Product ID:SOUNDONEL NI-1 AWS A5.11
MSDS Date:09/01/1989
FSC:3439
NIIN:00F015134
MSDS Number: BKCPW

HOBART BROTHERS CO

600 WEST MAIN STREET
TROY, OH 45373

Emergency Phone: (513) 332-4000

Info Phone: (513) 332-4000

Cage: 28835

HOBART BROTHERS CO

TROY, OH 45373 US

Telephone: 513-339-6000

Cage: 28835

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

CAS: 13463-67-7

RTECS: XR2275000

Fraction By Weight: <5%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9293

CALCIUM FLUORIDE (FLUORSPAR, CALCIUM DIFLUORIDE, IRTRAN 3,

CAS: 7789-75-5

RTECS: EW1760000

Fraction By Weight: 3-11%

OSHA PEL 2.5 MG/CUM (AS F)

ACGIH TLV: 2.5 MG/CUM (AS F)

MICA - SILICATES (< 1% CRYSTALLINE SILICA)

CAS: 12001-26-2

RTECS: VV8760000

Fraction By Weight: <4%

OSHA PEL 20 MPPCF

ACGIH TLV: 3 MG/M3 RDUST; 9293

IRON

CAS: 7439-89-6

RTECS: NO4565500

Fraction By Weight: <3%

MANGANESE (SARA III)

CAS: 7439-96-5

RTECS: OO9275000

Fraction By Weight: <2%

OSHA PEL (C) 5 MG/M3 DUST

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 DUST 9293

NICKEL (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

Fraction By Weight: 60-65%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3; 9192

SILICON

CAS: 7440-21-3

RTECS: VW0400000

Fraction By Weight: <2%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9293

CALCIUM CARBONATE (MARBLE) (LIMESTONE)

CAS: 1317-65-3

RTECS: EV9580000

Fraction By Weight: 5-12%

OSHA PEL 15 MG/M3 TDUST

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 TDUST; 9192

SILICATE BINDERS (SODIUM SILICATE)

CAS: 1344-09-8

Fraction By Weight: <4%

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/CUM

POTASSIUM SILICATE, POTASSIUM METASILICATE

CAS: 1312-76-1

Fraction By Weight: <4%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE: IRRITATION/BURN & DRYNESS. SKIN:
BURN & ULCERS. INHALATION: DIZZINESS/NAUSEA/DRYNESS OR IRRITATION
OF NOSE & THROAT/PULMONARY EDEMA BRONCHITIS/CHEST
TIGHTNESS/FEVER/ALLERGIC REACTION/RESPIRATORY & CNS
IRRITATION/LUNG DAMAGE/ASTHMA/SIDEROSIS & PULMONARY FUNCTIONS.
INGESTION: METALLIC TASTE/SEVERE INJURY & DEATH.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL IS A CONFIRMED HUMAN CARCINOGEN
BY ACGIH.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE: IRRITATION/BURN & DRYNESS. SKIN: BURN &
ULCERS. INHALATION: BONE EROSION/MUSCULAR WEAKNESS/TREMOR
(PARKINSON'S DISEASE)/BEHAVIORAL & HANDWRITING
CHANGES/MANGANISM/LUNG FIBROSIS/PNEUMOCONIOSIS/LUN G & NASAL
CANCER. INGESTION: METALLIC TASTE/SEVERE INJURY & DEATH.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR OR OXYGEN IF NEEDED. INGESTION: OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONSUMABLES AS SHIPPED ARE NON-REACTIVE,
NON-EXPLOSIVE & ESSENTIALLY NON-HAZARDOUS UNTIL WELDED. WELDING
ARCS/SPARKS CANIGNITE COMBUSTIBLES, FLAMMABLE PRODUCTS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:WELDING FUMES/GASES CAN'T BE
CLASSIFIED SIMPLY. ELEMENTS & OXIDES ARE VIRTUALLY ALWAYS PRESENT
AS COMPLEX OXIDES & NOT METALS.
Other Precautions:CONDITIONS INFLUENCE THE COMPOSITION & QUANTITY OF
FUMES, GASES, COATINGS ON THE METAL BEING WELDED SUCH AS PAINT,
PLATING & GALVANIZING WELDERS & VOLUME CONTAMINANTS SUCH AS
CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON V APORS. ELECTRIC SHOCK.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED OR EQUIVALENT FUME
RESPIRATOR/AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR WHEN WELDING IN CONFINED AREAS
OR WHERE LOCAL EXHAUST/VENTILATION DOES NOT KEEP BELOW TLV.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP FUMES & GASES
BELOW TLV.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:FACE SHIELD W/FILTER LENS; SEE SUPP
Other Protective Equipment:HELMET, FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,
ARM/SHOULDER PROTECTORS & APRON
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATERIAL TO AVOID CONT: NICKEL, NICKEL/CHROMIUM (VI)/COPPER COMPOUNDS,
COLUMBIUM, MOLYBDENUM & FLOURIDE. EYE PROTECTION CONT: SHADE NO.
14, PROTECTIVE SCREENS & FLASH GOGGLES.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
IRON OXIDES, FLOURIDES, SECONDARILY COMPLEX OXIDES OF CALCIUM,
MANGANESE, CHROMIUM, SILICON & TITANIUM; SEE SUPP
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2, OZONE & NITROGEN OXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSABLE CONTAINER OR
LINER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE MANNER, IN FULL COMPLIANCE
W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOC AL REGULATIONS.

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