BCDFX - TEFLON 7A,7C,8,8A,8B,9B

Product Identification

Product ID:TEFLON 7A,7C,8,8A,8B,9B
MSDS Date:09/10/1996
FSC:6850
NIIN:00K001588
MSDS Number: BCDFX

Responsible Party
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO INC
1007 MARKET STREET
WILMINGTON, DE 19898
US

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-441-7515/MSDS 302-992-3511

Preparer: L.W. BUXTON

Cage: 18873

Contractor
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO
WILMINGTON, DE 19898 US

Telephone: 800-441-7515;800-441-9442

Cage: 18873

Ingredients

POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE

CAS: 116-14-3

RTECS: KX4025000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Hazards

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:FLUOROPOLYMERS NOT HAZ AS
SHIPPED.PRIMARY HAZ ASSOC W/THESE POILYMERS IS INHAL OF FUMES FROM
OVERHEATING OR BURNING WHICH CAUSES "POLYMER FUME FEVER".NOT SKIN
IRRIT.SINGLE EXPO BY INHAL TO HI DUST CON C IRRIT LUNGS.SMALL AMTS
OF CARBONYL FLUORIDE & HYDROGEN FLUORIDE MAY BE EVOLVED WHEN PTFE
OVERHEATED/BURNED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCINOGENICITY INFO:NONE OF
COMPO PRESENT IN MATL @CONCE =/> 0.1% LISTED BY IARC/NTP/OSHA/ACGIH
AS CARC.
Effects of Overexposure:INHAL FUMES FROM OVERHEAT PTFE MAY CAUSE
POLYMER FUME FEVER,TEMP FLU-LIKE ILLNES W/FEVER,CHILLS,COUGH 24DR
DURATION.PERSISTENT PULM EFFECTS IN INDIVIDUALS ESPECIALLY
SMOKERS,WHO HAVE REPEPISODES OF MI X EXPO/SMOKING
HISTORY-UNCERTAIN.SIGNIFSKIN PERMEATION UNLIKELY.NO HUMAN
SENSIT.HYDROGEN FLUORIDE-CHOKE,COUGH,(SUPPLEM)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:INDIVIDUALS W/PRE-EXISTING DISEASE
OF LUNGS MAY HAVE INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TOXICITY OF EXCESSIVE
EXPOSURES FROM THERMAL DEOCMPOSITION PRODUCTS.

First Aid

First Aid:INHAL:NO SPEC INTERVENTION-CMPD NOT LIKELY HAZ.CONSULT DR IF
NECESSARY,EXPO TO FUMESOVERHEAT/COMBUST)MOVE TO FRESH AIR.SYMPTOMS
PERSIST CONSULT DR.SKIN:CMPD NOT LIKELY HAZ,BUT CLEANSING AFT USE
ADVISA BLE.MOLTEN POLYMER COOL RAPIDLY W/COLD H2O.DONT ATTEMPT TO
PEEL POLYMER.OBTAIN MED TREAT FOR THERM BURN.EYE:IMMED FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF H2O FOR @LEAST 15MINS.CALL DR.INGEST:NO SPEC
INTERVENTION(SUPPLEM)_

Fire Fighting

Flash Point:986F,530C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:520C
Lower Limits:NP
Upper Limits:NP
Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SCBA/FULL PROTECTIVE EQPMT.HYDROGEN
FLUORIDE FUMES EMITTED DURING FIRE CAN RX W/H2O-FORMS HYDROFLUORIC
ACID.WEAR NEOPRENE GLOVES WHEN HNDLG REFUSE FRM FIRE
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DIFFI TO IGNITE,FLAME GOES OUT WHEN
INITIATE SOURCE REMOVE(UL-94).LIMITE FLAME SPREAD/LOW SMOKE
GENERATION.COMPLIES W/NFPA LIMITED COMBUST.HI SELF/AUTO IGN TEMP

Accidental Release

Spill Release Procedures:REVIEW MSDS BEF CLEANUP.USE APPROPRIATE
PPE.SPILL MATL SLIPPING HAZ.RECOVER UNDMG/MIN CONTAM MATL FOR
REUSE/RECLAMATION.HSHOVEL/SWEEP UP.

