| Common Name: | FORANE 134A |
| Manufacturer: | ATOFINA CHEMICALS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 9/20/2001 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 20RG38, 20RG69, 38Y046, 38Y047, 38Y109, 38Y111, 40G457, 40G459, 40G461 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
A
ATOFINA
ATOFINA CHEMICALS, INC.
FORANE(R) 134A
| 1 PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
FLUOROCHEMICALS GROUP
2000 MARKET STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS:
CHEMTREC: (800) 424-9300 (24HRS) OR (703) 527-3887
MEDICAL:
ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON CONTROL CENTER: (303) 623-5716 (24HRS)
INFORMATION TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
PHONE NUMBER: 800-245-5858
AVAILABLE HRS: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM (EASTERN)
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
PRODUCT NAME: FORANE(R) 134A
PRODUCT SYNONYM(S):
A LIST OF APPLICABLE PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND IN SECTION 16
CHEMICAL FAMILY: HYDROFLUOROCARBON
CHEMICAL FORMULA: CF3CH2F
CHEMICAL NAME: 1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE (HFC-134A)
EPA REG NUM:
PRODUCT USE: REFRIGERANT
| 2 COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
INGREDIENT NAME CAS REGISTRY NUMBER TYPICAL WT. % OSHA
1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE 811-97-2 100% Y
(HFC-134A)
THE SUBSTANCE(S) MARKED WITH A "Y" IN THE OSHA COLUMN, ARE IDENTIFIED AS
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA OF THE OSHA COMMUNICATION
STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200)
THIS MATERIAL IS CLASSIFIED AS HAZARDOUS UNDER FEDERAL OSHA REGULATION.
THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ALL ON THE TSCA INVENTORY LIST.
| 3 HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUIFIED GAS WITH FAINT ETHERAL (ETHER LIKE) ODOR.
WARNING!
LIQUID AND GAS UNDER PRESSURE, OVERHEATING AND OVERPRESSURIZING MAY CAUSE
GAS RELEASE OR VIOLENT CYLINDER BURSTING. MAY DECOMPOSE ON CONTACT WITH
FLAMES OR EXTREMELY HOT METAL SURFACES TO PRODUCE TOXIC AND CORROSIVE
PRODUCTS. VAPOR REDUCES OXYGEN AVAILABLE FOR BREATHING AND IS HEAVIER THAN
AIR. HARMFUL IF INHALED AND MAY CAUSE HEART IRREGULARITIES, UNCONSCIOUSNESS
OR DEATH. LIQUID CONTACT WITH EYES OR SKIN MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE.
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS:
INHALATION AND SKIN CONTACT ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE PRIMARY ROUTES OF
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO THIS MATERIAL. AS WITH MOST LIQUIFIED GASES,
CONTACT WITH THE RAPIDLY VOLATILIZING LIQUID OR COLD VAPOR CAN CAUSE
FROSTBITE TO ANY TISSUE. HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS ARE IRRITATING TO THE
EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT AND MAY RESULT IN CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS)
EFFECTS SUCH AS HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, ANESTHESIA, DROWSINESS AND, IN SEVERE
EXPOSURE, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND DEATH. THE DENSE VAPOR OF THIS MATERIAL
MAY REDUCE THE AVAILABLE OXYGEN FOR BREATHING AND PRODUCE SYMPTOMS SUCH AS
HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, CYANOSIS AND LACK OF MUSCLE CONTROL
FOLLOWED BY COLLAPSE. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO AN OXYGEN-DEFICIENT ATMOSPHERE
MAY BE FATAL. INHALATION OF THIS MATERIAL MAY CAUSE AN INCREASE IN THE
SENSITIVITY OF THE HEART TO ADRENALINE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN IRREGULAR OR
RAPID HEARTBEATS AND REDUCED HEART FUNCTION. WORKERS WITH HEART DISEASE OR
COMPROMISED HEART FUNCTION SHOULD LIMIT EXPOSURE TO THIS MATERIAL.
| 4 FIRST AID MEASURES | |
IF IN EYES:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS.
IF ON SKIN:
FLUSH EXPOSED SKIN WITH LUKEWARM WATER (NOT HOT), OR USE OTHER MEANS TO
WARM SKIN SLOWLY. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF FROSTBITTEN BY LIQUID OR IF
IRRITATION OCCURES.
