Product ID:R & D 601B - SILVER BRAZING FLUX (TYPE B)
MSDS Date:11/12/1997
FSC:3439
NIIN:00-582-1110
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJSFW

R & D METALS AND CHEMICALS INC

201 PERIMETER PK SUITE C
KNOXVILLE, TN 37922
US

Emergency Phone: 423-531-6065

Info Phone: 800-645-7476/423-531-6065

Cage: 56406

R & D METALS & CHEMICALS, INC

22533 KNOXVILLE, TN 37922-2233 US

Telephone: 423-531-2044

Cage: 56406

BORIC ACID

CAS: 10043-35-3

RTECS: ED4550000

POTASSIUM FLUORIDE

CAS: 7789-23-3

RTECS: TT0700000

POTASSIUM TETRABORATE TETRAHYDRATE

CAS: 12045-78-2

Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: IRRITATION TO NOSE, THROAT,
RESPIRATORY TRACT; PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA. THIS PRODUCT CAN
PRODUCE IRRITATION, PARTICULARLY ON ABRADED SKIN. SOME COMPONENTS
OF THIS PRODUCT ARE POTENTIALLY TOXIC IF INGESTED. CAN CAUSE
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION, CONVULSIONS & COMA. CHRONIC:
IMPAIRED PULMONARY FUNCTION, LIVER & KIDNEY DAMAGE & FLUOROSIS (A
BONE DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY OSTEOSCL EROSIS). THIS PRODUCT CAN
CAUSE EYE IRRITATION, OR INJURY UPON PROLONGED CONTACT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR, BUT NOT FOUND ON
THE NTP, IARC, OR OSHA LISTS OF CARCINOGENIC MATERIALS.
Effects of Overexposure:ACUTE: COUGH, NOSE BLEEDS, CHEST TIGHTNESS,
CHILLS, FEVER, & TEARING. INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING,
DIARRHEA, CRAMPS, ABDOMINAL PAIN, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION,
TACHYCARDIA. CHRONIC: ABDOMI NAL PAIN, & CRAMPS. MAY CAUSE MOTTLED
TEETH, PAIN, AND LOSS OF MOBILITY IN JOINTS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE SUBJECT FROM AREA, ADMINISTER OXYGEN &
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH
AFFECTED AREAS WITH LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 5 MINS.
EYES: FL USH AFFECTED AREAS WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS.
INGESTION: IF SUBJECT IS CONSCIOUS, INDUCE VOMITING. IF UNCONSCIOUS
OR CONVULSIVE, SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

Extinguishing Media:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:ISOLATE SPILLED MATERIAL AND TRANSFER TO
IMPERVIOUS CONTAINERS. AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN, EYES, AND MUCOUS
MEMBRANES. WEAR APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (E.G. GLOVES,
GOGGLES) DURING CLEANUP AND DIS POSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Other Precautions:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF HIGH LEVEL OF
EXPOSURE
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED
Eye Protection:ADEQUATE TO PREVENT EYE CONTACT
Other Protective Equipment:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE PROVIDED BY MFR.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EFFLUENTS CONTAINING RESIDUES OF THE PRODUCT MAY BE REMOVED THROUGH
CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION BY ADDITION OF LIME (CALCIUM OXIDE) FOLLOWED
BY MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE OR ALUMINUM SULFATE WITH REMOVAL OF THE R
ESULTING PRECIPITATE BY SETTLING AND/OR FILTRATION.

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:=566.C, ######F
Spec Gravity:1.67
pH:8.0
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:DARK BROWN PASTE, ODORLESS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACETIC ANHYDRIDE; ALKALI AND ALKALI EARTH METALS, ZIRCONIUM
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, BORAN TRI-FLUORIDE,
AND/OR BORON OXIDE
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR

Waste Disposal Methods:LOCAL REGS MAY REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF FLUORIDES
PRIOR TO DISCHARGE OF EFFLUENTS CONTAINING RESIDUES. IF REMOVED BY
PRECIPITATION, THEN TEST TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT IS A HAZARDOUS
WASTE ACCORDING TO AP PLICABLE REGULATIONS. IF SO, IT SHOULD BE
DISPOSED OF ONLY THROUGH A LICENSED DISPOSAL FIRM AT A SEC URE
CHEMICAL LANDFILL. SEE SUPP'L DATA.

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