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
PLAINVILLE, MA 02762
US
Emergency Phone: 508-695-7811
Info Phone: 508-695-7811
Cage: 23036
Contractor
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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