IF SWALLOWED: NOT APPLICABLE - PRODUCT IS A GAS AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.
IF INHALED:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. DO NOT GIVE
ADRENALINE, EPINEPHRIN OR SIMILAR DRUGS FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO THIS
PRODUCT.
| 5 FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
FIRE AND EXPLOSIVE PROPERTIES:
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: 743 C (1 BAR)
FLASH POINT: NA - GAS
FLASH POINT METHOD:
FLAMMABLE LIMITS:
UPPER: NA
LOWER: NA
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO SURROUNDING FIRE CONDITIONS.
FIRE FIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS:
STOP THE FLOW OF GAS IF POSSIBLE. USE WATER SPRAY ON PERSON MAKING
SHUT-OFF. FIRE FIGHTERS AND OTHERS WHO MAY BE EXPOSED TO PRODUCTS OF
COMBUSTION SHOULD WEAR FULL FIRE FIGHTING TURN OUT GEAR (FULL BUNKER GEAR)
AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (PRESSURE DEMAND NIOSH APPROVED OR
EQUIVALENT). FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY DECONTAMINATED
AFTER USE.
FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
MAY DECOMPOSE ON CONTACT WITH FLAMES OR EXTREMELY HOT METAL SURFACES TO
PRODUCE TOXIC AND CORROSIVE PRODUCTS. LIQUID AND GAS UNDER PRESSURE,
OVERHEATING OR OVERPRESSURIZING MAY CAUSE GAS RELEASE AND/OR VIOLENT
CYLINDER BURSTING. CONTAINER MAY EXPLODE IF HEATED DUE TO RESULTING
PRESSURE RISE. SOME MIXTURES OF HCFCS AND/OR HFCS, AND AIR OR OXYGEN MAY BE
COMBUSTIBLE IF PRESSURIZED AND EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT OR FLAME.
| 6 ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
IN CASE OF SPILL OR LEAK:
USE HALOGEN LEAK DETECTOR OR OTHER SUITABLE MEANS TO LOCATE LEAKS OR CHECK
ATMOSPHERE. KEEP UPWIND.
EVACUATE ENCLOSED SPACES AND DISPERSE GAS WITH FLOOR-LEVEL FORCED-AIR
VENTILATION. EXHAUST VAPORS OUTDOORS.
DO NOT SMOKE OR OPERATE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES. REMOVE FLAMES AND
HEATING ELEMENTS.
| 7 HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING:
AVOID BREATHING GAS. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. KEEP
CONTAINER CLOSED. USE ONLY WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. DO NOT ENTER CONFINED
SPACES UNLESS ADEQUATELY VENTILATED.
STORAGE:
DO NOT APPLY DIRECT FLAME TO CYLINDER. DO NOT STORE CYLINDER IN DIRECT SUN
OR EXPOSE IT TO HEAT ABOVE 120 F. DO NOT DROP OR REFILL THIS CYLINDER. KEEP
AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND FLAMES.
| 8 EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
INVESTIGATE ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE EXPOSURES BELOW AIRBORNE
EXPOSURE LIMITS. PROVIDE VENTILATION IF NECESSARY TO CONTROL EXPOSURE
LEVELS BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS (SEE BELOW). IF PRACTICAL, USE LOCAL
MECHANICAL EXHAUST VENTILATION AT SOURCES OF AIR CONTAMINATION SUCH AS OPEN
PROCESS EQUIPMENT.
EYE / FACE PROTECTION:
WHERE THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR EYE CONTACT, WEAR CHEMICAL GOGGLES AND HAVE
EYE FLUSHING EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE.
