Product ID:NICKEL ROUNDS 1" X 1/4", 14106
MSDS Date:04/22/1989
FSC:9630
NIIN:00N049321
MSDS Number: BVCTD

ENGELHARD CORP

29001 SOLON RD
SOLON, OH 44139
US

Emergency Phone: 216-292-9200

Info Phone: 216-292-9200

Cage: ENGEL

ENGELHARD CORP.

SOLON, OH 44139 US

Telephone: 216-349-7300

Cage: 0FDV7

NICKEL (SARA III)

CAS: 7440-02-0

RTECS: QR5950000

Fraction By Weight: 60-100%

OSHA PEL 1 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 1 MG/M3

MATLS ARE AMENDABLE TO RECYCLE/REUSE. EPA WASTE #

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:EYE CONTACT CAUSES IRRITATION.
SKIN CONTACT CAUSES IRRITATION & SENSITIZATION OR ALLERGIC
REACTIONS WHICH MAY BE ACCENTUATED BY HEAT & HUMIDITY. INHALATION
CAUSES UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION. I NDIVIDUALS HYPERSENSITIVE TO
NICKEL MAYDEVELOP ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH OR
WHEEZING. (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NICKEL:IARC MONOGRAPHS ON EVAL OF CARCIN
RISK OF CHEMS TO MAN, VOL 49, PG 257, 1990:GRP 2B. NTP 6TH ANNUAL
RPT (SUPDAT)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:INGESTION IS HARMFUL. CHRONIC:SUSPECT
CANCER HAZARD - RISK OF CANCER DEPENDS ON DURATION & LEVEL OF
EXPOSURE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:MAY AGGRAVATE EXISTING MEDICAL
CONDITIONS SUCH AS ALLERGIES, DERMATITIS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS OR ANY
OTHER RESPIRATORY AILMENT.

First Aid:EYE:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH E/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES. CALL MD. SKIN:FLUSH W/WATER. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF
BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. INGEST:INDUCE
VOMITING IMMEDIA TELY AS DIRECTED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL.

Extinguishing Media:USE WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE OR FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS PROD MAY BE INDUCED TO KINDLE AT
TEMPS >175F. EXOTHERMIC HEAT FROM RXN W/EXCESS MOISTURE & AIR
COMBINED W/EXTERNAL HEAT SOURCE COULD CONCEIVABLY (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:CONTAIN SPILLAGE & SCOOP UP/VACUUM. AVOID
DUSTING. NOTIFICATION OF NRC (800-424-8802) MAY BE REQD. REFER TO
EPA, DOT & APPLIC STATE & LOC REGS FOR CURRENT RESPONSE INFO. IT IS
REC THAT EACH USER ESTAB LISH SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL & (SUPP
DATA)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM
SUNLIGHT, HEAT OR FIRE. STORE IN A COOL, DRY LOCATION AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUST. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN &
CLOTHING. USE ONLY W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

Respiratory Protection:A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS NECESSARY.
Ventilation:GENERAL; LOCAL EXHAUST VENT AS NECESSARY TO CONTROL ANY AIR
CONTAMINANTS, TO W/IN THEIR TLVS, IN USE OF THIS PRODUCT.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER OR NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:BODY PROTECTION AS NECESSARY TO PREVENT SKIN
CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ:RAISE CATALYST TEMP TO CRITICAL RANGE. EXPLAN OF CARCIN:ON
CARCINS, 1991:ANTIC TO BE CARCIN. ANIMAL:GI, LUNG TUMORS. SPILL
PROC:COUNTERMEASURE PLAN (SPCC). SUCH PLAN SHOULD INCL PROCS APPLIC
TO PROPER STOR, CONTROL & CLEAN-UP OF SPILLS, INCL REUSE/DISP AS
APPROP. WASTE DISP METH:SELECTED. SOME WASTE (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:5252F,2900C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:2651F,1455C
Spec Gravity:8.9 (H*2O=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GREY SOLID; ODORLESS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MINERAL ACIDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, HUMIDITY.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MINERAL ACIDS WILL REACT W/NICKEL
CONTENT TO LIBERATE FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:FED, STATE & LOC DISP LAWS & REGS WILL DETERMINE
PROPER WASTE DISP PROC. ALL WASTE MATLS SHOULD BE REVIEWED TO
DETERMINE APPLIC HAZS (TESTING MAY BE NEC). DISP RQMTS ARE
DEPENDENT ON HAZ CLASSIFICATIO N & WILL VARY BY LOCATION & TYPE OF
DISP (SUPDAT)

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