| Common Name: | PRIMARY LITHIUM/THIONYL CHLORIDE UNIT CELLS AND MULTI-CELL BATTERY PACKS (LI-SOC |
| Manufacturer: | SAFT AMERICA |
| SDS Revision Date: | 2/1/2011 |
| SDS Format: | EU |
| Item Number(s): | 4FJL3 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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SAFT
MATERIAL/PRODUCT SAFETY DATA SHEET
(MSDS-PSDS)
LS/LSH PRODUCTS:
LITHIUM/THIONYL CHLORIDE SINGLE CELLS AND MULTI-CELL BATTERY PACKS
REVISION: 10
DATE: 02/2011
| 1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OR PREPARATION AND COMPANY |  |
PRODUCT:
PRIMARY LITHIUM/THIONYL CHLORIDE UNIT CELLS AND MULTI-CELL BATTERY PACKS
(Li-SOCl2)
PRODUCTION SITES:
SAFT LTD.
RIVER DRIVE
TYNE & WEAR
SOUTH SHIELDS NE33 2TR
UK
PH.: +44 191 456 1451
FAX: +44 191 456 6383
SAFT
RUE GEORGES LECLANCHE
BP 1039
86060 POITIERS CEDEX 9
FRANCE
PH.: +33 (0)5 49 55 48 48
FAX: +33 (0)5 49 55 48 50
SAFT AMERICA INC
313 CRESCENT STREET
VALDESE NC 28690
USA
PH.: +1 828 874 4111
FAX: +1 828 874 2431
SAFT BATTERIES CO., LTD.
ZHUHAI FREE TRADE ZONE
LIANFENG ROAD
ZHUHAI 519030
GUANGDONG PROVINCE
CHINA
PH.: +86 756 881 9318
FAX: +86 756 881 9328
WWW.SAFTBATTERIES.COM (SECTION "CONTACT")
EMERGENCY CONTACT:
FOR CHEMICAL EMERGENCY ONLY (SPILL, LEAK, FIRE, EXPOSURE OR ACCIDENT), CALL
CHEMTREC AT:
INTERNATIONAL: +1-703-527-3887
WITHIN THE USA: 1-800-424-9300
| 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
DO NOT SHORT CIRCUIT, RECHARGE, PUNCTURE, INCINERATE, CRUSH, IMMERSE, FORCE
DISCHARGE OR EXPOSE TO TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE DECLARED OPERATING
TEMPERATURE RANGE OF THE PRODUCT. RISK OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION. THE
LITHIUM-THIONYL CHLORIDE BATTERIES DESCRIBED IN THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET ARE
SEALED UNITS WHICH ARE NOT HAZARDOUS WHEN USED ACCORDING TO THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MANUFACTURER.
UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE, THE ELECTRODE MATERIALS AND LIQUID
ELECTROLYTE THEY CONTAIN ARE NOT EXPOSED TO THE OUTSIDE, PROVIDED THE
BATTERY INTEGRITY IS MAINTAINED AND SEALS REMAIN INTACT. RISK OF EXPOSURE
ONLY IN CASE OF ABUSE (MECHANICAL, THERMAL, ELECTRICAL) WHICH LEADS TO THE
ACTIVATION OF SAFETY VALVES AND/OR THE RUPTURE OF THE BATTERY CONTAINER.
ELECTROLYTE LEAKAGE, ELECTRODE MATERIALS REACTION WITH MOISTURE/WATER OR
BATTERY VENT/EXPLOSION/FIRE MAY FOLLOW, DEPENDING UPON THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
| 3. COMPOSITION & INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
EACH CELL CONSISTS OF A HERMETICALLY SEALED METALLIC CONTAINER CONTAINING A
NUMBER OF CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION OF WHICH THE FOLLOWING
COULD POTENTIALLY BE HAZARDOUS UPON RELEASE.
INGREDIENT CONTENT CAS NO. CHIP CLASSIFICATION
LITHIUM 3.5-5% 7439-93-2 EXTREMELY OR HIGHLY FLAMMABLE
(Li) CORROSIVE
F; R14/15
C; R34
R14/15, R21, R22, R35, R41, R43
S2, S8, S45
THIONYL CHLORIDE 40-46% 7719-09-7 HARMFUL
(SOCl2) IRRITANT
CORROSIVE
C; R14, R21, R22, R35,
R37, R41, R42/43
S2, S8, S24, S26, S36, S37, S45
ALUMINUM CHLORIDE 1-5% 7446-70-0 CORROSIVE
ANHYDROUS IRRITANT
(AlCl3) R14, R22, R37, R41, R43.
