Product ID:N-5000, 51245
MSDS Date:10/09/1992
FSC:8030
NIIN:00N073432
MSDS Number: CCNQV

FEL-PRO INC

7450 N MCCORMICK BLVD
SKOKIE, IL 60075-8205
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 708-674-7700;303-289-5651

Preparer: CATHY GRIFFITH

Cage: FO660

FEL-PRO INC DIV OF FELT PRODUCTS MFG CO

1103 SKOKIE, IL 60076-4046 US

Telephone: 847-674-7700 OR 312-761-4500

Cage: 73165

GRAPHITE; (NATURAL GRAPHITE)

CAS: 7782-42-5

RTECS: MD9659600

Fraction By Weight: 25%

OSHA PEL 15 MPPCF; Z-3

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3 RDUST

NICKEL (SARA 313) (CERCLA)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

Fraction By Weight: 20-30%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3

EXPOS TO SILICA DUSTS. PROD CNTNS ENCAPSULATED

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NORM APPLIC OF THIS PROD. NICKEL MAY BE RELEASED,

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

NICKEL HAS BEEN LISTED AS SUBSTANCE REASONABLY ANTIC

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

CONFIRMED HUMAN CARCIN BY ACGIH. CHROMOSOME DMG WAS

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

STUDIES USING RODENTS FED NICKEL COMPOUNDS.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

KEEP VICTIM'S HEAD BELOW HIPS TO AVOID ASPIR

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

GRINDING OR MACHINING CURED COMPOUND.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

ADEQ. NO SPEC ENGINEERING CONTROLS REQD UNDER NORMAL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

COMMERCIAL CLEAN OR RECONDITION.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EYE:PARTICULATE IRRITANT. CONT
MAY CAUSE REDNESS & TEARING. SKIN:MECHANICAL IRRITANT. PRLNGD CONT
MAY CAUSE ABRASION. RPTD/PRLNGD CONT MAY CAUSE SENSITIZ.
INHALATION:MAY CAUSE RESP IRRIT. MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED.
INGESTION:MAY CAUSE GI UPSET. TOXIC. INGEST MAY CAUSE CNS DEPRESS.
CHRONIC:PROD (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL CMPDS:IARC MONOGRAPHS ON EVAL OF
CARCIN RISK OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 49, PG 257, 1990:GROUP 2B. NTP 7TH
(SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:CNTNS ENCAPSULATED GRAPHITE. NO EXPOS
TO FREE RESPIRABLE GRAPHITE IS ANTIC DURING NORM USE OF PROD.
GRAPHITE MAY BE RELEASED, HOWEVER, BY GRINDING/MACHINING OF COATED
SURF. THERE IS EVID CHRO NIC OCCUP OVEREXP TO DUSTS CONTAINING
GRAPHITE MAY CAUSE GRAPHITE PNEUMOCONIOSIS. SEVERITY OF
PNEUMOCONIOSIS (SUPDAT)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING PULMONARY &
DERMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO
HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS.

First Aid:EYE:FLUSH THORO W/CLEAN WATER FOR @ LEAST 15 MINS. SEEK MED
ATTN IF IRRIT PERSISTS. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM. FLUSH W/WATER. SEEK MED
ATTN IF IRRIT DEVELOPS. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. SEEK MED ATTN IF
EFTS PERSIST. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. SHOULD VOMIT OCCUR, KEEP
VICTIM'S HEAD BELOW HIPS TO AVOID ASPIR OF VOMITUS INTO LUNGS. DO
NOT INDUCE VOMIT W/OUT MED SUPERVISION. SHOULD VOMIT OCCUR, (ING 8)

Flash Point Method:PMCC
Flash Point:425F,218C
Extinguishing Media:ALCOHOL FOAM, CO*2, FOAM, WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NO INFORMATION. USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IRRIT AND/OR TOX GASES/FUMES MAY BE
GENERATED BY THERM DECOMP/COMBUST. CLSD CNTNRS MAY RUPTURE/EXPLODE
(DUE TO PRESS BUILD-UP) WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREME HEAT.

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB WITH INERT MATERIAL SUCH AS CLAY. PLACE
INTO CONTAINERS WITH LIDS. COVER LOOSELY & REMOVE TO APPROPRIATE
WASTE AREA. WASH SPILL AREA.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID PROLONGED CONTACT. DO NOT
BREATHE VAPORS, DUST, OR MISTS. DO NOT INGEST. FOR INDUSTRIAL USE
ONLY.
Other Precautions:KEEP THIS AND ALL CHEMICAL CONTAINERS OUT OF THE
REACH OF CHILDREN. BIRTH DEFECT HAZARD. CANCER HAZARD. CNTNS
INGREDS WHICH MAY CAUSE ORGAN DMG. PRLNGD CONT W/SKIN OR EYES MAY
CAUSE IRRITATION.

Respiratory Protection:IF TLV IS EXCEEDED, IF USE IS PERFORMED IN
POORLY VENTILATED SPACE/AREA W/LIMITED VENT, USE NIOSH-APPRVD
DUST/MIST RESP I/A/W APPLIC HLTH & SFTY REGS & MFR'S RECOM. USE
NIOSH-APPRVD DUST/MIST RESP I/A /W APPLIC REGS & MFR'S REC WHEN
(ING 9)
Ventilation:LOC EXHAUST AS NEEDED TO CONTROL VAPS/DUST LEVS TO BELOW
LOWEST COMPONENT REC SAFE EXPOS LIM. GEN VENT USUALLY (ING 10)
Protective Gloves:CLOTH OR SYNTHETIC GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMERGENCY EYE WASH & DELUGE
SHOWER .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS BEFORE EATING. FOLLOW ALL MSDS/LABEL
PREC EVEN AFTER CNTNR IS EMPTY. DO NOT REUSE EMPTY CNTNR W/OUT (ING
11)
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:FLOURINE. HAZ DECOMP PROD:W/AIR. UNDER SPEC CNDTNS
NICKEL CAN REACT W/CO IN REDUCING ATM TO FORM NICKEL CARBONYL WHICH
IS EXTREMELY TOX GAS. EXPLAN OF CARCIN:ANNUAL RPT ON CARCINS, 1994
:ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCIN. ANIMAL:LUNG.EFTS OF OVEREXP:IS
SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCED BY PRIOR/CONCURRENT (ING 3)

Vapor Density:HVR/AIR
Spec Gravity:1.20
Evaporation Rate & Reference:SLOWER/BUTYL ACETATE
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:THICK GREY PASTE, GREASE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG LEWIS/MINERAL ACIDS. STRONG BASES/OXIDANTS. AMMONIUM NITRATE,
PERCHLORATES, PHOSPHORUS, SELENIUM, SULFUR,(SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NO INFORMATION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CARBON. ACRID FUMES. NICKEL
WILL REACT W/ACIDS TO LIBERATE HYDROGEN GAS WHICH CAN FORM EXPLO
MIX (SUPDAT)

Waste Disposal Methods:NOT FEDERALLY REGULATED. DISPOSAL I/A/W ALL
APPLIC FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL REGS CONCERNING HEALTH & DISPOSAL.
REVIEW ALL LOCAL, STATE, & FED REGS CONCERNING HLTH & POLLUTION FOR
APPROP DISP PROCEDURES . INCINERATION PREFERRED.

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