Product ID:6711 GRAPHITE
MSDS Date:11/20/1985
FSC:9620
NIIN:00-440-9388
MSDS Number: BKCFG

Emergency Phone: 317-463-2511

Info Phone: 317-463-2511

Preparer: CHARLES J. BEALL

Cage: 8F024

Telephone: 770-631-0833

Cage: 8F024

GRAPHITE, NATURAL

CAS: 7782-42-5

RTECS: MD9659600

OSHA PEL 15 MPPCF RDUST

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3 RDUST; 9293

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: CAN CAUSE IRRITATION. SKIN:
PROLONGED CONTACT CAN CAUSE IRRITATION. INHALATION: IRRITATION,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OR ASPHYXIATION. INGESTION: CAN CAUSE
GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION. GRAPHITE DUST CAN PRODUCE
PNEUMOCONIOSIS IN HUMANS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: REDNESS, BLURRED VISION. SKIN:
IRRITATION. INHALATION: DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, FATIGUE, HEADACHE AND
UNCONSCIOUSNESS. INGESTION: NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND DIARRHEA.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. EYES: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHALATION: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING IS IMPAIRED, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION: DO NO T INDUCE VOMITING. KEEP WARM. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, OR HALON.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. DO
NOT EXTINGUISH WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP POWDER AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE
CONTAINER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE
IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM ACIDS, ALKALIES AND OPEN
FLAMES.
Other Precautions:NONE

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH-APPROVED ORGANIC RESPIRATOR IF
NECESSARY.
Ventilation:YES
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:N1
Solubility in Water:NIL
Appearance and Odor:GRAY BLACK POWDER, NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:OPEN FLAMES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NONE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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