S2, S8, S22, S24, S26, S36, S45
CARBON 3-4% 1333-86-4 NONE KNOWN
(Cn)
AMOUNT VARIES DEPENDING ON CELL SIZE.
| 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
INHALATION:
REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE, REST AND KEEP WARM.
IN SEVERE CASES OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SKIN CONTACT:
WASH OFF SKIN THOROUGHLY WITH WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND WASH
BEFORE RE-USE. IN SEVERE CASES OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EYE CONTACT:
IRRIGATE THOROUGHLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION:
WASH OUT MOUTH THOROUGHLY WITH WATER AND GIVE PLENTY OF WATER TO DRINK.
OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
FURTHER TREATMENT:
ALL CASES OF EYE CONTAMINATION, PERSISTENT SKIN IRRITATION AND CASUALTIES
WHO HAVE SWALLOWED THIS SUBSTANCE OR BEEN AFFECTED BY BREATHING ITS VAPORS
SHOULD BE SEEN BY A DOCTOR.
| 5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
CO2 EXTINGUISHERS OR, EVEN PREFERABLY, COPIOUS QUANTITIES OF WATER OR
WATER-BASED FOAM, CAN BE USED TO COOL DOWN BURNING Li- SOCl2 CELLS AND
BATTERIES, AS LONG AS THE EXTENT OF THE FIRE HAS NOT PROGRESSED TO THE POINT
THAT THE LITHIUM METAL THEY CONTAIN IS EXPOSED (MARKED BY DEEP RED FLAMES).
DO NOT USE FOR THIS PURPOSE SAND, DRY POWDER OR SODA ASH, GRAPHITE POWDER OR
FIRE BLANKETS.
USE ONLY METAL (CLASS D) EXTINGUISHERS ON RAW LITHIUM.
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
USE WATER OR CO2 ON BURNING Li-SOCl2 CELLS OR BATTERIES AND CLASS D FIRE
EXTINGUISHING AGENT ONLY ON RAW LITHIUM.
| 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
REMOVE PERSONNEL FROM AREA UNTIL FUMES DISSIPATE. DO NOT BREATHE VAPORS OR
TOUCH LIQUID WITH BARE HANDS.
IF THE SKIN HAS COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ELECTROLYTE, IT SHOULD BE WASHED
THOROUGHLY WITH WATER.
SAND OR EARTH SHOULD BE USED TO ABSORB ANY EXUDED MATERIAL. SEAL LEAKING
BATTERY AND CONTAMINATED ABSORBENT MATERIAL IN PLASTIC BAG AND DISPOSE OF AS
SPECIAL WASTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL REGULATIONS.
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING:
DO NOT CRUSH, PIERCE, SHORT (+) AND (-) BATTERY TERMINALS WITH CONDUCTIVE
(I.E. METAL) GOODS. DO NOT DIRECTLY HEAT OR SOLDER. DO NOT THROW INTO FIRE.
DO NOT MIX BATTERIES OF DIFFERENT AND BRANDS. DO NOT MIX NEW AND USED
BATTERIES. KEEP BATTERIES IN NON CONDUCTIVE (I.E. PLASTIC) TRAYS.
STORAGE:
STORE IN A COOL (PREFERABLY BELOW 30 DEG. C) AND VENTILATED AREA, AWAY FROM
MOISTURE, SOURCES OF HEAT, OPEN FLAMES, FOOD AND DRINK.
KEEP ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN WALLS AND BATTERIES.
TEMPERATURE ABOVE 100 DEG. C MAY RESULT IN BATTERY LEAKAGE AND RUPTURE.
SINCE SHORT CIRCUIT CAN CAUSE BURNS, LEAKAGE AND RUPTURE HAZARD, KEEP
BATTERIES IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING UNTIL USE AND DO NOT JUMBLE THEM.
OTHER:
LITHIUM-THIONYL CHLORIDE BATTERIES ARE NOT RECHARGEABLE AND SHOULD NOT BE
TENTATIVELY CHARGED.
FOLLOW MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED CURRENTS
AND OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE.
APPLYING PRESSURE ON DEFORMING THE BATTERY MAY LEAD TO DISASSEMBLY FOLLOWED
BY EYE, SKIN AND THROAT IRRITATION.
