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1.1 PRODUCT: SEALED SECONDARY (OR RECHARGEABLE) CELLS TRADE NAME AND MODEL: STI... ACCORDING MODEL IEC DESIGNATION: KR... ACCORDING INTERNATIONAL STANDARD IEC 61951-1 ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM: NICKEL/METAL HYDRIDE, ALKALINE ELECTROLYTE POSITIVE ELECTRODE: NICKEL HYDROXIDE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE: METAL HYDRIDE ELECTROLYTE: POTASSIUM, SODIUM AND LITHIUM HYDROXIDE IN WATER SOLUTION. NOMINAL VOLTAGE: 1.2 VOLTS 1.2 SUPPLIER: NAME: SHANGHAI SUPREME TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTRIAL LTD. ADDRESS: BLOCK2, F5A 499 KANGYI ROAD KANG QIAO AREA, SHANGHAI. TEL/FAX: 86-21-68193513 / 86-21-68192594 EMERGENCY CONTACT: STI LOCAL DEALER
(WEIGHT PERCENTAGE OF BASIC MATERIALS) SINGLE CELL WITH STEEL CONTAINER: METALS (%): IRON Fe: 15-30 NICKEL Ni: 30-45 RARE EARTH, Mn, Al: 7-15 COBALT Co: 1-5 PLASTICS (%): POLYAMIDE PA/PP: 2.5-3.5 RUBBER EPDM: <0.05 POLYETHYLENE PE: 0.2-0.4 PVC: 0.2-0.7 OTHERS (%): POTASSIUM K/Na/Li: 1.8-3.2 WATER H2O: 4-9 OH-: 8-14
A - HUMAN HAZARDS: A SEALED NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE CELL IS NOT HAZARDOUS IN NORMAL USE. 3.1 PHYSICAL: NICKEL PLATED STEEL CAN DO NOT PRESENT ANY RISK OF CELLS ARE USED FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE AND ACCORDING TO VALID DIRECTIONS FOR USE. 3.2 CHEMICAL: NICKEL PLATED STEEL CANNOT PRESENT CHEMICAL RISK IN NORMAL USE. IN CASE OF MISUSE (ABUSIVE OVER CHARGE, REVERSE CHARGE,, EXTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT...) AND IN CASE OF DEFAULT, SOME ELECTROLYTE CAN LEAK FROM THE CELL THROUGH THE SAFETY VENT. IN THESE CASES REFER TO THE RISK OF THE ALKALINE HYDROXIDES. THE TOXIC PROPERTIES OF THE ELECTRODE MATERIALS ARE HAZARDOUS ONLY IF THE MATERIALS ARE RELEASED BY MECHANICAL DAMAGING THE CELL OR IF EXPOSED TO FIRE. CLASSIFICATION OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES CONTAINED INTO THE CELLS. SUBSTANCES NAME EEC NUMBER CAS NUMBER SYMBOL NICKEL HYDROXIDE 028-008-X 12054-48-7 Ni(OH)2 COBALT HYDROXIDE 2141-93-0 Co(OH)2 ALKALINE HYDROXIDE 019-002-00-8 1310-58-3 KOH NaOH LiOH SUBSTANCES CLASSIFICATION NAME LETTER IDENTIFICATION SPECIAL RISK(1) SAFETY ADVICE (2) OF DANGER NICKEL XN HARMFUL R20/22-43-40 S22/36 HYDROXIDE COBALT XN HARMFUL R22-42/43 S22-24-37 HYDROXIDE ALKALINE C CORROSIVE R35 S26-37/39-45 HYDROXIDE (1) NATURE OF SPECIAL RISK: R20/22: HARMFUL BY INHALATION OR IF SWALLOWED. R35: CAUSES SERIOUS BURNS. R40: POSSIBLE RISK OF IRREVERSIBLE EFFECTS. R43: MAY CAUSE SENSITIZING BY SKIN CONTACT. R42/43: MAY CAUSE SENSITIZING BY INHALATION AND SKIN CONTACT. (2) SAFETY ADVICE: S22: DO NOT BREATHE DUST. S24: AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN S26: IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE. S36: WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTION CLOTHING. S37: WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTION GLOVES. S37/39: WEAR SUITABLE GLOVES AND EYES/FACE PROTECTION. S45: IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR OF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY. B - ECOLOGICAL HAZARDS: METALS USED IN A Ni-MH CELL HAVE TO BE COLLECTED AND RECYCLED.
