Product ID:TEFLON FLUOROCARBON RESIN PTFE GRANULAR (SU
MSDS Date:10/10/1988
FSC:8030
NIIN:00N015681
MSDS Number: BLBHD

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

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

Preparer: W H MARTIN

Cage: 18873

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

Cage: 18873

ETHYLENE,TETRAFLUORO-,POLYMER(POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE)

CAS: 116-14-3

RTECS: KX4025000

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:ACUTE OR IMMED EFTS: INGEST/SKIN: NOT
TOXIC. EYE: MECH IRRIT. INHAL: WHEN THERMALLY DECOMP BY HEATING
ABOVE 325C, OR BY SMOKING TOBACCO/CIGARETTES CONTAM W/POLYMER DUST,
MAY CAUSE POLYMER FUME FEVER. SYMP ARE FLU LIKE, W/CHILLS & FEVER,
WHICH MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS AFTER EXPOSURE (SEE EFTS OF
OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: & PASS OFF WITHIN 36-48 HOURS, EVEN
IN ABSENCE OF TREATMENT. CHRONIC EFFECTS: NONE KNOWN. DUPONT
RECOMMENDS TREATING POLYMER DUST AS A NUISANCE PARTICULATE, AND HAS
ESTABLISHED AN AEL OF 10 MG/M3 TOTAL DUST, THE SAME AS THE TLV FOR
OTHER NUISANCE PARTICULATES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: IF EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM OVERHEATING OR COMBUSTION,
MOVE TO FRESH AIR. CONSULT MD IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. EYES: FLUSH WITH
PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CONSULT MD IF SYMPTOMS
PERSIST. SKIN : IF MOLTEN POLYMER CONTACTS SKIN, COOLRAPIDLY W/COLD
WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PEEL POLYMER FROM SKIN. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION FOR THERMAL BURN. INGEST: GET MD IMMEDIATELY .

Flash Point Method:OC
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DOES NOT BURN W/O AN EXTERNAL FLAME. WEAR
NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & CLTHG TO PROTECT FROM HYDROGEN FLUORIDE
FUMES WHICH REACT W/WATER TO FORM (SEE SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS EVOLVED IN FIRE.
HAZ COMBUSTION PROD: HYDROGEN FLUORIDE (HF), CARBONYL FLUORIDE,
CARBON MONOXIDE & LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT FLUOROCARBONS.

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP TO AVOID SLIPPING HAZARD.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION. KEEP CONTAINERS
CLOSED.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION OF CIGARETTES OR TOBACCO WITH
POLYMER DUST.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 325C IF VENTILATION IS INADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN
HF CONCENTRATION BELOW THE PEL.
Ventilation:USE LOCAL EXHAUST TO COMPLETELY REMOVE VAPORS AND FUMES
LIBERATED DURING HOT PROCESSING FROM THE WORK AREA.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, WHEN HANDLING HOT POLYMER.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVE SHIRT IS RECOMMENDED WHEN
HANDLING HOT POLYMER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MFR'S TRADE NAME/PART NO: RESIN,TE6379. FIRE FIGHT PROC: HYDROFLUORIC
ACID. WEAR NEOPRENE GLOVES WHEN HNDLG REFUSE FROM A FIRE INVOLVING
TEFLON. HAZ DECOMP PROD: PERFLUOROOLEFINS. THE OSHA PEL FOR HF IS
3PPM. PARTICULATE MATTER EVOLVED FROM OVERHEATING MAY CAUSE POLYMER
FUME FEVER.

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:648F,342C
Spec Gravity:2.1-2.3
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE GRANULES, ODORLESS.

MOLTEN ALKALI METALS, INTERHALOGEN COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEFLON WILL BURN IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF 95%
OXYGEN WHEN AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ABOVE 325C TEFLON PTFE GRANULAR RESINS
CAN EVOLVE TOXIC GASEOUS MATLS SUCH AS HYDROGEN FLUORIDE & (SEE
SUPP DATA)

Waste Disposal Methods:LANDFILL PREFERRED; DISPOSAL METHODS MUST
CONFORM TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS. WITH
INCINERATION, ACIDIC GASEOUS PRODUCT MUST BE REMOVED BY ALKALINE
SCRUBBING.

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