BGSWT - ULTRA FLUX-SILVER BRAZING FLUX

  • MSDS: BGSWT
  • Manufacturer: ENGELHARD CORP
  • Product Name: ULTRA FLUX-SILVER BRAZING FLUX
  • National Stock Number: 3439-00B050025
Product Identification

Product ID:ULTRA FLUX-SILVER BRAZING FLUX
MSDS Date:08/01/1988
FSC:3439
NIIN:00B050025
MSDS Number: BGSWT

Responsible Party
ENGELHARD CORPORATION
ROUTE 152
PLAINVILLE, MA 02762
US

Emergency Phone: 508-695-7811

Info Phone: 508-695-7811

Cage: 23036

Contractor
ENGELHARD CORPORATION
SOLON, OH 44139 US

Telephone: 216-292-9200

Cage: 23036

Ingredients

POTASSIUM PENTABORATE

CAS: 1229-13-9


POTASSIUM BIFLUORIDE (POTASSIUM HYDROGEN FLUORIDE)

CAS: 7789-29-9

RTECS: TS6650000

OSHA PEL 2.5 MG/M3 (F)

ACGIH TLV: 2.5 MG/M3 (F); 8990


SDS (SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE)

CAS: 151-21-3

RTECS: WT1050000


WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000


BORIC ACID

CAS: 10043-35-3

RTECS: ED4550000


POTASSIUM TETRABORATE

CAS: 1332-77-0

Hazards

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:AGGRAVATING TO ANY RESPIRATORY
ILLNESS.
Effects of Overexposure:FUMES CAN CAUSE IRRITATION TO EYES,NOSE AND
THROAT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:SEVERE IRRITANT TO OPEN SORES AND
WOUNDS.

First Aid

First Aid:IF INHALED REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING,GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION,PREFERABLE MOUTH TO MOUTH,IF BREATHING IS
DIFFICULT.

Fire Fighting

Extinguishing Media:THIS IS A NON-FLAMMABLE MATERIAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE-USE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS APPRECIATE FOR
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC FUMES CAN BE EMITTED IF HEATED TO
MOLTEN CONDITIONS.

Accidental Release

Spill Release Procedures:FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER TO DILUTE THE FLUX.
THE PRODUCT IS NONFLAMMABLE.

Handling

Other Precautions:MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRFLOW IF FUMES ARE PRESENT.

Exposure Controls

Respiratory Protection:IN CONFINED SPACE USE OSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR
OR WHEN FLUORIDE FUMES EXCEED 2.5 MG PER CUBIC METER OF AIR WHILE
BRAZING.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST, MECHANICAL (GENERAL).
Protective Gloves:NOT RECOMMENEDED-MAY ENTRAP FLUX.
Eye Protection:RECOMMENDED.
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR NON-FLAMMABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
PROVIDE GOOD VENTILATION.
Supplemental Safety and Health
ON HEATING FLUORIDE FUMES ARE EVOLVED. INORGANIC FLUORIDE INHALATION
LEADS TO IRRITATION OF THE EYES & NOSE,"CHRONIC FLUORINE POISONING"
NAMELY,"FLUOROSIS" RESULTING IN SCLEROSIS OF BONES"-LOSS OF WEI
GHT. DIRECT CONTACT OF FINGERS WITH FLUX CAN LEAD TO REACTION WITH
SKIN (ITCHING).

Chemical Properties

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:800F
Spec Gravity:1.12
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE,ODORLESS PASTE.

Stability

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE ACCORDING TO MFR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:DECOMPOSES TO FLUORIDE WHEN HEATED TO
BRAZING TEMPERATURE.

Disposal

Waste Disposal Methods:DILUTE WITH WATER.

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