SKIN PROTECTION:
WEAR APPROPRIATE CHEMICAL RESISTANT PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND CHEMICAL
RESISTANT GLOVES TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
CONSULT GLOVE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE TYPE GLOVE MATERIAL FOR
GIVEN APPLICATION. RINSE CONTAMINATED SKIN PROMPTLY. WASH CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING AND CLEAN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BEFORE REUSE. WASH SKIN THOROUGHLY
AFTER HANDLING.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
AVOID BREATHING GAS. WHEN AIRBORNE EXPOSURE LIMITS ARE EXCEEDED (SEE
BELOW), USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE TO
THE MATERIAL AND/OR ITS COMPONENTS (FULL FACEPIECE RECOMMENDED). CONSULT
RESPIRATOR MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE TYPE EQUIPMENT FOR A GIVEN
APPLICATION. OBSERVE RESPIRATOR USE LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED BY NIOSH OR THE
MANUFACTURER. FOR EMERGENCY AND OTHER CONDITIONS WHERE EXPOSURE LIMIT MAY
BE SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDED, USE AN APPROVED FULL FACE POSITIVE-PRESSURE,
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS OR POSITIVE-PRESSURE AIRLINE WITH
AUXILIARY SELF-CONTAINED AIR SUPPLY.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAMS MUST COMPLY WITH 29 CFR SUBSECTION
1910.134.
AIRBORNE EXPOSURE GUIDELINES FOR INGREDIENTS:
EXPOSURE LIMIT VALUE
1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE (HFC-134A)
WEEL TWA 1000 PPM 4240 MG/M3
ONLY THOSE COMPONENTS WITH EXPOSURE LIMITS ARE PRINTED IN THIS SECTION.
SKIN CONTACT LIMITS DESIGNATED WITH A "Y" ABOVE HAVE SKIN CONTACT EFFECT.
AIR SAMPLING ALONE IS INSUFFICIENT TO ACCURATELY QUANTITATE EXPOSURE.
MEASURES TO PREVENT SIGNIFICANT CUTANEOUS ABSORPTION MAY BE REQUIRED.
ACGIH SENSITIZER DESIGNATOR WITH A VALUE OF "Y" ABOVE MEANS THAT EXPOSURE
TO THIS MATERIAL MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS.
WEEL-AIHA SENSITIZER DESIGNATOR WITH A VALUE OF "Y" ABOVE MEANS THAT
EXPOSURE TO THIS MATERIAL MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTIONS.
| 9 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
APPEARANCE/ODOR:
CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUIFIED GAS WITH FAINT ETHERAL (ETHER LIKE) ODOR.
PH: NA
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.21 @ 4 C
VAPOR PRESSURE: 0.665 MPA (6.66 BAR) (25 C)
VAPOR DENSITY: 3.25
MELTING POINT: NE
FREEZING POINT: -101 C (-149.8 F)
BOILING POINT: -26.4 C/ -15.5 F
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: (25 C): 0.9 G/L
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 102.03
BULK DENSITY: 1.21 @ 25 C (G/CM3)
N-OCTANOL/WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT: LOG POW: 1.06
OTHER PHYSICAL DATA:
DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE: >370 C (700 F)
CRITICAL TEMPERATURE: 101 C
CRITICAL PRESSURE: 4.07 MPA (40.7 BAR)
| 10 STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
STABILITY:
THIS MATERIAL IS CHEMICALLY STABLE UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS OR STORAGE,
SHIPMENT AND/OR USE. SEE HANDLING AND STORAGE SECTION OF THIS MSDS FOR
SPECIFIED CONDITIONS.
INCOMPATIBILITY:
AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG ALKALIS OR ALKALINE EARTH METALS, FINELY POWDERED
METALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM, MAGNESIUM OR ZINC AND STRONG OXIDIZERS, SINCE THEY
MAY REACT OR ACCELERATE DECOMPOSITION.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS INCLUDE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, HYDROGEN
CHLORIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE AND CHLORINE.
| 11 TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE (HFC-134A):
NO SKIN ALLERGY WAS OBSERVED IN GUINEA PIGS FOLLOWING REPEATED EXPOSURE.
ACUTE INHALATION EXPOSURE PRODUCED ANESTHETIC EFFECTS IN MICE, DOGS, CATS
AND MONKEYS. REPEATED INHALATION EXPOSURE PRODUCED NO ADVERSE EFFECTS IN
RATS. INHALATION OF THIS MATERIAL, FOLLOWED BY INTRAVENOUS INJECTION OF
EPINEPHRINE TO SIMULATE STRESS REACTIONS, RESULTED IN CARDIAC SENSITIZATION
IN DOGS. FOLLOWING LONG-TERM INHALATION STUDIES IN RATS, AN INCREASED
INCIDENCE OF BENIGN TUMORS (AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS) IN THE TESTES WERE THE
ONLY TUMORS OBSERVED. NO BIRTH DEFECTS WERE NOTED IN THE OFFSPRING OF RATS
EXPOSED TO THIS MATERIAL BY INHALATION DURING PREGNANCY, EVEN AT DOSAGES
WHICH PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECTS IN THE MOTHER. THIS MATERIAL
PRODUCED NO GENETIC CHANGES IN STANDARD TESTS USING BACTERIAL OR ANIMAL
CELLS AND WHOLE ANIMALS.
