Product ID:DICHLOROTETRAFLUOROETHANE N.F.
MSDS Date:01/27/1986
FSC:6505
NIIN:00-576-8915
MSDS Number: BFFSR

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Preparer: DENISE BODKIN

Cage: 23839

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DICHLOROTETRAFLUOROETHANE

CAS: 1320-37-2

RTECS: KI1100000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM (PER MFR)

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION MAY CAUSE
ASPHYXIATION. CONTACT MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE OF SKIN AND EYES. NO
HEALTH EFFECTS GIVEN FOR INGESTION. CHRONIC: NONE SPECIFIED BY
MANUFACTURER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:DICHLOROTETRAFLUOROETHANE IS NOT LISTED
BY NTP OR IARC AS A CARCINOGEN OR SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALED: DROWSINESS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
CARDIAC IRREGULARITIES, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OR DEATH. EYES: PAIN,
BLISTERS/BURNS, REDNESS. SKIN: REDNESS, BLISTERS; IF SEVERE SKIN
TURNS WHITE THEN BLACK.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHALED: REMOVE TO FESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF
BREATHING STOPPED; GIVE OXYGEN IF BREATHING DIFFICULT. SEE DOCTOR.
DO NOT GIVE EPHINEPHRINE OR SIMILAR DRUGS-MAY INCREASE RISK OF
ELICITING CARDIAC DYSRYTHMIAS. SKIN: FLUSH WITH WARM WATER (NOT
HOT!) OR TOWELS DAMP WITH WARM WATER. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION. EYES: FLUSH WITH WARM WATER. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:TOC
Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
BUNKER GEAR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE AND MAY EXPLODE
UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS. DECOMPOSITION MAY OCCUR. DO NOT STORE ABOVE
130F.

Spill Release Procedures:PERSONNEL NOT WEARING RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
SHOULD BE RETRICTED FROM AREA OF SPILL. VENTILATE SPILL AREA AND
REMOVE ANY SOURCE OF OPEN FLAMES. ALLOW TO VAPORIZE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
PLACE. STORE BELOW 130F.
Other Precautions:WILL ATACK SOME FORMS OF PLASTIC, RUBBER AND
COATINGS. FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS DISPENSING WITHOUT PRESCRIPTION.

Respiratory Protection:FOR FIRES AND SPILLS USE SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS WITH A FULL FACE PIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE
DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Ventilation:NORMAL VENTILATION. USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS.
Protective Gloves:SPILLS-LINED BUTYL GLOVES
Eye Protection:SPILLS-SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING, OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHES BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MSDS DATED 1-27-86. VAPOR PRESSURE=1444MMHG.

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:=3.7C, 38.8F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-94.C, -137.2F
Decomp Temp:=146.C, 294.8F
Vapor Pres:1444 MM HG
Vapor Density:5.9(AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:1.44 (WATER=1)
pH:7
Viscosity:0.38 CST @77F
Evaporation Rate & Reference:>1 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID WITH SLIGHT ETHERAL ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ALKALIS AND ALKALI METALS
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID OPEN FLAMES AND HIGH TEMPERATURES.
AVOID CONTACT WITH STRONG ALKALIS OR ALKALI METALS. DO NOT STORE
ABOVE 130F.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FORMS HYDROCHLORIC ACID, HYDROFLUORIC
ACID, AND PHOSGENE

Waste Disposal Methods:ALLOW SPILLED MATERIAL TO VAPORIZE IN A
WELL-VENTIALTED AREA. DO NOT PNCTURE OR INCINERATE CANS. DISPOSE OF
IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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