Product ID:STAINLESS STEEL BARE WIRE, AWS 308L
MSDS Date:07/01/1993
FSC:3439
NIIN:00-511-9704
MSDS Number: BXCNW

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 704-739-6421

Cage: JO222

Telephone: 704-739-6421

Cage: 24559

NO INGREDIENT FOR THIS FORMULATION_INGREDIENT

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES IARC:YES OSHA:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ELECTRIC ARC-WELDING MAY CREATE
FUMES/GASES CAN BE DANGEROUS. ARC RAYS CAN INJURE EYES & BURN SKIN.
ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCINOGENIC:NA. HOWEVER
CONTAINS NI,CR CMPDS WHICH ARE CARCINOGENIC.
Effects of Overexposure:SHORT TERM TO WELDING FUMES: DIZZINESS, NAUSEA,
DRYNESS & IRRITATION OF NOSE/EYES/THROAT, CHEST TIGHTNESS, FEVER,
ALLERGIC REACTION. LONG TERM: SIDEROSIS, BELIEVED TO AFFECT
PULMONARY FUNCTION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PULMONARY FUNCTION.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS
OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSIST, GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. INH ALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:NONE SPECIFED BY MFG. HOWEVER USE APPROPRIATE
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY MFG. HOWEVER IF MATERIAL
INVOLVE IN FIRE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
PROTECTIVE EQPMT AS CONDITINS WARRANT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WELDING ARC & SPARKS CAN IGNITE
COMBUSTABLES/FLAMMABLES. REFER TO AMERICAN NAT STD Z49.1 FOR FIRE
PREVENTION DURING WELDING & ALLIED PROCEDURES.

Spill Release Procedures:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE EXH SYS.MAKE SURE INHALED AIR DOES
NOT CONTAIN FUME CONSTITUENTS ABOVE PEL.SEE AMER STD Z49.1-1983(SAF
IN WELD/ CUT)& WELD HANDBOOK VOL1,CHAP 9.
Other Precautions:SEE AWS F1.1 & AWS F1.2-1985 FROM AMER WELDING SOC.
SEE ALSO AWS PUBLICATION:"FUMES & GASES IN THE WELDING ENVRIO". ALL
LITERTURE MENTIONED CAN BE OBTAIN FROM:AM WELDING SOC INC, 550 NW
LEJUNE RD, POB 351040, MIAMI, FL 33135, 305-443-9353.

Respiratory Protection:USE RESPIRABLE FUME RESPIRATORY OR AIR SUPPLIED
RESPIRATOR WHEN IN CONFINED SPACE OR LOCAL EXHAUST DOES NOT KEEP
EXPOLUSRE BELOW RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LIMIT.
Ventilation:USE ENOUGH LOC VENTILATION & LOCAL EXHAUST @ ARC TO KEEP
FUMES/GASES FROM WORKER'S BREATHING ZONE & GENERAL AREA.
Protective Gloves:WELDERS GLOVES
Eye Protection:FACE SHIELD W/FILTER LENS/FLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:HEAD/BODY PROTECTION TO PREVENT INJURY FROM
RADIATION/SPAKRS/ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER
BEFORE EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING OR USING TOILET FACILITIES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DECOMP PRODUCTS: COMPOSITION/QUALITY DEPENDENT UPON METAL BEING WELDED,
PROCESS, PROCEDURE, ELCTRODES, COMPONENTS/QUANTITIES BEING EXPOSED,
METAL COATINGS, #/VOL OF WELDERS, AMOUNT/QUANTITY OF VENTILA TION,
HEAD POSITION. RECOMMENDED TESTING WORK ATMOSPHERE. TRAIN WORKERS
TO KEEP HEAD OUT OF FUMES.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT GIVEN
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Pres:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Density:NOT GIVEN
Spec Gravity:NOT GIVEN
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water:NOT GIVEN
Appearance and Odor:BARE FILLER METALS ARE SOLID WIRE.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:(SEE SUPPLEM)REASONBLY EXPECTED
FUME:PRIMARY OXIDES OF FE,2ND OXIDES OF
CR,NI,MN,SI,MO.GAS:CO,CO2,OZONE,NITROGEN OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRO.DISCARD ANY PRODUCT RESIDUE,DISPOSABLE CNTNR OR LINER IN
ENVIROM ACCEPTABLE MANNER,IN FULL COMPLAIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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