SINGLE EXPOSURE (ACUTE) STUDIES INDICATE:
INHALATION:
PRACTICALLY NON-TOXIC TO RATS (4-HR LC50 >500,000 PPM; 30-MIN LC50 APPROX.
750,000 PPM)
EYE IRRITATION: SLIGHTLY IRRITATING TO RABBITS
SKIN IRRITATION: SLIGHTLY IRRITATING TO RABBITS (24-HR EXPOSURE)
| 12 ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
BASED ON ITS LOW N-OCTANOL/WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT (LOG POW OF 1.06),
BIOACCUMULATION OF THIS MATERIAL IS CONSIDERED UNLIKELY.
CHEMICAL FATE INFORMATION:
BASED ON ITS LOW N-OCTANOL/WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT (LOG POW 1.06),
BIOACCUMULATION OF THIS MATERIAL IS CONSIDERED UNLIKELY. WHEN EVALUATED IN
A 28 DAY ACTIVATED SLUDGE TEST, 3% DEGRADATION OF THIS MATERIAL WAS
OBSERVED.
| 13 DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
WASTE DISPOSAL:
RECOVER, RECLAIM OR RECYCLE WHEN PRACTICAL. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.
NOTE:
CHEMICAL ADDITIONS TO, PROCESSING OF, OR OTHERWISE ALTERING THIS MATERIAL
MAY MAKE THIS WASTE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION INCOMPLETE, INACCURATE, OR
OTHERWISE INAPPROPRIATE. FURTHERMORE, STATE AND LOCAL WASTE DISPOSAL
REQUIREMENTS MAY BE MORE RESTRICTIVE OR OTHERWISE DIFFERENT FROM FEDERAL
LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
| 14 TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
DOT NAME: 1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE
DOT TECHNICAL NAME:
DOT HAZARD CLASS: 2.2
UN NUMBER: UN 3159
DOT PACKING GROUP: PG NA
RQ:
| 15 REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
HAZARD CATEGORIES UNDER CRITERIA OF SARA TITLE III RULES (40 CFR PART 370):
IMMEDIATE (ACUTE) HEALTH (Y)
FIRE (N)
DELAYED (CHRONIC) HEALTH (N)
REACTIVE (N)
SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSURE (Y)
THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE ALL ON THE TSCA INVENTORY LIST.
INGREDIENT RELATED REGULATORY INFORMATION:
SARA REPORTABLE QUANTITIES CERCLA RQ SARA TPQ
1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE (HFC-134A) NE
| 16 OTHER INFORMATION | |
REVISION INFORMATION:
REVISION DATE: 20 SEP 2001
REVISION NUMBER: 6
SUPERCEDES REVISION DATED: 13-JUL-2000
REVISION SUMMARY:
REVISED SECTION: 9.
KEY:
NE = NOT ESTABLISHED
NA = NOT APPLICABLE
(R) = REGISTERED TRADEMARK
MISCELLANEOUS:
THIS MSDS APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING GRADES:
FORANE 134A - APPLIANCE GRADE
FORANE 134A
ATOFINA CHEMICALS, INC. BELIEVES THAT THE INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
CONTAINED HEREIN (INCLUDING DATA AND STATEMENTS) ARE ACCURATE AS OF THE
DATE HEREOF. NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY, OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE
CONCERNING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN
RELATES ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC PRODUCT DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE VALID WHERE
SUCH PRODUCT IS USED IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR IN ANY
PROCESS. FURTHER, SINCE THE CONDITIONS AND METHODS OF USE ARE BEYOND THE
CONTROL OF ATOFINA CHEMICALS, ATOFINA CHEMICALS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND
ALL LIABILITY AS TO ANY RESULTS OBTAINED OR ARISING FROM ANY USE OF THE
PRODUCT OR RELIANCE ON SUCH INFORMATION.
PRODUCT CODE: 04134
REVISION: 6
ISSUED: 20 SEP 2001