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS & PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE STANDARD:
COMPOUND 8HR TWA 15MIN TWA SK
SULFUR DIOXIDE 1 PPM 1 PPM
HYDROGEN CHLORIDE 1 PPM 5 PPM
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
IN ALL FIRE SITUATIONS, USE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
HAND PROTECTION: IN THE EVENT OF LEAKAGE WEAR GLOVES.
EYE PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES ARE RECOMMENDED DURING HANDLING.
OTHER: IN THE EVENT OF LEAKAGE, WEAR CHEMICAL APRON.
| 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
APPEARANCE: CYLINDRICAL OR PRISMATIC SHAPE
ODOR: IF LEAKING, GIVES OFF A PUNGENT CORROSIVE ODOR.
pH: NOT APPLICABLE
FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE UNLESS INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS EXPOSED
FLAMMABILITY: NOT APPLICABLE UNLESS INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS EXPOSED
RELATIVE DENSITY: NOT APPLICABLE UNLESS INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS EXPOSED
SOLUBILITY (WATER): NOT APPLICABLE UNLESS INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS EXPOSED
SOLUBILITY (OTHER): NOT APPLICABLE UNLESS INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS EXPOSED
| 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
PRODUCT IS STABLE UNDER CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 7.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
HEAT ABOVE 100 (150 DEG. C FOR THE LSH 20-150 CELLS AND THE BATTERY PACKS
ASSEMBLED FROM THEM) OR INCINERATE. DEFORM. MUTILATE. CRUSH. PIERCE.
DISASSEMBLE RECHARGE. SHORT CIRCUIT. EXPOSE OVER A LONG PERIOD TO HUMID
CONDITIONS.
MATERIALS TO AVOID:
OXIDIZING AGENTS, ALKALIS, WATER. AVOID ELECTROLYTE CONTACT WITH ALUMINUM OR
ZINC.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
HYDROGEN (H2) AS WELL AS LITHIUM OXIDE (Li2O) AND LITHIUM HYDROXIDE (LiOH)
DUST IS PRODUCED IN CASE OF REACTION OF LITHIUM METAL WITH WATER.
CHLORINE (Cl2), SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2) AND DISULFUR DICHLORIDE (S2Cl2) ARE
PRODUCED IN CASE OF THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF THIONYL CHLORIDE ABOVE
140 DEG. C.
HYDROCHLORIC ACID (HCl) AND SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2) ARE PRODUCED IN CASE OF
REACTION OF THIONYL CHLORIDE WITH WATER AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
HYDROCHLORIC ACID (HCl) FUMES, LITHIUM OXIDE, (Li2O), LITHIUM HYDROXIDE
(LiOH) AND ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE (Al(OH)3) DUST ARE PRODUCED IN CASE OF
REACTION OF LITHIUM TETRACHLOROALUMINATE (LiAlCl4) WITH WATER.
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS:
NONE, UNLESS BATTERY RUPTURES. IN THE EVENT OF EXPOSURE TO INTERNAL
CONTENTS, CORROSIVE FUMES WILL BE VERY IRRITATING TO SKIN, EYES AND MUCOUS
MEMBRANES. OVEREXPOSURE CAN CAUSE SYMPTOMS OF NON-FIBROTIC LUNG INJURY AND
MEMBRANE IRRITATION.
INHALATION: LUNG IRRITANT.
SKIN CONTACT: SKIN IRRITANT.
EYE CONTACT: EYE IRRITANT.
INGESTION:
TISSUE DAMAGE TO THROAT AND GASTRO-RESPIRATORY TRACT IF SWALLOWED.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
IN THE EVENT OF EXPOSURE TO INTERNAL CONTENT ECZEMA, SKIN ALLERGIES, LUNG
INJURIES, ASTHMA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY DISORDERS MAY OCCUR.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
MAMMALIAN EFFECTS: NONE KNOWN IF USED/DISPOSED OF CORRECTLY.
ECO-TOXICITY: NONE KNOWN IF USED/DISPOSED OF CORRECTLY.
BIOACCUMULATION POTENTIAL: NONE KNOWN IF USED/DISPOSED OF CORRECTLY.
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: NONE KNOWN IF USED/DISPOSED OF CORRECTLY.
| 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
DO NOT INCINERATE, OR SUBJECT CELLS TO TEMPERATURES IN EXCESS OF 100 DEG. C.
SUCH ABUSE CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF SEAL, LEAKAGE, AND/OR CELL EXPLOSION.
DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROPRIATE LOCAL REGULATIONS.