IN CASE OF ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION SPILL (CELL LEAKAGE) PRECAUTIONS MUST BE TAKEN TO AVOID ANY CONTACT OF HUMAN TISSUES. IF IT ACCIDENTALLY HAPPENS FOLLOWING MUST BE DONE: 4.1 INHALATION: FRESH AIR. RINSE MOUTH AND NOSE WITH WATER. MEDICAL TREATMENT. 4.2 SKIN CONTACT: RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER. MEDICAL TREATMENT. 4.3 EYES CONTACT: RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER DURING AT LEAST 15-30 MIN. IMMEDIATE HOSPITAL TREATMENT. CONSULT EYE SPECIALIST. 4.4 INGESTION: IF THE INJURED IS FULLY CONSCIOUS: PLENTY OF DRINK, PREFERABLY MILK. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IMMEDIATE HOSPITAL TREATMENT.
5.1 EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: SUITABLE: CLASS D-DRY CHEMICAL, SAND, CO2. NOT TO BE USED: WATER. 5.2 SPECIAL EXPOSURE HAZARDS: CELLS CAN BE OVERHEATED BY AN EXTERNAL SOURCE OR BY INTERNAL SHORTING AND RELEASE ALKALINE ELECTROLYTE MIST OR LIQUID. ELECTROLYTE REACTS WITH ZINC, ALUMINUM, TIN AND OTHER ACTIVE MATERIALS RELEASING FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. IN CASE OF PVC SLEEVED PRODUCTS, THE COMBUSTION RELEASES CHLORIDE GAS. 5.3 SPECIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL FIRE-FIGHTING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
THE SEALED Ni-MH CELLS WHEN SLEEVED ARE SAFE IN CASE OF SPILLING. NON-SLEEVED CELLS MAY GENERATE SHORT-CIRCUITS, CAUSING RELEASE OF ALKALINE ELECTROLYTE MIST OR LIQUID. ELECTROLYTE REACTS WITH ZINC, ALUMINUM, TIN AND OTHER ACTIVE MATERIALS RELEASING FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS. IN SUCH A CASE, USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
IN NORMAL USE CONDITIONS, NO SAFETY RULE IS SPECIFIED TO HANDLE THE CELLS. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO STORE FOLLOWING STI SPECIFICATIONS IN ORDER TO ENSURE LONGER USAGE: +5 TO +25 DEG. C IN A 65+/-5% RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
UNDER NORMAL CONDITION OF USE AND HANDING NO SPECIAL PROTECTION IS REQUIRED FOR SEALED Ni-MH CELLS.
9.1 APPEARANCE: NICKEL PLATED STEEL CYLINDRICAL CELL, EVENTUALLY SLEEVED. DIMENSIONS AND COLOR ACCORDING SPECIFICATION. 9.2 TEMPERATURE RANGE: RISK OF ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE OVER 100 DEG. C 9.3 SPECIFIC ENERGY: 35 TO 80 WH/KG 9.4 SPECIFIC INSTANT POWER: UP TO 1000 W/KG DURING 1 SECOND 9.5 MECHANICAL RESISTANCE: ACCORDING MECHANICAL TESTS IN IEC 61951-2 STANDARD.