Handling

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID BREATH DUST.AVOD CONTAM OF
CIGARETTES/TOBACCO W/DUST FROM MATL.DONT USE TORCH TO CLEAN MATL
FRM EPQMT W/O LOC EXHAU VENTI/RESPIRATOR.
Other Precautions:KEEP CNTNR CLSD TO AVOID CONTAMIN.BEF USING READ
FLUOROPOLYMERS SAF HNDLG GUID FRM SOC OF PLASTIC INDUSTRY.SMOKERS
SHOULD AVOID CONTAM OF TOBACCO PRODUC,SHOULD WASH HANDS BEF
SMOKING.

Exposure Controls

Respiratory Protection:NOT REQUIRED IF LOC EXHAU VENTI
ADEQUATE.@PROCESSING TEMPS <400C/750F NIOSH/MSHA APPROV AIR PRUIF
RESP W/DUST/MIST CARTRIDGE/CANISTER PROTECT FRM AIRBORNE
PARTICULATES.@HIGHER TEMPS USE POSTIVE PRESSU RE AIR SUPP RES IF
VENTI INADEQ(OTH PRT)
Ventilation:USE LOC EXHAU TO COMPLETELY REMOVE VAPORS & FUMES LIBERATED
DURING HOT PROCESSING FROM WORK AREA.
Protective Gloves:HEAT RESISTANT CLOTH-HOT/MOLTEN MATL
Eye Protection:SAF GLASSES,COVERALL CHEM SPLASH GOGG,
Other Protective Equipment:FCSHIELD.HEAT RESIST CLOTH/FOOTWEAR-POT
CONTACT W/HOT/MOLTEN MATL.RESP:AIR PURIF RESP MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQU
PROTECTION.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
OVEREXPO:SEVERE EYE/NOSE/THROAT IRRIT,FEVER,CHILLS,DIFF
BREATH,CYANOSIS,PULM EDEMA,INJURE LIVE/KID.CARBONYL FLUORIDE-SKIN
IRRIT W/DISCOMFT/RASH,EYE CORR W/CORNEAL/CONJ ULCERATION,IRRIT
UPPER RESP TRAC T,TEMP LUNG IRRIT,COUGH,DISCOMFT,DIFF BREATH,SHORT
BREATH. 1STAID:CMPD NOT LIKELY TO BE HAZ.CONSULT DR IF NECESSARY.

Chemical Properties

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NP
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:621F,327C
Decomp Temp:Decomp Text:>572F,>300C
Vapor Pres:NP
Vapor Density:NP
Spec Gravity:2.1-2.3
pH:NP
Viscosity:NP
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NP
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULES, ODOR:NONE
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NP
Corrosion Rate:NP

Stability

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCOMP/CAN RX W/FINELY DIVIDED METAL POWDERS(AL,MAG),POTENT
OXIDIZERS(F2)& RELATED CMPDS(CLF3).CONTACT CAUSE FIRE/EXPLO.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HAZARDOUS GASES/VAPORS PRODUCED IN
FIRE ARE HYDROGEN FLUORIDE(HF),CARBON MONOXIDE,POTENTIALLY TOXIC
FLUORINATED CMPDS.

Disposal

Waste Disposal Methods:NO SEC 313 TIT III SARA/40CFR372.AQUATIC
TOXI:EXPECT TO BE LOW BASE ON H2O INSOLUB.PREF
OPT:1-RECYCLE,2-LANDFILL.INCINERATE ONLY IF INCINERATOR CAPABLE OF
SCRUB OUT HF,OTHER ACIDIC COMBUST PROD.TREAT/ STOR/TRANS/DISPO IAW
APPLIC FED/STAT/PROV/LOC REGS

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