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
NOTE:
WHEN MANUFACTURING A NEW BATTERY PACK, ONE MUST ASSURE THAT IT IS TESTED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE UN MODEL REGULATIONS, MANUAL OF TESTS AND CRITERIA, PART
III, SUBSECTION 38.3
LABEL FOR CONVEYANCE:
FOR THE SINGLE CELL BATTERIES AND MULTICELL BATTERY PACKS THAT ARE
NON-RESTRICTED TO TRANSPORT (NON-ASSIGNED TO THE MISCELLANEOUS CLASS 9),
USE LITHIUM BATTERIES INSIDE LABEL.
FOR THE SINGLE CELL BATTERIES AND MULTICELL BATTERY PACKS WHICH ARE
RESTRICTED TO TRANSPORT (ASSIGNED TO CLASS 9), USE CLASS 9 MISCELLANEOUS
DANGEROUS GOODS AND UN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER LABELS.
IN ALL CASES, REFER TO THE PRODUCT TRANSPORT CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE
MANUFACTURER.
UN NUMBERS:
UN 3090 (SHIPMENT OF CELLS AND BATTERIES IN BULK)
UN 3091 (CELLS AND BATTERIES CONTAINED IN EQUIPMENT OR PACKED WITH IT)
SHIPPING NAMES: LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES
HAZARD CLASSIFICATION:
DEPENDING ON THEIR LITHIUM METAL CONTENT, SOME SINGLE CELLS AND SMALL
MULTICELL BATTERY MAY BE NON-ASSIGNED TO CLASS 9 (REFER TO TRANSPORT
CERTIFICATE)
PACKING GROUP: II
IMDG CODE:
3090 (Li BATTERIES)
3091 (Li BATTERIES CONTAINED IN EQUIPMENT OR PACKED WITH IT)
CAS:
EMS NO.: F-A, S-I
MARINE POLLUTANT: NO
ADR CLASS: CLASS 9
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
REGULATIONS SPECIFICALLY APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCT:
ACGIH AND OSHA:
SEE EXPOSURE LIMITS OF THE INTERNAL INGREDIENTS OF THE BATTERY IN SECTION 8.
IATA/ICAO (AIR TRANSPORTATION): UN 3090 OR UN 3091
IMDG (SEA TRANSPORTATION): UN 3090 OR UN 3091
TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THE US-DOT, 49 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
RISK PHRASES:
LITHIUM (Li):
R14/15:
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER, LIBERATING EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE GASES.
HARMFUL IN CONTACT WITH SKIN.
R21: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
R22: CAUSES BURNS.
R35: RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO EYE.
R41 R42/43: MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY INHALATION AND SKIN CONTACT.
THIONYL CHLORIDE (SOCl2):
R14: REACTS WITH WATER.
R22: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
R35: CAUSES BURNS.
R37: IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
R41: RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO EYE.
R42/43: MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY INHALATION AND SKIN CONTACT.
ALUMINUM CHLORIDE ANHYDROUS (AlCl3):
R14: REACTS WITH WATER.
R22: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED.
R37: IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
R41: RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE TO EYE.
R43: MAY CAUSE SENSITIZATION BY SKIN CONTACT.
SAFETY PHRASES:
LITHIUM (Li):
S2: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
S8: KEEP AWAY FROM MOISTURE
S45: IN CASE OF INCIDENT, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
THIONYL CHLORIDE (SOCl2):
S2: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
S8: KEEP AWAY FROM MOISTURE.
S24: AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN.
S26: IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER.
S36: WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
S37: WEAR SUITABLE GLOVES.
S45: IN CASE OF INCIDENT, SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
ALUMINUM CHLORIDE ANHYDROUS (AlCl3):
S2: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
S8 S22: KEEP AWAY FROM MOISTURE.
S24 S26: DO NOT BREATHE DUST. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN.
S36:
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF WATER. WEAR
SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
UK REGULATORY REFERENCES: CLASSIFIED UNDER CHIP
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM SOURCES CONSIDERED TO BE DEPENDABLE
AND IS, TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, ACCURATE AND RELIABLE AS OF
THE DATE COMPILED. HOWEVER, NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY (EITHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED) OR GUARANTEE IS MADE TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR COMPLETENESS
OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.
THIS INFORMATION RELATES TO THE SPECIFIC MATERIALS DESIGNATED AND MAY NOT BE
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SAFT DOES NOT ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MAY OCCUR,
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EDITION: 10 - FEBRUARY 2011
SIGNATURE:
NICOLAS PAQUIN
LITHIUM PRODUCT MANAGER