Product ID:T-037 NI-211 (CS-003664)
MSDS Date:12/17/1990
FSC:3439
NIIN:00F023747
MSDS Number: BNJKB

UNION CARBIDE SPECIALTY POWDERS

1555 MAIN ST
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46224
US

Emergency Phone: (317) 240-2650

Info Phone: (800) 822-4357

Cage: UNION

UNION CARBIDE SPECIALTY POWDERS

INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46224 US

Telephone: (800) 822-4357

Cage: UNION

ALUMINUM (POWDER)

CAS: 7429-90-5

RTECS: BD0330000

OSHA PEL 15 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/CUM (DUST)

CHROMIUM METAL, CHROMIUM, CHROME (SUSPECTED A1 HUMAN

CAS: 7440-47-3

RTECS: GB4200000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/CUM (CEILING)

ACGIH TLV: 0.5 MG/CUM

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

NICKEL (SOLUBLE)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

OSHA PEL 1 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 0.05 MG/CUM IC (A1)

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN: DERMATITIS/ULCERS PROGRESSING TO
DRY/SCALY TYPE/FEVER. EYES: IRRITATION/REDNESS/TEARING. INGESTION:
NAUSEA/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/CNS DEPRESSION. INHALATION: RESPIRATORY
TRACT IRRITATION/NASAL DISCOM FORT/DISCHARGE/SHORTNESS OF
BREATH/DRY COUGH/CHEST & ABDOMINAL
PAIN/NAUSEA/VOMITING/DIARRHEA/CNS DEPRESSION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:CHROMIUM & NICKEL ARE SUSPECTED HUMAN
CARCINOGENS BY ACGIH.
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: SENSITIZATION, SPREAD TO WHOLE BODY
W/LESIONS, ITCHING, SORENESS, BURNING SENSATION, & REDNESS. EYES:
CORNEAL DAMAGE, INCREASE OF RED CELL MASS OF BLOOD, INCREASE IN
NORMAL CELLS IN NORMAL ARRAN GEMENT OF THYROID GLAND, DAMAGE TO
ALPHA CELLS OF PANCREAS. INHALATION: EMPHYSEMA/PULMONARY FIBROTIC
DISEASE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DERMATITIS

First Aid:INGESTION: GIVE 2 GLASSES OF MILK OR WATER & INDUCE VOMITING,
UNLESS UNCONSCIOUS. SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. INHALATION: REMOVE
TO FRESH AIR. GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IF BREATHING STOPS. GIVE
OXYGE N IF NECESSARY. EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OFWATER. NOTE TO
PHYSICIAN: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Extinguishing Media:DRY POWDER, OR APPROPRIATE EXTINGUISHER FOR
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IGNITED BY THERMAL SPRAY FLAME
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AIRBORNE, FINELY DIVIDED SOLIDS OR
ACCUMULATION OF SUCH, ESPECIALLY METAL DUST, SHOULD BE TREATED AS
EXPLOSIVES.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:ELECTRICITY CAN CAUSE SHOCK THAT CAN
KILL YOU. DON'T TOUCH LIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS. ARC RAYS CAN BURN EYES
& SKIN. NOISE CAN DAMAGE HEARING.
Other Precautions:FUMES, GAS, & DUST CAN HARM YOUR HEALTH. ALWAYS SPRAY
W/ENOUGH VENTILATION. AREA & SPARKS DURING SPRAYING CAN BE A SOURCE
OF IGNITION OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS.

Respiratory Protection:IF THERE IS DUSTINESS, WEAR OSHA APPROVED
RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:LOCAL DUST PICK UP RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:HELMETS, FACE SHIELDS
Supplemental Safety and Health

Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:DUSTY POWDER W/NO APPRECIABLE ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES, SUB-OXIDES, COMPLEX OXIDES OF
ALUMINUM, CHROMIUM, & NICKEL

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL, STATE, &
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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