Product ID:TEFLON FLUOROCARBON RESIN PTFE MICROPOWDER,
MSDS Date:11/29/1988
FSC:8030
NIIN:00N015689
MSDS Number: BLBHL

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:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:(ACUTE) INGEST & SKIN: NOT TOXIC. EYE:
MECHANICAL IRRIT. INHAL: WHEN THERMALLY DECOMPOSED BY HEATING
>280C, OR BY SMOKING TOBACCO/CIGS CONTAM W/POLYMER DUST, MAY CAUSE
POLYMER FUME FEVER. SYMP ARE FLU -LIKE, W/CHILLS & FEVER, WHICH MAY
NOT OCCUR UNTIL SEV HRS AFTER EXPOS & PASS OFF WITHIN 36-48
HRS,(SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: EVEN IN ABSENCE OF TREATMENT. DUPONT
REC 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 PARTICULAT ES. (CHRONIC) NONE KNOWN.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

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 IS SYMPTOMS
PERSIST. SKIN : IF MOLTEN POLYMER CONT SKIN, COOL RAPIDLY W/COLD
WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PEEL POLYMER FROM SKIN. OBTAIN MD FOR
THERMAL BURN. INGEST: CALL MD IMMED .

Flash Point Method:OC
Flash Point:DOES NOT FLASH
Extinguishing Media:WATER, CO*2, FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP
TO PROT FROM HF FUMES WHICH REACT W/WATER TO FORM HYDROFLUORIC
ACID. DOES NOT BURN W/O AN (SEE SUPP DATA)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC FLUORINE CMPDS EVOLVE IN FIRE.
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE (HF), CARBONYL FLUORIDE, CO & 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 CONTAINER
CLOSED. BEFORE USING, READ TEFLON "SAFETY IN HANDLING AND USE",
BULLETIN E-35824-1.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTAMINATION OF CIGARETTES OR TOBACCO WITH
POLYMER DUST.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 280C OR 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 GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:LONG SLEEVE SHIRT.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: EXTERNAL FLAME. WEAR NEOPRENE GLOVES WHEN HANDLING
REFUSE FROM A FIRE INVOLVING TEFLON. HAZ DECOMP PRODS: PEL FOR HF
IS 3 PPM. PARTICULATE MATTER EVOLVED FROM OVERHEATING MAY CAUSE PO
LYMER 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 POWDER WITH NO ODOR.

MOLTEN ALKALI METALS, INTERHALOGEN COMPOUNDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:TEFLON WILL BURN IN A ATMOSPHERE OF 95%
OXYGEN WHEN AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ABOVE 280C PRODUCT CAN EVOLVE TOXIC
GASEOUS MATERIALS SUCH AS HYDROGEN FLUORIDE & PERFLUOROOLEFINS. THE
OSHA (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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