Product ID:310 LIME
MSDS Date:08/11/1993
FSC:3439
NIIN:01-104-9528
MSDS Number: BXYDZ

ALLOY RODS CORPORATION

WILSON AVENUE
HANOVER, PA 17331

Emergency Phone: 717-637-8911

Info Phone: 717-637-8911

Cage: 84021

ESAB GROUP INC

517 HANOVER, PA 17331 US

Telephone: 717-637-8911 OR 800-933-7070

Cage: 84021

IRON

CAS: 7439-89-6

RTECS: NO4565500

OSHA PEL 10MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5MG/M3

NICKEL (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

Fraction By Weight: 15-18%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9192

MANGANESE

CAS: 7439-96-5

RTECS: OO9275000

Fraction By Weight: 2.5%

CHROMIUM

CAS: 7440-47-3

RTECS: GB4200000

Fraction By Weight: 20-30%

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

FLUORINE

CAS: 7782-41-4

RTECS: LM6475000

EPA Report Quantity: 10 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 10 LBS

CALCIUM CARBONATE

CAS: 471-34-1

RTECS: FF9335000

SILICON & SILICON DIOXIDE

CAS: 7440-21-3

RTECS: VW0400000

SILICATE BINDERS

CAS: 10006-28-7

LD50 LC50 Mixture:TLV: 5 MG/ME WELDING FUMES
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE-MAY INCLUDE IRRITATION OF THE
EYE, LUNG, NOSE & THROAT. PULMONARY EDEMA, ASPHYXIATION & DEATH.
CHRONIC-PULMONARY FIBROSIS AND EDEMA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHROMIUM VI IS A HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
CHROMIUM III IS A SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN. NI IS A SUSPECTED
HUMAN CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:WATERY EYES, NOSE AND THROAT IRRITATION,
HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, FREQUENT COUGHING OR
CHEST PAIN. METALLIC TASTE, NAUSEA, TIGHTNESS OF CHEST AND ALLERGIC
REACTION. LANGUOR, SLEEPINE SS, MUSCULAR WEAKNESS, EMOTIONAL
DISTURBANCES AND SPASTIC GAIT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS WITH ALLERGIES OR
IMPAIRED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION MAY HAVE SYMPTOMS WORSENED BY
EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES.

First Aid:IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL FOR MEDICAL AID. EMPLOY FIRST AID
TECHNIQUES RECOMMENDED BY THE RED CROSS. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT
GIVE OXYGEN & CALL A PHYSICIAN. FOR ELECTRIC SHOCK DISCONNECT &
TURN OFF THE POWER. IF NOT BREATHING BEGIN ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION,
PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH. IF NO DETECTABLE PULSE BEGIN CARDIO
PULMONARY RESUSCITATION. IMMEDIATELY CALL PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA RECOMMENDED FOR THE BURNING
MATERIAL AND FIRE SITUATION.
Fire Fighting Procedures:THIS PRODUCT WILL NOT BURN. HOWEVER, WELDING
ARCS AND SPARKS CAN IGNITE COMBUSTIBLES AND FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NO.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Precautions:TRAIN THE WELDER NOT TO TOUCH LIVE ELCTRICAL PARTS
AND TO INSULATE HIMSELF FROM WORK AND GROUND.

Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATOR OR AIR SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED SPACE OR WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST OR
VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP EXPOSURE BELOW TLV.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH VENTILATION, LOCAL EXHAUST AT THE ARC, OR BOTH,
TO KEEP THE FUMES & GASES BELOW THE TLV IN BREATHING ZONES.
Protective Gloves:WELDER'S GLOVES.
Eye Protection:HELMET OR FACE SHIELD WITH FILTER LENS.
Other Protective Equipment:ARM PROTECTORS, APRONS, HATS, SHOULDER
PROTECTION, AS WELL AS DARK SUBSTANTIAL CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING, SMOKING,
USING SANITARY FACILITIES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PROVIDE PROTECTIVE SCREENS AND FLASH GOGGLES, IF NECESSARY, TO SHIELD
OTHERS.

HCC:N1
Appearance and Odor:SOLID STAINLESS STEEL CORE WIRE WITH FLUX COATING,
ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE CURRENTLY KNOWN.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WELDING FUMES & GASES CANNOT BE
CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. THE COMPOSITION ARE BASED ON PROCESS, PROCEDURE
& CONSUMMMABLES USED.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER, OR
LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLINACE
WITH FEDERAL, STATE A ND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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