10.1 CONDITIONS: Ni-MH CELLS ARE STABLE IN STORAGE. IN CASE OF STORAGE IN HUMIDITY, SOME RUST MAY APPEAR ON THE PRODUCT. IN CASE OF STORAGE IN A CHARGED STATE, CELLS PROGRESSIVELY LOOSE THEIR ENERGY, GENERATING EVENTUALLY A PROGRESSIVE TEMPERATURE INCREASE ACCORDING THE THERMAL INSULATION EFFICIENCY OF THE PACKAGING. IN CASE OF EXPOSURE TO TEMPERATURE OVER 100 DEG. C, A RISK OF RELEASE OF ALKALINE ELECTROLYTE MIST OR LIQUID IS CREATED. A HIGHER TEMPERATURE (160 DEG. C) THE PLASTICS USED CAN MELT OR DECOMPOSE (POLYAMIDE GASKET, RUBBER VALVE, PVC SLEEVE,...). IN CASE OF MECHANICAL DETERIORATION OF THE CELLS, ACTIVE MATERIALS CONTAINED AS POWDER CAN BE DISPERSED (NICKEL, COBALT, METAL HYDRIDE). 10.2 HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION IS CORROSIVE TO ALL HUMAN TISSUES AND WILL REACT VIOLENTLY WITH MANY ORGANIC CHEMICALS. ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION REACTS WITH ZINC, ALUMINUM, TIN AND OTHER MATERIALS RELEASING FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.
SUBSTANCES NAME NO EEC NO CAS SYMBOL NICKEL HYDROXIDE 028-008-X* 12054-48-7 Ni(OH)2 HYDROXIDE DE COBALT 21041-93-0 Co(OH)2 ALKALINE HYDROXIDES 019-002-00-8 1310-58-3 KOH NaOH LiOH SUBSTANCES HAZARDS NAME EFFECTS DUST EXPOSURE LIMITS CARCINOGENICITY NICKEL LD50/ORAL/RAT: VME: 1000 (MICRO)G/M3 OCCUPATIONAL HYDROXIDE 1600 MG/KG VLE: HYDROXIDE LD50: VME: 100 (MICRO)G/M3 DE COBALT NOT AVAILABLE VLE: ALKALINE LD50/ORAL/RAT: KOH VME: 2 MG/M3 HYDROXIDES 365 MG/KG NaOH VME: 2 MG/M3 LiOH VME: 25 (MICRO)G/M3
THE STORAGE BATTERY IS TCLP TOXIC. IF NOR RECYCLE, MUST BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
13.1 INCINERATION: NEVER INCINERATE Ni-MH BATTERIES. 13.2 LANDFILL: NEVER DISPOSE Ni-MH BATTERIES AS LANDFILL. 13.3 RECYCLING: NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES CAN BE FULLY RECYCLABLE. THEY ARE SUBMITTED TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY DIRECTIVE 91-157/CE. STI RECOMMENDS PROPER RECYCLING OF THESE BATTERIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. YOU MAY REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE: WWW.OCDE.ORG/EHS.HTM *.YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT STI. * THIS PAGE PROVIDES LINKS TO DIFFERENT NATIONAL BATTERY ASSOCIATIONS AND NATIONAL COLLECTION & RECYCLING ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH THE LATEST UPDATE ON COLLECTION & RECYCLING IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES.
SEALED Ni-MH BATTERIES WITH SLEEVE ARE NOT SUBMITTED TO SPECIFIC TRANSPORT OBLIGATIONS. SEALED Ni-MH BATTERIES WITHOUT SLEEVE ARE SUBMITTED TO ADR PRESCRIPTION UNDER UNO CODE 2800.
NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES ATE SUBMITTED TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY DIRECTIVE 91-157/CE FOR RECYCLING.
CONSULT STI SPECIFICATIONS AND PRECAUTIONS OF USE FOR OPTIMIZED USE. STI (HONG KONG) LIMITED MSDS USA (Ni-MH).DOC AUGUST 2007 |