLOYEES MUST HAVE A RESPIRATOR PROGRAM WHICH COMPLIES WITH OSHA 1910.134 VENTILATION: LOCAL EXHAUST - USE TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE LEVELS BELOW PEL. PROTECTIVE GLOVES: STANDARD EYE PROTECTION: AS NECESSARY TO PROTECT AGAINST PARTICLES OR RADIATION FROM WELDING TYPE OPERATIONS. OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT: AS NEEDED TO PROTECT AGAINST HEAT. WORK/HYGIENIC PRACTICES: USE GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE TO AVOID INGESTION OR INHALATION THROUGH FOOD OR SMOKING. SARA 313 INFORMATION: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING SUBSTANCES 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: CHEMICAL NAME CONCENTRATION COMBINATION OF ZINC (CAS NO. 7440-66-6) <2.4% AND ZINC OXIDE (CAS NO. 1314-13-2) MANGANESE (CAS NO. 7439-96-5) <1% PERCENTAGES ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF PRODUCT AND MAY VARY DEPENDING ON BATCH COMPOSITION. NFPA RATINGS: HEALTH 1 FLAMMABILITY 0 REACTIVITY 0 SPECIAL HAZARDS NA THE INFORMATION HEREIN IS PROVIDED IN GOOD FAITH AND IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT AND COMPLETE AS OF THE DATE ISSUED. THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED AS A GUIDE TO APPROPRIATE HANDLING PRECAUTIONS FOR THE MATERIAL, THE USER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE PRECAUTIONS AND DANGERS OF THIS MATERIAL FOR HIS OR HER PARTICULAR APPLICATION. NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER NATURE ARE MADE WITH RESPECT TO EITHER THE INFORMATION SET FORTH HEREIN OR TO THE PRODUCT TO WHICH THE INFORMATION REFERS. KEYSTONE STEEL AND WIRE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING FORM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT. KEYSTONE STEEL AND WIRE ASSUMES NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY FOR RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DATA SHEET. |